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The iShares Government/Credit Bond ETF is composed of Treasuries, Agency MBSs, and Investment Grade corporate bonds, with a 62% allocation to AAA assets.
Investors continued to plow money into taxable (+$32.0 billion) and tax-exempt (+$4.8 billion) bond funds (including ETFs) for the month of September. For the month, the average taxable and tax-exempt fixed income mutual fund posted a 0.48% and 0.75% decline, respectively, for September and are up 0.50% and 1.27% so far this year.
Ample economic research has shown that excessive debt, above a certain threshold of GDP, begins to drag down economic growth.
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Bank of New York Mellon Corp increased its stake in iShares Government/Credit Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:GBF) by 0.5% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 16,102 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 84 shares during the quarter. Bank of New […]
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services Inc. lessened its position in iShares Government/Credit Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:GBF) by 85.1% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 5,376 shares of the company’s stock after selling 30,623 shares during the quarter. Ladenburg Thalmann […]