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☆ Wall Street is bullish on mortgage-backed securities for their juicy yields and attractive fundamentals
  + stars: | 2024-01-22 | by ( Michelle Fox | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +5 min
For investors looking for high-quality income with the potential for significant total return, agency mortgage-backed securities (MBS) may be the answer. Fitting MBS into your portfolio In fact, Atluri believes agency MBS are more attractive than investment-grade corporate right now. In addition, agency mortgage-backed securities also trade defensively if the economic outlook were to worsen, he added. About 25% of core bond fund holdings are in mortgage-backed securities, according to Morningstar. "Mortgage-backed securities didn't do as well [as investment grade] last year," said Wei Li, BlackRock's global chief investment strategist.
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☆ Corporate bond yields are off highs, but are still attractive. Here's what experts say to look for in 2024
  + stars: | 2023-12-29 | by ( Michelle Fox | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +5 min
While corporate bond yields have moved down off their highs, investors will still be able to snap up some juicy income next year, experts believe. USIG YTD mountain The iShares Broad USD Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF tracks the ICE BofA U.S. Corporate Index. However, for income investors not just focusing on the next 12 months, investment-grade corporate bonds look very attractive, he said. WINC YTD mountain Western Asset Short Duration Inc ETF In fact, he thinks 2024 will provide a unique opportunity for corporate bond investors. He also doesn't think corporate bonds are particularly attractive on a total return performance thanks to their recent run higher.
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☆ This income play can yield more than 5%, without a ton of risk
  + stars: | 2023-08-30 | by ( Michelle Fox | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +5 min
Corporate bond yields have been a boon for income investors. For many, investment-grade corporate debt is the sweet spot right now, and still has yields that haven't been seen in years. Investment-grade bonds are rated Baa or above by Moody's or BBB and above by S & P and Fitch. "You could get to 5% to 6% type of yield numbers, without taking much credit risk, without taking much duration risk." "There should be lower spread volatility compared to other [corporate bond] sectors such as high yield, floating rate loans and emerging markets as well," he said.
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☆ Why this could be the best opportunity in years to buy investment grade corporate bonds
  + stars: | 2022-10-27 | by ( Michelle Fox | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +7 min
The Bloomberg Corporate Index , which measures the investment grade corporate bond market, has lost 19.97% year to date, as of Tuesday's close, while the S & P 500 is down 19.03%. Many believe that's created an opportunity to move into investment-grade corporate bonds. Investors can buy corporate bonds in $1,000 increments or through a diversified exchange traded fund. Investing in a fund One way to get exposure to the corporate bond market is through an ETF, such as the iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF . Corporate investment grade debt funds have seen $139.7 billion in outflows so far this year, according Refinitiv Lipper.
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