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BLACKROCK INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

Investment strategies: positioning bond portfolios after a fed cut

In a falling rate environment, there's an opportunity to access differentiated sources of return in bonds.

View BlackRock's fixed income strategies and investment ideas to help navigate the future of fixed income.
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Where you own your duration matters

The 3- to 5-year range has provided the greatest return potential amid past curve normalization and cuts. However, only 16% of advisors are positioned in this duration band.2
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First fed cut performance

1 Bloomberg as of 9/30/24.
2 Source: Morningstar, BlackRock as of 7/31/24. For illustrative purposes only. Allocation data analyzes fixed income holdings from 17,600 models collected by BlackRock in the 12 months ending 7/31/24. BlackRock’s risk model data is supplemented by asset allocation and fund characteristic data from Morningstar. The portfolios analyzed represent a subset of the industry, and not its entirety. As such, there may be certain biases present in the data that reflect the advisors who choose to work with BlackRock to analyze their portfolios.
Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Index performance is shown for illustrative purposes only. You cannot invest directly in an index.

Build your fixed income portfolio

Explore BlackRock fixed income solutions across the risk and yield spectrum for all types of investment portfolios and goals.

Objective Fund Name Ticker ETF or mutual fund
Income      

Seeking high-quality income

 BlackRock High Yield Bond Fund > BHYIX Mutual fund
BlackRock Credit Strategies Fund > CREDX Mutual fund
iShares Flexible Income Active ETF > BINC ETF 
BlackRock Private Credit Fund > BDEBT  ETF 
Stability      
Seeking low volatility across fluctuating markets. BlackRock Strategic Income Opp. Fund > BSIIX Mutual fund
iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF > NEAR ETF 
iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF > ISTB ETF 
iShares Treasury Floating Rate Bond ETF > TFLO ETF 
Equity diversification      

Seeking downside risk mitigation.

 BlackRock Global Equity Market Neutral Fund > BDMIX Mutual fund
BlackRock Systematic Multi-Strategy Fund > BIMBX Mutual fund
BlackRock Total Return Fund > MAHQX Mutual fund
iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF > AGG ETF 
Personalize & scale      

 I want to personalize and scale.

 Fixed income SMAs > - Other
Model portfolios > - ETF/Mutual fund

The funds listed in the table above have been chosen by BlackRock and iShares product strategists to help represent potential investor portfolio objectives. The scope of the funds under consideration are iShares ETF and mutual fund offerings. This information should not be relied upon by the reader as research or investment advice regarding the funds or any issuer or security in particular and is subject to change.

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Optimize your bond portfolio

The BlackRock Bond Pyramid is an interactive tool that showcases ways to blend active funds with bond ETFs to help meet portfolio goals or prepare for changing markets.
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Resources for educating clients on investing for the long-term

BlackRock’s popular, end-client approved “conversation starters” help you get the conversation rolling.

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Conversation starters

When markets are volatile, clients’ emotions can run high. Each of them need to hear from you, but there aren’t enough hours in the day for individual conversations. This is where effective scaled communications can help you build and maintain client trust without zapping all your energy.

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Counsel clients with behavioral finance

Logically, a client’s investment decisions should be driven by numbers. But, in reality, emotions can come into play. That’s why your clients need a coach to help them stay invested through market ups and downs.

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