Cash was about the only thing which did better week over week on Friday. Treasuries and bonds generally took a beating, as did stocks.
The UST yield curve aggregate closed up a net 1.27% week over week on 9/22, to an average of 5.0707692, the highest Friday close yet for this cycle.
Yields in the aggregate made a new high for this cycle on Thursday, for an average of 5.0915384.
Here's the year-to-date performance for key categories using some commonly used Vanguard funds:
Treasury Market VFISX 0.66% VFITX -0.70% VUSTX -5.57%;
Investment Grade Market VFSTX 2.08% VFICX 1.32% VWESX -0.83%;
Total Bond Market VBTLX -0.03% (+0.44% previous week);
Cash VMFXX 3.58% (3.48% previous week);
Total Stock Market VTSAX 12.95% (16.45% previous week).
