Vanguard Long-Term Treasury ETF

Quadratic Deflation ETF

BNDD is an actively managed portfolio of US Treasuries and options strategies tied to the shape of the US interest rate swap curve.

The debt ceiling negotiations remain the primary focus for markets in the final days of May. Investors piled into longer-duration bonds on worries of default risk, and the Quadratic Deflation ETF (BNDD) benefited.

As Debt Ceiling Fears Drag on Markets, BNDD Outperforms

Recession is on the horizon, or potentially already here, and the added stress of banking sector risk alongside a jobs market that might finally be cooling makes positioning portfolios now for further economic slowing and recession a high priority.

Investors are Positioning for Recession with BNDD

The Quadratic Deflation ETF is a fixed-income fund that seeks to benefit from lower growth, deflation, and lower or negative long-term interest rates. Most of the vehicle is invested in the Vanguard Long-Term Treasury ETF, while a small portion is composed of bought options on the 2Y-30Y spread relationship.

BNDD: A Deflationary Fund For Inflationary Times

Economic slowdown is starting to have a measurable impact on companies as FedEx reported a strong decline in package delivery worldwide and issued a warning of further economic impacts globally and in the U.S. for the remainder of the year, reported the Wall Street Journal.

When Aggressive Fed Hikes Loom, Invest for Slowdown With BNDD

Bond investing has been a painful point for portfolios this year in a rising rate regime as the Federal Reserve aggressively combats persistent high inflation. The Fed responded to June's 9.1% CPI reading and the strong labor market by raising interest rates 0.75% on Wednesday, reported the WSJ.

Fed Hikes 0.75%: Position for Economic Slowdown With BNDD

Invesco DB Oil Fund

VanEck Merk Gold Trust

AXS Astoria Inflation Sensitive ETF

VanEck Inflation Allocation ETF

Schwab US TIPS ETF

Vanguard Real Estate ETF

Merk Stagflation ETF

‘STGF' will hold other ETFs to try and benefit from long-term slow growth.

Merk Launches Stagflation Themed ETF

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell has indicated that the central bank will be increasing interest rates by half a percentage point in May, the first such increase in over 20 years, reports the Wall Street Journal. Powell made comments at a panel that was hosted by the International Monetary Fund, signaling a half point increase [.

How to Invest in Slowed Growth as Fed Signals Half Point Increase

Inflation came in hot yet again in another record, rising to 8.5%, the fastest gain in 40 years, and while stocks initially rallied, they have since fallen as investors now await the Fed's response in May via interest rate increases. Core inflation hit 6.5%, gaining 0.3% month over month, a decrease from February's 0.5% gain, [.

Worried About an Aggressive Fed? Consider This ETF

The Federal Reserve raised interest rates 0.25% at the March meeting while laying out the expectation of six more rate increases, but Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller has warned of a potential need for a half-point increase at least once this year to combat soaring inflation, reports CNBC. Waller was one of the members that voted [.

As Interest Rates Increase, Consider Deflationary Hedges

Skyrocketing oil, wheat, and other commodity prices driven higher by Russia's invasion of Ukraine may have markets anticipating longer-term, high inflation, but economists still predict inflation to fall to between 2.7 and less than 5% by December, reported the Wall Street Journal. Predicting inflation and how it rises and falls has generally been complicated but [.

An Advisor's Guide to Which Industries Would Drive Inflation Down

Kraneshares California Carbon Allowance ETF

KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF

The month of February saw continued market volatility as investor sentiment and uncertainty continued to drive investments. Advisors and investors continued to pivot their investment strategy in anticipation of the Fed raising interest rates in March, and CPI and other inflation-measuring data continued to come back high, showing no reprieve from the pressures for now.

Top 3 KraneShares Funds by Flows in February

The invasion of Ukraine by Russia last week saw U.S. government bonds fall temporarily, but they closed the week having recovered from the drop, with the 10-year Treasury note closing at 1.984%, almost its highest since the pandemic's onset, reports the Wall Street Journal. War generally drives investors to bond markets as they anticipate economic impacts [.

Despite War, U.S. Bond Markets Are Indicating Inflation Is More Urgent

We might be edging closer to a post-pandemic world, but the other side looks fairly inward turning as countries focus on combating debt, declining productivity, and depopulation within their borders. All this amounts to slowing growth, particularly in countries where inflation is soaring such as the U.S., writes Ruchir Sharma, chair of Rockefeller International, in [.

How to Invest in Slower Growth With Actively Managed BNDD

A strong U.S. jobs report last week has investors within the bond market hedging on greater Fed tightening but anticipating inflation to cool within five years, reports Financial Times. A measure of inflation within the Treasury markets has indicated that inflation should fall to less than 3% within five years, a far cry from the 7% [.

Bond Traders Betting on Increased Tightening but Continued Growth

KraneShares Electric Vehicles & Future Mobility Index ETF

KraneShares Global Carbon ETF

January was a volatile month for markets, with advisors and investors pivoting their portfolios to face a rising rate environment. The following were the top four KraneShares ETFs that pulled in their share of the moving money, indicating interest in fundamentals, ESG principles, and diversification.

Top 4 KraneShares Funds in January by Inflows

It's the season for hedging, according to fund flows since the beginning of the year. One fund in particular has seen a big uptick in flows since the beginning of December: the Quadratic Deflation ETF (BNDD).

News for Quadratic Deflation ETF ETF (BNDD)