Bonds Outperform Despite Bearish Sentiment

Everyone with a series 7 or right to manage money is bearish on bonds. However, despite the prevailing sentiment, they’ve managed to outperform over the past three months. Here are some 3 month performance stats, excluding dividends, of some of the more prominent closed end bond funds.

No. Ticker 3-month Return Watchlist
1 RCS 14.53 Risk Appetite
2 BBF 9.25 Risk Appetite
3 TLT 8.76 Risk Appetite
4 MLN 8.04 Risk Appetite
5 PWZ 7.48 Risk Appetite
6 TIP 7.24 Risk Appetite
7 AWF 6.16 Risk Appetite
8 MNE 5.62 Risk Appetite
9 PCY 5.21 Risk Appetite
10 BWZ 5.14 Risk Appetite
11 EMB 4.83 Risk Appetite
12 LQD 4.79 Risk Appetite
13 EVV 4.72 Risk Appetite
14 EIM 4.16 Risk Appetite
15 PGF 3.96 Risk Appetite
16 PEY 3.81 Risk Appetite
17 PGX 3.80 Risk Appetite
18 GHI 3.79 Risk Appetite
19 MBB 3.67 Risk Appetite
20 PFF 3.52 Risk Appetite
21 CYE 3.52 Risk Appetite
22 PCK 3.31 Risk Appetite
23 JNK 2.77 Risk Appetite
24 PHB 2.75 Risk Appetite
25 HYG 2.68 Risk Appetite

Data provided by The PPT