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The ETF market saw a push in capital away from the concentrated U.S. tech sector to defensive broad market exposure, short duration bonds, and commodities. The shift in flows is amplified by the semiconductor market pullback, interest rate uncertainty, and ongoing geopolitical tensions in the Middle East.

Most investors who want cash-like returns in a taxable brokerage account default to the iShares 0-3 Month Treasury Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:SGOV) or a similar short-Treasury fund.

The IRS forces you to pull money out of your IRA at 73 whether you need it or not, but three ETFs can turn that mandatory withdrawal into something that actually works in your favor.

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.

Alpha Zero LLC increased its holdings in iShares 0-3 Month Treasury Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:SGOV) by 166.3% during the first quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 13,672 shares of the company's stock after buying an additional 8,537 shares during the period. iShares 0-3 Month Treasury

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