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Insiders Bought These Shares On September 12StockPandit • Thu, Sep 13, 2012 -
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Bond Markets In Review: Q2 2012Ploutos • Tue, Jul 3, 2012 -
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Build America Bond ETFs May Get a Second ChanceTom Lydon • Tue, Feb 15, 2011 -
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Changes May Be in Store for Build America Bond ETFsTom Lydon • Wed, Dec 22, 2010
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Build America Bond ETFs’ Future in QuestionTom Lydon • Fri, Dec 10, 2010
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Does the Muni Bond Market Have a Case of the Jitters?Tony Daltorio • Thu, Nov 25, 2010 -
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PIMCO's Build America Bond Strategy ETF: Weighing the Pros and ConsShishir Nigam • Wed, Nov 17, 2010
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BABS Description
The SPDR® Nuveen Barclays Capital Build America Bond ETF seeks to provide investment results that, before fees and expenses, correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the Barclays Capital Build America Bond Index (ticker: LBAB), an index that tracks the market for taxable municipal securities with respect to which the issuer has made an irrevocable election to designate the bonds as "Qualified Bonds" under the Build America Bond program created under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 or other legislation providing for the issuance of taxable municipal securities on which the issuer receives federal support of the interest paid ("direct pay Build America Bonds").
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Country: United States
Key Info
- In Your Portfolio: Broad U.S. Bond ETFs, A Guide to Municipal Bond ETFs and Closed-End Funds
- Asset Class Performance: Bonds
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- Thursday, March 22, 2012, 10:59 AM Where do municipal bonds go after giving back much of their big early YTD gains alongside the rise in Treasury yields? While yields are no longer at the "absurdly high" ratio of 150% of Treasurys seen last fall, at 115-120%, they remain well above pre-crisis norms of 85-95%, writes John Mousseau, continuing to see value in the sector. Comment! [U.S. Economy]
- Saturday, February 4, 2012, 8:15 AM The "fade Whitney" trade may be getting close to played out as municipals tack a 2.31% rise in January onto a 10.7% gain in 2011, with yields for top-rated paper now at or near all-time lows. Lower-rated munis offer the best relative value, says Jim Kochan, but investors should expect coupon income and nothing more for the rest of the year. 2 Comments [U.S. Economy, Quick Ideas]
- Monday, May 9, 2011, 8:04 AM Banks renewed or replaced 85% of expiring letters of credits with municipalities in Q1, a report from Moody's shows, easing fears of a costly scramble to refinance tens of billions of dollars. The banks had issued these notes, worth $13.5B, during the financial crisis. 4 Comments [U.S. Economy]
- Thursday, April 7, 2011, 12:19 PM Could a bipartisan bill introduced Tuesday really put the muni-bond tax exemption out to pasture? 3 Comments
- Wednesday, December 8, 2010, 5:55 PM Build America Bond yields rose to 11-month highs as the federal program, left out of the tax cut deal, looks set to expire at year's end barring a last-minute save. Zero Hedge says it demonstrates what happens to an asset class "when it becomes clear that the government may not prop it in perpetuity." 1 Comment
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jeanewight
I recently purchased BABS after doing some research. Any thoughts from people out there? The 3 comments below are from 2010 and 2011. - View all 0 replies
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Jim Van Meerten
BABS - 96% Barchart technical buy signal - 12 new highs and up 6.60% in the last month - Relative strength Index 64.59% and still rising - View all 0 replies
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SA Editor Jonathan Liss
SSgA is 2nd to market with a Build America Bonds ETF (BABS) - PowerShares BAB was launched in November '09 has gathered nearly $300M to date - View all 0 replies
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