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IGIB yields more on paper, but MUB keeps more in your pocket if you are in a higher tax bracket. Here is how to figure out which one is right for you.
Corporate bonds carry greater volatility, with a higher maximum drawdown over five years than Treasuries.
Wall Street is eyeing the bond market's long summer slump as oil price soar and debt levels escalate.
U.S. and U.K. 10-year government-bond yields rose to two-month highs while the equivalent German yield hit its highest level since 2011 as escalating clashes in the Middle East lifted Brent crude close to $100 a barrel.
IGIB delivers higher income at 4.80% yield, while BND offers lower costs and reduced volatility for stability-focused investors.
Bond ETF inflows are running 60% ahead of last year's level, which was itself a record pace, a rise that a BlackRock executive described as "shocking" to CNBC. Elevated stock market volatility, a new Fed chair, and ongoing inflation fears are all part of the picture as investors in the market hunt for maximum "real yield.
The U.S. Federal Reserve is becoming tougher for Wall Street to forecast, with dramatically different views on where monetary policy is headed.
iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF and Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF offer broad diversification, with each holding more than 2,000 bonds Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF maintains a slight cost advantage with a 0.03% expense ratio versus 0.04% for the iShares fund Both funds generated nearly identical total returns over the last five years and currently offer trailing-12-month dividend yields of 4.75%
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