Vanguard Total International Bond ETF

BNDX tracks an investment-grade, non-USD denominated bond index, hedged against currency fluctuations for US investors.

Vanguard Tax-Exempt Bond Index ETF

It's been a bad year for fixed income. The Federal Reserve raising interest rates to tamp down high inflation has contributed to the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index benchmark being down about 15% in the last 12 months — not exactly the safe haven bonds have always been touted as.

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High inflation and rising interest rates have hit bond portfolios hard, with core bond funds down 15% to 20% this year. For wary investors who still want broad-based fixed income exposure in their portfolios, they may want to use more targeted fixed income ETFs.

Diversify Your Portfolio With Broad-Based Fixed Income ETFs

A bond is a fixed-income financial instrument that represents a loan made by an investor to a borrower such as a corporation or governmental. Bonds are typically used by companies and governments to help finance big projects or their ongoing operations.

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As investors flee from bonds amid rising interest rates, it's opening up opportunities for investors to get core bond exposure at value-based prices. As such, Vanguard has a pair of options to consider.

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iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF

Inflation indexed bonds are supposed to be "relatively safe", so it was a shock to see the S&P UK Index Gilt Index down almost 50% in 10 months. This happened as the entire UK yield curve rose from sub-1% to near 5% levels over the same 10 months, bringing UK rates back to mid-2008 levels.

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There may be what appear to be valid reasons for dismissing international bonds when constructing one's portfolio. And yet, an examination of professionally-managed portfolios reveals that these are included. In the first section of the article, I look at the reasons given by companies such as Vanguard and PIMCO for doing so, and the implications for your portfolio.

BNDX: Think Twice Before Dismissing International Bonds

Global recession fears are reinvigorating the bond markets, and it's not relegated to just safe haven U.S. Treasury notes. Bonds from all around are seeing prices start to rise as yields start to soften.

Global Recession Fears Put International Bond Exposure Into Perspective

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These days, checking on how your investments are doing feels a little like asking for a hard punch in the gut. Nearly every major asset class has suffered losses in recent months.

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Bonds could be re-claiming their safe haven status again after following stocks downward for the first half of 2022. Now, with a potential recession looming, bonds could come back in favor with investors at attractive values.

Bonds Are at Attractive Values After Rough First Half

Needless to say, it's been a tricky bond market for even safer haven U.S. bonds. As such, it can help fixed income investors to get exposure to other parts of the world that might be experiencing strength or offering value relative to price.

Explore Bond Opportunities Outside the U.S. With This ETF

Whether it's as a safe haven asset or a way to obtain yield in the current market, international bonds can offer fixed income investors an alternate way to diversify their bond portfolios. Aggressive rate-hiking by the U.S. Federal Reserve could push central banks around the globe to mimic the tightening amid rising inflation.

As Sell-Offs Ease, Dive Back Into International Bonds

A reader asked for my thoughts on BNDX. BNDX is an international bond index ETF, providing broad-based exposure to said asset class.

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iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF

The ETF giant laid out a set of trends it expects will keep assets flowing.

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Vanguard Total Corporate Bond ETF

The Bloomberg U.S. aggregate bond index has fallen 11% from its peak, marking its largest fall since the bond bull market that began 40 years ago. Given all that, however, now may be the time to add bonds to a portfolio.

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Stocks and bonds are both feeling the current market pangs of an environment that's dominated by inflation fears. For the latter asset class, getting international exposure could help ease the pain.

International Bonds Could Help Ease the Current Market Pain

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iShares Core International Aggregate Bond ETF

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Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF

iShares has lowered the expense ratios on several popular funds in a move that makes its already low-cost ETFs even more accessible to investors. The affected funds include the iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF (AGG), the iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (IEMG), the iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF (IXUS), the iShares [.

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Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury ETF

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF

While Russia's invasion of Ukraine is captivating the world at the moment, the capital markets continue to fixate on inflation. That's evident in the inflows into Vanguard bond exchange traded funds (ETFs) over the past week, which highlight inflation protection.

Inflation Protection Tops Fund Flows Into Vanguard Bond ETFs

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February was pretty volatile for Wall Street. Though the start of the month was rocky due to rising rate worries and the Russia-Ukraine conflict, investors digested those threats somewhat at the end of the month.

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Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF

Bond markets are bracing for rising rates as central banks are looking to tighten their monetary policies amid improving economies after the pandemic. That said, it's necessary to diversify in other parts of the world.

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As the Consumer Price Index (CPI) continues to rise and interest rates heading in the same direction, bond investors should look to international diversification as a hedging strategy. Diversifying away risk by dipping into bond markets in other parts of the globe can help with inflation, which can erode bond income.

Get Diversified Exposure Amid Rising Rates With International Bonds

The European Central Bank (ECB) is following the path of the U.S. Federal Reserve, tapering its bond purchases amid rising global inflation. Just like the U.S. Fed, the ECB shored up its bond market amid the fears of mass credit defaults in last year's initial pandemic scare.

As Europe Cuts Its Bond Purchases, Consider These International ETFs

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iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF

iShares TIPS Bond ETF

Despite record inflation clocking in at the end of the year, the bond space has managed to perform fairly strongly in 2021 and has seen enormous flows into many of the top ETFs within the space. The following are the five most sought-after fixed-income ETFs by investors this year by inflows.

Top 5 Fixed Income ETFs of 2021 by Flows

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF

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Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF

For the investor who believes in safety first.

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Though the Vanguard Total International Bond ETF is a high-quality ETF, its TTM dividend yield of 1.04% is below the 10-year Treasury rate of 1.55%.

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The amount of bonds circulating with negative debt yields appears to be dissipating in Europe, according to a recent Wall Street Journal article. Global yields have been low for quite some time, and that accelerated when the pandemic struck in 2020 as investors piled into the safety of bonds.

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