Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) provider iShares is launching two fixed-income ETFs designed to provide investors with an element of safety in turbulent markets.
The Global Inflation-Linked Bond fund offers exposure to the Barclays World Government Inflation-Linked Bond Index which gives investors a degree of protection against global inflation in a single trade, iShares says. The index currently consists of 90 bonds representing 10 different countries and seven different currencies. Meanwhile, the iShares Euro Covered Bond provides investors with liquid exposure to a range of European covered bonds based on the Markit iBoxx € Covered index. There are currently 448 bonds in the index, 93% of which are AAA-rated, with an average annual yield of 5....
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