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May 14, 2023
- IShares MBS ETF suffered relatively more than others Friday after 0.7% dip As things stand, Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (down 0.684%) and iShares Trust – iShares iBonds Dec 2021 Term Treasury ETF (down 0.039%) are underperforming today
- FTSE is up by 0.31%, hitting 7,754.62.
An update of where Friday closed ahead of the next session: leading equity indices in the US declined as Nasdaq was down 0.35% before closing the session at 12,300. After dropping 0.16%, S&P 500 closed at 4,124.
US markets are now currently closed and set to reopen tomorrow; meanwhile, European markets closed higher Friday whilst FTSE added 0.31% to trade at 7,754.62. Asia-Pacific markets ended a mixed session Friday whilst Nikkei goes up by 0.9%, reaching 29,400.
Sun Life Financial Inc. and Aurora Cannabis Inc. have released their earnings reports with National Grid plc & Take-Two Interactive Software Inc are set to publish their respective reports as scheduled.
While price action maintains a negative bias, United States CFTC Crude Oil speculative net positions released Friday with a figure of 216,600, while the previous figure was 214,800. United States CFTC Gold speculative net positions came out at 195,800. Fresh CFTC Nasdaq 100 speculative net positions data from United States came out at 21,400.
Moreover, United States Retail Sales is projected to outperform its last figure with 0.7%. It previously stood at -0.6%; data will be released Tuesday. United States Core Retail Sales is projected to outperform its last figure with 0.4%. It previously stood at -0.4%; data will be released Tuesday.
Friday's bearishness meant that iShares MBS ETF lost 0.7% Friday before closing at $94.5. As things stand, Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (down 0.684%), iShares Trust – iShares iBonds Dec 2021 Term Treasury ETF (down 0.039%) are also underperforming today.
IShares Trust – iShares iBonds Dec 2021 Term Treasury ETF | Ended Friday's session at $25.35
Following a month of flat trade, Pointing in a similar direction, Friday's session was more of the same — iShares Trust – iShares iBonds Dec 2021 Term Treasury ETF moves 0.04% to close at $25.35 Friday.
Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF | Currently down 0.68% at $46.48
- Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF hit a significant low of $43.58 around 6 months ago, but has since recovered 7.39%.
- Shareholders to attain annual dividend yield of 1.05% this year
Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has recovered 7.39% since descending to a significant low of $43.58 around 6 months ago. The fund disclosed a quarterly dividend of 12.2 cents per share on Thursday, April 27th and was paid on Thursday, May 4th — thereby generating a yield of 1.05% for all eligble investors.
