Rolling Down the Yield Curve With Defined-Maturity Bond ETFs A fixed ... investors have yet another arrow in their quivers to manage their fixed-income allocation amid a low-interest-rate environment.

Yield curve shows bond yield versus maturity; short-term less yield but safer, long-term higher yield. Inverted yield curve suggests economic downturn, impacting decisions on bond maturity ...

The curve shows little difference in yield to maturity among shorter and longer-term bonds. A two-year bond may offer a yield of 6%, a five-year bond of 6.1%, a 10-year bond of 6%, and a 20-year ...

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF VCIT offers an inexpensive and well-constructed portfolio of investment-grade corporate bonds in the middle of the maturity curve. The Bloomberg US 5 ...