Here Are 8 Floating-Rate Bond ETFs to Limit Risk as Treasury Yields Climb

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Here Are 8 Floating-Rate Bond ETFs to Limit Risk as Treasury Yields Climb

By Alexandra Scaggs
March 16, 2021 8:00 am ET
Treasury yields have been rising, and that has led to losses in fixed-rate bonds.
Treasury yields have been rising, and that has led to losses in fixed-rate bonds.

https://www.barrons.com/articles/here-are-8-floating-rate-bond-etfs-to-limit-risk-as-treasury-yields-climb-51615860735

Fixed-income investors are in a tough spot. Treasury yields have been rising, and that has led to losses in fixed-rate bonds. But Treasury prices haven’t sold off enough yet to make those bonds attractive as a source of yield....

FLOT
BKLN Invesco Senior Loan ETF
SRLN SPDR Blackstone Senior Loan
FLRN SPDR Bloomberg Barclays Investment Grade Floating Rate ETFPassiveFloating-rate investment grade corporate and government
FTSL First Trust Senior Loan FundActiveLeveraged
VRP Invesco Variable Rate Preferred
FLTR VanEck Vectors Investment Grade Floating Rate
VRIG Invesco Variable Rate Investment Grade


COUPLE CEFs /vehicles (ideas) fight off inflation. Anyone use or have experiences with these hedges?

ron

I added DLFRX, Doubleline Floating Rate Fund a week ago.

Mav123

Which one is better and possibly less volatile?

Rbrt

Thanks John. The Fidelity funds are doing alright. FFRHX & FADMX

Rbrt

Mav123 said:

Which one is better and possibly less volatile?

One thing I’ve learned (the hard way) about these funds is that you need to keep an eye on rates. If rates were to drop again, these funds will give it all back.