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Of the five largest bond ETFs by assets, all five are lower on a year-to-date basis and four are lower by 2% or more.
“From investment grade to Treasuries to mortgages, every index we tracked had losses—further illustrating that investors are very likely to be sitting on long-term fixed income losses,” adds SSgA.
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