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May 3, 2021
As investors grow more optimistic about the economic recovery, safe-haven assets like Treasury bond ETFs may be losing their appeal.
According to IHS Markit Ltd data, short interest in the
iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (NasdaqGS: TLT) has increased to 25% of shares outstanding, the highest level of short interest since early 2017, Bloomberg reports.
Furthermore, investors are dumping exposure to long-term Treasuries. The iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF has posted outflows every day so far this week, which puts the fund on pace for weekly withdrawals of over $1 billion, its worst weekly outflow since November, according to Bloomberg data.
Meanwhile, investors have shifted over toward the short end of the yield curve. The
By Barbara Kollmeyer
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Legendary investor Warren Buffett told his faithful over the weekend that the U.S. economy is “red hot,” suggesting money in an index fund is better served than picking stocks. That advice comes as investors face what could be a seasonally weak period for equities.
The “sell in May and go away” adage dictates that from now to October is often a less profitable and more bumpy time for stocks, partly as the weather warms up and big traders spend more time vacationing, leaving behind junior traders and opening the door to volatility.
A stock hiatus doesn’t seem like a crazy idea right now. Hovering near all-time highs, the S&P 500 (SPX) has gained for three straight months and the economy is indeed rebounding hard from the pandemic. And pent-up demand for a summer vacation and plenty of vaccines in the U.S., at least, justifies going away for a little while.