Showing posts with label VUSTX. Show all posts
Showing posts with label VUSTX. Show all posts
Thursday, May 15, 2025

The funniest thing that's happening to Donald Trump right now is that while he tries to intimidate the Fed to reduce interest rates and they do nothing, yields are soaring all by themselves

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 The bond market is issuing a vote of no confidence in our elected leadership. One branch of Republican government thinks this is the 19th c...
Friday, October 20, 2023

Vanguard's long term Treasury fund, started in 1986, set a new all time low price record yesterday: What a coincidence

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  VUSTX fell to $7.37 yesterday, October 19, 2023. Until the bond debacle of 2022, the lowest price ever was set way back in 1987, also on O...
Tuesday, September 26, 2023

Dramatic price action today for 30+ years old Vanguard Treasury funds

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VFISX inception date 10/28/1991 New all time low price set today 09/26/2023 close : $9.71 VFITX inception date 10/28/1991 All time low pr...
Monday, September 25, 2023

US Treasury yields pushed to new cycle highs last week despite another Fed interest rate pause

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 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 ...
Sunday, September 17, 2023

Let's check in on the US Treasury yield curve and year to date performance of selected Vanguard funds

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The UST yield curve aggregate closed up a net 0.68% week over week on 9/15, to an average of 5.006923, the first Friday close this cycle in ...
Saturday, July 29, 2023

It's been a terrible year so far for investors in US Treasury securities because of the rising rate environment, but great for stocks

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UST yields rose a net 1.31% in the aggregate week over week on 7/28. DFF rises to 5.33% after the latest FOMC rate hike.                    ...
Thursday, October 20, 2022

The US Treasury crash is epitomized by what's happened to Vanguard's long term Treasury mutual fund VUSTX

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                        The fund is down to $8.36 tonight, 2 cents away from its all time low set on October 19, 1987 at $8.34. That was 35 ...
Wednesday, October 19, 2022

This is a bitter anniversary of fear, and a day of loathing

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Exactly 35 years ago tonight this fund marked its all time low at $8.34 when stocks crashed 20% in one day, October 19, 1987. It happened be...
Monday, October 17, 2022

Through Oct 14 the traditional 60/40 401k portfolio is down a net 21% in 2022, not counting inflation

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 Bonds are supposed to perform well as the safe haven asset when stocks fall, reducing the net impact to the portfolio when equities decline...
Saturday, January 4, 2014

Vanguard's Worst Performing Bond Funds In 2013

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Long Term Treasury Fund, VUSTX:                          -13.03% Long Term Government Index Fund, VLGSX:     -12.74% Long Term Bond Index Fu...