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Lipper: Fixed Income Funds Sprint Out Of The Gate In 2019
FYI: Bond funds recorded an average gain of 3.34% for the first quarter of 2019. All of Lipper’s 48 fixed-income peer groups posted increases for the quarter, paced by the High Yield Funds (+6.56%) classification. Among the macro-groups, General Domestic Taxable Fixed Income Funds (+4.54%) and World Fixed Income Funds (+4.01%) led the way, while Investment Grade Corporate Bond Funds (+2.90%), Municipal Debt Funds (+2.54%), and Government/Treasury Funds (+2.33%) all posted respectable gain Regards, Ted https://3m8op6306zg22l8vky1ff9eq-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Q1-2019-Fixed-Income-Article-Deliverable-In-Design.pdf