After struggling in the first half of 2025, municipal bonds delivered a solid third-quarter gain mainly due to strong performance in September. Municipal bond (muni) yields generally declined at a ...

The Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF offers diversified, low-cost exposure to US investment-grade bonds with 5–10-year ...

Intermediate-term bond funds are a relatively staid bunch. The Earnest Partners fixed-income fund is even more so, with nearly 70 percent of its assets in secure triple-A rated bonds. As of ...

Fee-conscious investors and those seeking wider bond diversification face distinct trade-offs in these two ETF strategies.

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCIT) - $0.3408. 30-Day SEC Yield of 5.04% as of July 30. Payable Aug 05; for shareholders of record Aug 01; ex-div Aug 01. VCIT: An ...

Intermediate core-plus bond funds can offer investors more income in exchange for taking on more risk than intermediate core funds. These nine funds are the best-in-category options for investors ...

But over time, the returns have been considerably better for the Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF. It has returned 8.9% over the past year, and for the three- and five-year periods it has ...

Friedberg is a former investment portfolio manager, university finance instructor and author of three books including "Personal Finance; An Encyclopedia of Modern Money Management." Her work has been ...

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF (VCIT) - $0.3223. 30-Day SEC Yield of 4.77% as of Oct. 29. Payable Dec 03; for shareholders of record Dec 01; ex-div Dec 01. More on Vanguard Intermediate ...

For investors seeking higher yields than what intermediate core bonds can provide, the next step up the risk ladder are funds in the Morningstar intermediate core-plus bond category. To screen for the ...