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Bond Compass Q2 2021
Our most comprehensive quarterly report on fixed income flows and holdings includes analysis of investor trends across US$10 trillion of assets1.
The Bond Compass provides an overview of the indicators of flows and positions held in bonds, extrapolated from a wide range of data representing as much as US$10 trillion of bond assets1.
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1 State Street Form 10-K, as of December 31, 2020. The fixed income flows and holdings indicators produced by State Street Global Markets — the investment, research, and trading division of State Street Corporation — are based on aggregated and anonymized custody data provided to it by State Street, in its role as custodian. State Street Global
Advisors does not have access to the underlying custody data used to produce the indicators. All figures are in USD.
2 State Street Global Advisors, as of March 31, 2021. All figures are in USD.
Inflation
An overall increase in the prices of an economy’s goods and services during a given period, translating to a loss in purchasing power per unit of currency. Inflation generally occurs when growth of the money supply outpaces growth of the economy. Central banks attempt to limit inflation, and avoid deflation, in order to keep the economy running smoothly.
Yield
The income produced by an investment, typically calculated as the interest received annually divided by the price of the investment. Yield comes from interest-bearing securities, such as bonds and dividend-paying stocks.
Investing involves risk, including the risk of loss of principal.
This communication is not intended to be an investment recommendation or investment advice and should not be relied upon as such.
Bonds generally present less short-term risk and volatility than stocks, but contain interest rate risk (as interest rates rise, bond prices usually fall); issuer default risk; issuer credit risk; liquidity risk; and inflation risk. These effects are usually pronounced for longer-term securities. Any fixed income security sold or redeemed prior to maturity may be subject to a substantial gain or loss.
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