Enough about bond funds. What is happening to bond ETFs, now that interest rates are set to rise? The results are mixed, FoxBusiness reported.

The BlackRock [profile] iShares CMBS ETF has fallen by two percent over the past 90 days while BlackRock [profile] iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF lost 11.2 percent and Pimco [profile] Total Return ETF fell almost 4.5 percent in the same period.

However, SPDR [profile] Barclays Convertible Securities ETF has gained 4.24 percent. Others simply made the list of better performing bond ETFs by not losing as much as others, with SPDR [profile] Barclays Short Term High Yield Bond ETF losing only 1.1 percent and Invesco [profile] PowerShares Senior Loan Portfolio falling 1.1 percent in the same 90 day period.

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Edited by: Casey Quinlan


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