Laddered Fixed Income
For institutional investors
Our laddered strategies provide a systematic and customizable approach for income-oriented investors.
Fixed income investigated. Our weekly updates will keep you on top of rates, inflation, and much more.
Parametric’s Laddered Fixed Income strategies give investors the opportunity to adjust to rising interest rates and improve yields. These strategies aim to deliver predictable income and preserve investor capital.
Intended benefits of laddered bond portfolios
Predictable exposure
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Once designed, a portfolio structure will be maintained to balance reinvestment and price risk.
Execution
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Our size and scale allow us to buy and sell bonds at attractive prices with a focus on high efficiency and cost-effective trades.
Risk management
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We seek to minimize downside risk with fundamental credit analysis from our credit research teams.
To build a laddered portfolio of corporates or municipals, we equally weight investment-grade bonds by maturities along a defined segment of the yield curve. As bonds mature, their proceeds are reinvested into longer maturities, which typically have higher yields. Through continuous reinvestment in longer-dated bonds, the overall portfolio benefits from higher income during periods of rising rates.
ADVISOR TOOL
Laddered Interest Rate Scenario Tool
Discover the impact of changing interest rates on laddered municipal and corporate bond portfolios.
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Resources
Gradually, then Suddenly: Policy Proposals and the Deficit
by Kevin Lynyak, Managing Director; James Benadum, Director, Portfolio Manager
October 23, 2024
In part three of our series, we review major policy plans and budget deficit challenges posed by the US presidential candidates.
Look at Duration During Fed Rate Cutting Cycles
by Nicholas Stahelski, Vice President, Portfolio Manager
October 21, 2024
Find out why duration matters in the face of declining interest rates.
Two in the Bush: Still Time to Lock in Long-Term Rates
by Evan Rourke, Director, Portfolio Management
September 4, 2024
Despite the allure of higher short-term rates in hand now, here’s why we think it makes sense to take on duration to limit reinvestment risk later.