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S&P National Bond Index
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3.00% |
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S&P California Bond Index
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2.96% |
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S&P New York Bond Index
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3.13% |
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S&P National 0-5 Year Municipal Bond Index
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0.70% |
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400.09 |
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S&P U.S. Preferred Stock Index
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848.03 |
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S&P U.S. Preferred Stock Index (CAD)
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636.26 |
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S&P U.S. Preferred Stock Index (TR)
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1,701.05 |
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S&P U.S. Preferred Stock Index (TR) (CAD)
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1,276.26 |
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S&P REIT Index
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174.07 |
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S&P REIT Index (TR)
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425.30 |
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S&P MLP Index
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2,469.58 |
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S&P MLP Index (TR)
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5,428.50 |
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A Simple Guide to Bond ETF |
MoneyShow.com - Dec. 19, 2011 - By Rob Carrick, Columnist, The Globe and Mail
These alternatives to individual bonds or bond mutual funds offer several advantages, writes Rob Carrick, reporter and columnist for The Globe and Mail.
The seemingly simple bond ETF could be the most misunderstood investment of the past few years.
Exchange traded funds holding bonds account for a little over 25% of the $42 billion invested in ETFs in Canada, and they make up four of the ten largest ETFs. Investors have clearly taken to bond ETFs as an efficient, low-cost alternative to both bond funds and buying bonds individually.
But if the queries I get from readers are any indication, some of the people buying bond ETFs don’t fully understand how they work. To clear things up, this edition of the Portfolio Strategy has been designed as a bond ETF owner’s manual.
Product Description
A bond ETF is a vehicle for investing in any one of a wide variety of indexes tracking bonds of all types, including those issued by governments and both blue-chip and less financially stable corporations.
Ideally, investors get the return of the index tracked by a bond ETF, minus the expense ratio and any fees charged by an investment advisor (not applicable to do-it-yourself investors).
Bond ETFs trade like a stock, so brokerage trading commissions must also be considered. Note that some brokers now offer commission-free ETF trading.
How to Use a Bond ETF
Some bond ETFs are designed to provide diversified all-in-one coverage to the entire bond market, including government and corporate bonds.
Other products are designed to allow investors to shape their own bond portfolio. For example, they could combine low-yielding but safe short-term government and corporate bonds with real-return bonds for inflation protection and high-yield bonds for extra returns (and risk).
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