Bond Investors Embrace Maturity Risk in 2026
Investing·2026-02-25 12:46
The risk appetite in the bond market has picked up this year as investors grow more comfortable with the economic outlook and the path of interest rates. A set of bond ETFs through yesterday's close (Feb. 24) highlights a clear trend so far in 2026: favoring government securities with longer maturities has been a winning strategy. Longdated Treasuries continue to lead by a comfortable margin year to date. The Vanguard LongTerm Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCLT) is up 3.5% so far this year. In second place is ...