iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF

SHY tracks a market weighted index of debt issued by the US Treasury with 1-3 years remaining to maturity. Treasury STRIPS are excluded.

iShares 0-3 Month Treasury Bond ETF

iShares 10-20 Year Treasury Bond ETF

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF

Vanguard Long-Term Treasury ETF

Exchange-traded funds that invest in long-term Treasury bonds are dropping Thursday, as yields continued their march higher in the wake of the Federal Reserve's meeting on monetary policy.

ETFs that buy long-term Treasury bonds drop sharply after Fed signals higher for longer rates

Invesco Senior Loan ETF

SPDR Bloomberg Investment Grade Floating Rate ETF

iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF

iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF

SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF

iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF

SPDR Bloomberg Short Term High Yield Bond ETF

iShares 0-5 Year TIPS Bond ETF

iShares TIPS Bond ETF

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF

Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF

Fixed-income investors looking for interest rate cuts from the Federal Reserve are still waiting, but that hasn't stopped low-rated bonds from posting strong gains in 2023. Bond investors hoping for encouraging signals from the Federal Reserve that its policy of raising interest rates was ending received mixed news yesterday.

Bank Loans And Junk Bonds Are Having A Good Year

The yield on the 10-year note ended September 8, 2023 at 4.26%, the 2-year note ended at 4.90%, and the 30-year at 4.33%. Here is a table showing the yields' highs and lows and the FFR since 2007.

Treasury Yields Snapshot: September 8, 2023

Schwab Short-Term US Treasury ETF

SPDR Portfolio Short Term Treasury ETF

The Fed has raised interest rates to 5.50% and plans to hold rates higher to bring inflation lower, surpassing the 5.25% peak rate in 2007. The short end of the yield curve is currently presenting a great opportunity for investors to take risk off. Soft landing or hard landing, you will still get paid for holding this position. There is no need to worry about earnings risk, dividend risk, or stock prices.

Buy Short-Term Treasuries To Reduce Risk And Enjoy The Risk-Free Yield

iShares 1-3 Year International Treasury Bond ETF

As the odds of a global economic slowdown grow, bond ETFs are an interesting potential investing opportunity, if well-timed to coincide with central banks lowering interest rates. The SHY ETF offers bond exposure with no currency exchange risks/rewards involved, while the ISHG bond ETF offers exposure to bonds denominated predominantly in euros. Uncertain global macroeconomic situation and potential negative surprises make bonds worth considering, but timing is crucial.

SHY Vs. ISHG Bond ETFs For When The Economy Slows Further

PIMCO 25+ Year Zero Coupon US Treasury Index ETF

Yields on bonds have risen significantly in recent years, with even short-term Treasury bonds yielding over 5.5%. The inverse relationship between bond prices and yields means that as interest rates rise, bond prices fall. The performance of bond ETFs in a rising rate environment varies depending on the duration of the bonds, with longer-term bonds experiencing greater mark to market losses.

Who Said Bonds Were Boring?

Note: We've updated this commentary with data through the August 25th market close. The yield on the 10-year note ended August 25, 2023 at 4.25%, the 2-year note ended at 5.03%, and the 30-year at 4.30%.

Treasury Yields Snapshot: August 25, 2023

SHY is an exchange-traded fund managed by iShares/BlackRock. It focuses on the very short end of the Treasury curve and has a duration of 1.8 years. With the expectation that the Fed is done raising rates but will maintain current levels for a longer period, the market is adjusting its expectations for intermediate and long-term rates. 2-year yields have a close correlation with Fed Funds, and they have historically tended to anticipate and 'front-run' Fed Funds.

SHY: Smart Duration Play, 4.9% Yield

The yield on the 10-year note ended August 11, 2023 at 4.16%, the two-year note ended at 4.89%, and the 30-year at 4.24%.  Here is a table showing the yields' highs and lows and the FFR since 2007.

Treasury Yields Snapshot: August 11, 2023

iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF

SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF

iShares JP Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF

SPDR Portfolio Long Term Treasury ETF

Vanguard Tax-Exempt Bond Index ETF

Equity ETFs were back in vogue in July gathering $43 billion of net inflows, yet fixed income remains highly important to advisors. The typically safer asset class added $17 billion of its own.

Chart of the Week: Making Changes With Fixed Income ETFs

The treasury yields on the 10-year note ended July 21, 2023, at 3.84%, the 2-year note ended at 4.82%, and the 30-year at 3.91%. Here is a table showing the yields' highs and lows and the FFR since 2007.

Treasury Yields Snapshot: July 21, 2023

The yield on the 10-year note ended July 14, 2023 at 3.83%, the 2-year note ended at 4.74%, and the 30-year at 3.93%. Here is a table showing the yields' highs and lows and the FFR since 2007.

