IGLB: Long-Term Investment-Grade Bond ETF, Fantastic Alternative To Long-Term Treasuries

Long-term treasuries significantly outperform when rates go down, especially when they plummet. Long-term investment-grade bonds do too and have higher yields and stronger long-term performance track-records as well. IGLB is a simple index ETF focusing on these bonds and should be an interesting investment for more dovish investors.

Seeking Alpha • Oct 20, 2025

IGLB: Long Duration And Tight Spreads Will Result In Tears

IGLB faces significant downside risk as investment-grade spreads are at their tightest since 1998, leaving little room for further tightening. Long-dated yields may remain elevated even if the Fed cuts rates, due to inflation and macroeconomic pressures, limiting capital gains potential for IGLB. The ETF's heavy exposure to lower investment-grade bonds (A/BBB) increases vulnerability to spread widening and potential drawdowns.

Seeking Alpha • Aug 21, 2025

IGLB: Duration, Credit Quality, And Yield

IGLB offers diversified exposure to long-duration, investment-grade US corporate bonds with attractive yields but heightened interest rate sensitivity and equity-like volatility. A likely Fed rate cut in September 2025 could boost IGLB's value, as each 0.25% cut may drive a 3% price appreciation for the ETF. Node Analytica's proprietary stress index signals a benign market environment, supporting stability for long-term bonds and reducing near-term downside risk.

Seeking Alpha • Aug 4, 2025

IGLB: An Investment Grade Portfolio Hedge

I recommend de-risking stock market exposure by adding fixed income, specifically the iShares 10+ Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF. IGLB offers a higher yield with investment-grade bonds, providing a good hedge against downturns while maintaining exposure to corporate America. The ETF is well-diversified across sectors, has a low expense ratio, and holds over 3,700 bonds with an average yield to maturity of 5.72%.

Seeking Alpha • Apr 10, 2025

IGLB: Trump Solidifies Our Negative Outlook On Rates

The significant duration means sensitivity to rate upside, which, we think, is exacerbated with Trump incoming. There is also no value angle around credit spreads when they're already at historical lows. Tariffs assure some measure of inflation, and retaliations would make that even worse. We'd look away from inflation bets, which, we think, will continue to underperform.

Seeking Alpha • Nov 18, 2024

Positioning Ahead of the Fed: ETFs for a Lower Rate Era

The first cut is the deepest — so they say. As with all complicated relationships, this mantra may certainly ring true for the Federal Reserve and the markets — at least from a psychological standpoint.

ETF Trends • Sep 12, 2024

Time to Invest in Corporate Bond ETFs

A record amount of money has flooded into the U.S. corporate bond markets this year, as investors rush to lock in the highest yields years ahead of the Fed rate cuts.

Zacks Investment Research • Apr 4, 2024

IGLB: Duration An Issue Because Of Credit Spreads

It's not really possible to call long-term rates, which matter for this long-duration ETF. Although we explain some factors.

Seeking Alpha • Mar 25, 2024

SWAN Vs. IGLB: Which Helped You Sleep Better At Night?

We had previously suggested IGLB as the better choice to Sleep Well At Night over SWAN. We examine the performance of the two since our last article. We tell you why we think outlook for both funds has deteriorated.

Seeking Alpha • Jan 7, 2024

IGLB: A Good Proxy For Investment Grade Exposure

iShares 10+ Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF is becoming more attractive as the Federal Reserve pauses rate increases. Investment-grade bonds offer lower risk and lower interest rates compared to high-yield bonds. IGLB provides diversification, attractive yield, and mitigates some interest rate risk but still carries credit risk.

Seeking Alpha • Dec 22, 2023