Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF

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Aon's $13.5B bond sale for its $17B USI acquisition draws about $65B in orders, tightening pricing despite higher borrowing costs and a difficult market.

Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF offers a higher dividend yield and lower expense ratio compared to iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF. iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF manages larger assets under management (AUM) but has experienced a steeper maximum drawdown over the last five years.

Both funds feature ultra-low 0.03% expense ratios. Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF provides a higher dividend yield compared to the government-focused Schwab Long-Term U.S. Treasury ETF.

The Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF is a fine idea for fixed income investors who want extra income. The Vanguard Long-Term Treasury ETF is an option for those who want to avoid credit risk.

The Iran war has scrambled the old map of safety, leaving bond investors rethinking which havens still deserve the name. Perhaps the most surprising trend since the conflict began: bank loans have outperformed the rest of the field by a wide margin, based on a set of ETFs through yesterday's close (July 8).

Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF and Vanguard Long-Term Treasury ETF both feature identical and highly efficient expense ratios of 0.03%. Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF provides a higher trailing-12-month dividend yield of 5.60% compared to 4.60% for the Treasury fund.

iShares 10+ Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF and Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF both provide exposure to high-quality corporate debt with maturities exceeding 10 years Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF carries a lower expense ratio and a higher trailing-12-month dividend yield than the iShares fund Both funds launched in 2009 and have experienced nearly identical maximum drawdowns of approximately 34% over the last five years

There is an old rule in lending that a name on the door is worth less than a claim on the cash. Bond investors who spent two years buying data-centre debt on the strength of the tenant rather than the structure are now relearning it.

The Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BLV) is the kind of fund retirees gravitate toward: a long-duration, investment-grade bond index ETF that has paid a monthly distribution for 230 consecutive months since May 2007.

Highly rated debts offer high yields but are priced close to perfection.