
Typically, this fund commits a minimum of 80% of its total assets to the securities that constitute its underlying index. This benchmark, in turn, is designed to mirror the performance derived from two key strategies: (i) maintaining a long position in recently issued 30-year Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) and (ii) holding a duration-adjusted short position in U.S. Treasury bonds. The aggregate dollar duration of these short positions is approximately equivalent to that of the TIPS. It's important to note that the fund operates as a non-diversified entity.
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2024 has been a tough year for most bond funds, as delayed rate hikes led to lower bond prices. Some bond ETFs have managed to outperform in spite of these tough conditions. These tend to focus on investments with low, sometimes negative, duration.

The market is showing signs of weakness and lacks sustainable upside momentum. The recent sell-off has broken key moving averages, indicating a potential shift in market sentiment.

The RINF ETF gives investors a duration hedged exposure to 30Yr TIPS bonds. Despite market rhetoric, there are few signs that core inflation is trending lower. In fact, they have been increasing in recent months.

RINF: A Direct Bet On Inflation Break-Even Rates.

The Federal Reserve's preferred inflation measure increased last month at its fastest clip since June.