Keeping it Short With Junk Bonds
Investors looking to increase their global fixed income exposure while maintaining exposure to high-yield with lower durations have some exchange traded funds…
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A New High-Yield, Multi-Asset ETF
Invesco PowerShares introduces DWIN that targets diversified, high-yielding assets The new ETF is a fund of funds, which means that it holds…
Another High Yield, Short Duration ETF to Consider
Many investors typically view credit risk as the primary risk associated with high-yield bonds. Although 10-year Treasury yields have plunged 18.3% this…
Some EM Bond ETFs Surviving Ukraine Conflict
Political conflict in Ukraine has claimed nearly 80 lives with fighting between police and anti-government protesters punishing the country’s sovereign debt. Ukraine…
Emerging Markets Bond ETFs Look to a Better 2014
Among emerging markets bond exchange traded funds, a once hot corner of the ETF universe, 2013 will go down as a year…
Some High-Yield Bond ETFs Skirt Duration Risk
Ten-year Treasury yields have soared 49% this year, inflicting damage on an array of long- and some medium-duration bond exchange traded funds…
New Junk Bond ETF Deserves More Attention
It has not been particularly good year for high-yield bond exchange traded funds. Things have been even worse for emerging markets debt…
A High-Yield Bond ETF to Hedge Against Rising Rates
I do the “ETF of the Week” for MarketWatch every Thursday on Chuck Jaffe’s MoneyLife Show where I highlight big movers and…
Fight Rising Rates with International, Short-Duration Bond ETF
By investing in international debt or bonds with shorter durations, bond exchange traded fund investors can diversify away from rising rates in…
Short-Duration High-Yield Bond ETFs in ‘Sweet Spot’
Junk debt ETFs tracking bonds with shorter durations are finding a home in more portfolios as investors continue to scratch for yield…
PowerShares Launches Short-Duration, High-Yield Global Bond ETF
Invesco PowerShares has launched a new global high-yield exchange traded fund focused on bonds with shorter maturities. The fund joins a growing…