Investment-Grade

The Vanguard Intermediate-Term Investment-Grade fund VFICX, which usually holds about 75% of investor money in corporate bonds, is up 2.5% over the past three months and 4.1% over the past year.

Little Relief for Income Investors Tom Lauricella 2011

For investors more turned off by bank-account restrictions, some advisers recommend parking cash in a short-term bond fund, such as such as the Vanguard Short-Term Investment-Grade fund, which has returned an average 1.6% year to date.

Beyond the Money Market Jonnelle Marte 2011

Thirteen percent goes to Vanguard Short-Term Investment-Grade , which currently owns bonds with an average maturity of three years.

More Cash, Less Anxiety Shefali Anand 2011

So last month he moved his clients from the Vanguard Short-Term Bond Index Fund to Vanguard Short-Term Investment-Grade Bond Fund after Treasurys climbed to nearly 60% of the broader-based fund.

Treasurys Loom Large in Index Bond Funds Ian Salisbury 2011

The remaining 15% is invested in Vanguard Short-Term Investment-Grade.

Adviser Says No to ETFs Shefali Anand 2010

Investor sentiment wasn't as optimistic as last week, evidenced by the drop in the stock market and one gauge of the health of the U.S. corporate-bond market, the Markit CDX North America Investment-Grade Index, down 6.5% from Friday.

Corporate Bond Issues Hit a Wall in Demand Katy Burne 2011

As of Wednesday morning, the CDX North American Investment-Grade index sits at 100.4 basis points, well above the record low of 29.7 recorded in February 2007, according to Markit data.

High-Grade U.S. Companies See Bond Yields at Record Low Katy Burne 2012

Other options include the $18.7 billion iBoxx Investment-Grade Corporate Bond ETF, which has an expense ratio of 0.15%, and the $13.4 billion iShares iBoxx High-Yield Corporate Bond ETF, which charges 0.5% in fees.

The New Bond Market Ben Levisohn 2012

T he cost to protect against defaults on corporate bonds continues to rise as credit-default swaps on the Markit CDX North America Investment-Grade Index Series 16 have risen 0.3 basis point to 96.5, underscoring a drop in investor confidence.

Credit Markets Under Pressure as Deals Get Pulled, Postponed Kellie Geressy-Nilsen 2011

More Long-Term Treasurys Shine Investment-Grade Bond Yields Near Record Lows "It doesn't affect our thinking at all," Mary Miller, Treasury's assistant secretary for financial markets, said at a news conference.

Treasury Keeps Debt Flowing Jeffrey Sparshott 2011