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Rates, Risk and Relative Value
It is clear that the rapid rise of the 10-year U.S. Treasury yield could have significant implications for active bond manager performance, as well as bond market volatility dynamics. But how might this affect the equity market? Another important role of U.S. Treasury yields is to act as a risk-free rate to compare to the…
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Duration Distress
We’ve written previously about the traditional sources of excess return for fixed income active managers, one of which is taking on higher term or interest rate risk. 2024 witnessed a sharp reversal in the excess returns from term risk, as long duration tilts that would have rewarded managers in 2023 hurt them in 2024. A…
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An Adaptive Approach to Multi-Asset Diversification
A static approach to multi-asset index construction may be slow to react to changing markets. Discover how the S&P 500 Market Agility 10 TCA Index dynamically manages its allocations to stocks and bonds to respond rapidly to market movements and yield curve trends.
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Measuring Munis: Using Indices to Assess Yield Opportunities
How are muni indices helping market participants navigate the yield curve in the current climate? S&P DJI’s Jennifer Schnabl and Vanguard’s David Sharp take a closer look at the S&P Intermediate Term National AMT-Free Municipal Bond Index and S&P California AMT-Free Municipal Bond Index.
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