Two tempting short setups — but one is hiding real dangerWhich pair would you short?
We’re looking at JCPB/BAB and AGG/GTO , both showing positive deviation and riding the upper Bollinger Band.
At first glance, both look ripe for a short… but dig deeper, and you'll see very different stories.
🔹 JCPB/BAB
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Low ADX, balanced DI+ / DI−
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About iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF
Home page
Inception date
Sep 22, 2003
Structure
Open-Ended Fund
Replication method
Physical
Dividend treatment
Distributes
Distribution tax treatment
Ordinary income
Income tax type
Capital Gains
Max ST capital gains rate
39.60%
Max LT capital gains rate
20.00%
Primary advisor
BlackRock Fund Advisors
Distributor
BlackRock Investments LLC
AGG`s all-in cost is low and more predictable than its rivals. In a segment where there are a handful of similar funds tracking essentially the same underlying index, holding and trading costs are the driving factors. AGG delivers its underlying index`s returns with precision and consistency. The fund also has a history of massive trading volume and tight spreads. AGG tracks our segment benchmark, providing excellent exposure to the US investment-grade bond market. Note that the fund employs a careful optimization strategy, holding just a fraction of the names in its index, a near-necessity among bond-market ETFs.
Classification
What's in the fund
Exposure type
Government
Securitized
Corporate
Stock breakdown by region
Top 10 holdings
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U.S. Aggregate T-Bond Market. Fears & Greed AwakeningStocks heavily sold off Thursday (again), with the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) tumbling nearly 500 points, as investors’ fears over a recession surfaced.
Some fresh data stoked fears over a possible recession and the notion that the Federal Reserve could be too late to start cutting interes
$AGG - US bonds ready for a bounce?I think we are quite close to seeing a bounce in US Bond ETF's. With the 10 year falling back under 3.0% and bond charts in general showing lots of divergency between price and indicators, i think we can get a bit of a bounce here. Also some good volume coming in on the AGG US bond etf which shows i
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Frequently Asked Questions
An exchange-traded fund (ETF) is a collection of assets (stocks, bonds, commodities, etc.) that track an underlying index and can be bought on an exchange like individual stocks.
AGG trades at 97.50 USD today, its price has fallen −0.18% in the past 24 hours. Track more dynamics on AGG price chart.
AGG net asset value is 97.64 today — it's fallen 0.58% over the past month. NAV represents the total value of the fund's assets less liabilities and serves as a gauge of the fund's performance.
AGG assets under management is 122.85 B USD. AUM is an important metric as it reflects the fund's size and can serve as a gauge of how successful the fund is in attracting investors, which, in its turn, can influence decision-making.
AGG price has fallen by −1.04% over the last month, and its yearly performance shows a 0.86% increase. See more dynamics on AGG price chart.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by −0.58% over the last month, have fallen by −0.58% over the last month, showed a −0.39% decrease in three-month performance and has increased by 5.08% in a year.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by −0.58% over the last month, have fallen by −0.58% over the last month, showed a −0.39% decrease in three-month performance and has increased by 5.08% in a year.
AGG fund flows account for 14.77 B USD (1 year). Many traders use this metric to get insight into investors' sentiment and evaluate whether it's time to buy or sell the fund.
Since ETFs work like an individual stock, they can be bought and sold on exchanges (e.g. NASDAQ, NYSE, EURONEXT). As it happens with stocks, you need to select a brokerage to access trading. Explore our list of available brokers to find the one to help execute your strategies. Don't forget to do your research before getting to trading. Explore ETFs metrics in our ETF screener to find a reliable opportunity.
AGG invests in bonds. See more details in our Analysis section.
AGG expense ratio is 0.03%. It's an important metric for helping traders understand the fund's operating costs relative to assets and how expensive it would be to hold the fund.
No, AGG isn't leveraged, meaning it doesn't use borrowings or financial derivatives to magnify the performance of the underlying assets or index it follows.
In some ways, ETFs are safe investments, but in a broader sense, they're not safer than any other asset, so it's crucial to analyze a fund before investing. But if your research gives a vague answer, you can always refer to technical analysis.
Today, AGG technical analysis shows the sell rating and its 1-week rating is sell. Since market conditions are prone to changes, it's worth looking a bit further into the future — according to the 1-month rating AGG shows the sell signal. See more of AGG technicals for a more comprehensive analysis.
Today, AGG technical analysis shows the sell rating and its 1-week rating is sell. Since market conditions are prone to changes, it's worth looking a bit further into the future — according to the 1-month rating AGG shows the sell signal. See more of AGG technicals for a more comprehensive analysis.
Yes, AGG pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 3.83%.
AGG trades at a premium (0.04%).
Premium/discount to NAV expresses the difference between the ETF’s price and its NAV value. A positive percentage indicates a premium, meaning the ETF trades at a higher price than the calculated NAV. Conversely, a negative percentage indicates a discount, suggesting the ETF trades at a lower price than NAV.
Premium/discount to NAV expresses the difference between the ETF’s price and its NAV value. A positive percentage indicates a premium, meaning the ETF trades at a higher price than the calculated NAV. Conversely, a negative percentage indicates a discount, suggesting the ETF trades at a lower price than NAV.
AGG shares are issued by BlackRock, Inc.
AGG follows the Bloomberg US Aggregate. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
The fund started trading on Sep 22, 2003.
The fund's management style is passive, meaning it's aiming to replicate the performance of the underlying index by holding assets in the same proportions as the index. The goal is to match the index's returns.