Treasury Yields Snapshot: July 14, 2023

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF

Hello! For this week's ETF Wrap, I spoke with BlackRock's Steve Laipply on investor demand for exchange-traded funds that buy bonds.

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Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF

The interest rates in the United States are expected to remain higher for longer.

Time for Short-Term Bond ETFs to Enjoy Solid Current Income?

Natixis Loomis Sayles Short Duration Income ETF

BondBloxx Bloomberg Three Year Target Duration US Treasury ETF

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index Fund ETF Shares invest in short-term fixed-income U.S. Treasury bonds with maturities of 1 to 3 years. Government bond yields climbed in the second quarter of the year, with investors predicting further increases due to persistent signs of economic strength. VGSH stands to benefit from the persistence of the yield inversion curve along with the consistent outperformance of 2-year Treasury yields over 10-year Treasury yields.

VGSH: Now Is The Time To Own Short-Term Treasury Bonds

Note: We've updated this commentary with data through the June 30th market close. The yield on the 10-year note ended June 30, 2023, at 3.81%, the 2-year note ended at 4.87%, and the 30-year at 3.85%.

Treasury Yields Snapshot: June 30, 2023

JPMorgan BetaBuilders Europe ETF

iShares iBoxx High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

PIMCO Enhanced Short Maturity Active ETF

Invesco National AMT-Free Municipal Bond ETF

Invesco QQQ

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

iShares Short-Term National Muni Bond ETF

Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund

Rising concerns around future interest rate hikes, renewed global recessionary fears, and the possibility new restrictions on technology sales to China by U.S. firms led to mixed market returns during the fund-flows week. Equity ETFs witnessed net inflows for the second week in three, attracting a little less than $7.0 billion for the most recent fund-flows week. For the second week in a row, taxable bond funds (ex-ETFs) witnessed net outflows, while posting a 0.02% market gain on average for the fund-flows week.

U.S. Weekly FundFlows Insight Report: Equity ETFs Attract Net Inflows While Conventional Equity Funds Suffer Redemptions

The treasury yields on the 10-year note ended June 16, 2023, at 3.77%, the 2-year note ended at 4.70%, and the 30-year note at 3.86%. Here is a table showing the yields' highs and lows and the FFR since 2007.

Treasury Yields Snapshot: June 16, 2023

Popular exchange-traded funds that buy bonds fell and then struggled to recover earlier gains on Wednesday, after the Federal Reserve announced that it paused its interest-rate hikes but also released projections pointing to two more potential increases this year.

Bond ETFs fall after Fed statement, struggle to recover earlier gains

iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

Exchange-traded funds that invest in Treasury bonds fell Tuesday after the May inflation report, as the market anticipated the Federal Reserve may continue hiking interest rates after a June pause.

Treasury-bond ETFs fall after inflation report as investors brace for Fed decision

The yields on the 10-year note ended June 2, 2023 at 3.69%, the 2-year note ended at 4.50%, and the 30-year at 3.88%. Here is a table showing the yields' highs and lows and the FFR since 2007.

Treasury Yields Snapshot: June 2, 2023

Big Nasdaq stocks are the big story lately, but not to me. The S&P 500 is limping along, and I think a much bigger situation is developing in 2023. That situation is the yield on the 2-year U.S. Treasury Note. As it carves out a path toward 5%, it has the potential to disrupt the stock market, big time.

Replace Some SPY With SHY: 2-Year Treasuries Look Better Than The S&P 500

With the Q1 earnings season slowly coming to an end, investors have turned their attention back to the Federal Reserve Board's fiscal policies, the political standoff over the debt ceiling, and economic data - keeping market participants on their toes. While the average equity fund (including ETFs) posted a 0.28% return for the week ended May 17, investors were net redeemers of equity funds, withdrawing a net $7.0 billion.

Investors Take A Wait-And-See Approach During The Most Recent Fund-Flows Week

The yield on the 10-year note ended May 19, 2023 at 3.70%, the 2-year note ended at 4.28%, and the 30-year at 3.95%. Here is a table showing the yields' highs and lows and the FFR since 2007.

Treasury Yields Snapshot: May 19, 2023

iShares Core S&P 500 ETF

JPMorgan Equity Premium Income ETF

JPMorgan Ultra-Short Municipal Income ETF

iShares National Muni Bond ETF

Investors were net purchasers of fund assets for the fourth week in a row, injecting a net $4.6 billion for the week ended Wednesday, May 17. Equity ETFs experienced net outflows for the second week in three, handing back a little less than $3.4 billion for the most recent fund-flows week.

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