Vanguard Utilities ETF: A Nice Alternative For Bonds [Seeking Alpha]
Vanguard Total Corporate Bond ETF (VTC)
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Source: Seeking Alpha
Summary Interest rate sensitivity Utilities are together with real estate the most negatively impacted by rising interest rates. When rates climb, utilities face more competition from bonds and other income vehicles. They are often called bond-proxies: secure dividend-paying stocks with defensive, low volatility, quality characteristics. Exhibit 1: Interest rate sensitivity Utilities ’ days as bond substitutes looked numbered as interest rates climbed from ultra-low levels. Their dividend yields seemed sure to be eclipsed by higher bond yields. Then something happened: Bond yields failed to climb much. The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury briefly breached 3% in May but then eased off again. We expect long-term interest rates to slowly march higher in the coming ten years. But shorter term we wouldn’t be surprised if long rates decline due to disappointing economic growth figures and easing inflation numbers. Defensive play The market us
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