Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF News

2022 was a historically bad year for fixed income, with bonds having their worst annual performance since Morningstar created its fixed income indexes. But now that we're in 2023, higher interest rate

VettaFi's head of research Todd Rosenbluth appeared on Yahoo Finance Wednesday to chat about the Fed's latest rate hikes, as well as Morgan Stanley's new suite of six ETFs.

Bond markets are set to see an additional boost as the Federal Reserve is expected to raise interest rates by at least 25 basis points next week.

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After a rough year, investment-grade corporate debt appears to be making a comeback in 2023. Since the start of the year, investment-grade corporate bonds globally have gained more than 3.6%, accordin

A reader asked for my thoughts on VCLT. VCLT is a simple long-term corporate bond index ETF. VCLT currently yields 4.3%, but yields should grow as interest rates continue to increase.

Looking ahead to 2023, the regular income obtained either through preferred stocks or corporate bonds is appropriate for a low-growth economic environment. Also, the investment-grade corporate bonds o

Short-term bonds have been the default play for some time as the U.S. Federal Reserve's monetary tightening continues to play out, but investors could be returning to debt with longer maturity dates a

The Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF VCLT now offers yields of almost 6% thanks to the surge in long-term bond yields and the slight rise in credit spreads. Yields are close to their highest leve

The bond market in the U.S. has been heading downward for most of the year, but the situation is more dire in other parts of the globe. In South Korea, for example, risk of corporate debt default is c

VCLT holds long-term corporate bonds from investment grade companies. However, this does not mean that it comes with no risk.

VCLT has recorded a negative dividend growth since the past 10 years, and its yield has come down to below 4 percent. Soaring energy prices, rising consumer prices, hike in short term interest rates,

During periods of rising interest rates, investors have generally tilted toward the short end of the bond duration curve to reduce interest rate risk. Looking at fund flows into long-term and short-te

Investors looking for a steady stream of income should look no further than the FlexShares Credit-Scored U.S. Long Corporate Bond Index Fund (LKOR). LKOR tops the charts with an annual dividend yield

Many readers asked about the key differences between our portfolio strategy and “traditional” strategies like the 40-60 strategy.