The average time to maturity of securities held by a mutual fund Changes in interest rates have greater impact on funds with longer average maturity
The average time to maturity of securities held by a mutual fund Changes in interest rates have greater impact on funds with a longer average life
The average of all maturity dates for securities in a money market or bond fund The longer the average maturity, the more volatile a fund's share price will be, moving up or down as interest rates change -- which they do every day
The average time to maturity of securities held by a mutual fund Changes in interest rates have greater impact on funds with longer average life
For a bond portfolio, the average of the stated maturity dates of the debt securities in the portfolio In general, the longer the average maturity, the greater the fund's sensitivity to interest-rate changes, which means greater price fluctuation A shorter average maturity generally provides a less sensitive, less volatile portfolio
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The lifetime of a bond, concluding when the final payment of that obligation is due
A fund's average maturity is the dollar-weighted average of the maturities of its fixed-income holdings Maturity represents the date on which a bond's principal is to be repaid
A fund's average maturity is the dollar-weighted average of the maturities of its fixed income holdings Maturity represents the date on which a bond's principal is to be repaid
A bond matures when it stops paying interest and repays investors principal The average maturity of a bond is the average length of time it takes the bond to mature The average maturity of a mutual funds bond portfolio is the average length of time it takes those bonds to mature A fund with a longer average maturity generally pays a higher yield But if the prevailing interest rate rises, the principal will lose more value than with a fund with a shorter average maturity (See Interest Rate Risk )