Ultrashort

Ultrashort Funds Mutual funds and exchange-traded funds of the "ultrashort" variety are just one step away from money funds.

In Stashing Cash, Look Ahead Karen Damato 2011

The fund managers seem to have learned a lesson: Don't try to load up on one type of risk, says Randall Bauer , manager of $1.5 billion Federated Ultrashort Bond , which lost 4.4% in 2008.

A Place for 'Ultrashort'? Jonathan Burton 2011

Ultrashort funds and ETFs can take a bit more risk, and that brings slightly better yields: Ultrashort funds are yielding around 1% on average, says Morningstar Inc. fund analyst Miriam Sjoblom .

In Stashing Cash, Look Ahead Karen Damato 2011

Ultrashort funds that invest in taxable bonds yielded 1.26% at the end of January, according to the New York fund-research firm Strategic Insight.

A Place for 'Ultrashort'? Jonathan Burton 2011

Ultrashort funds have been paying for their mistakes ever since.

A Place for 'Ultrashort'? Jonathan Burton 2011

The resolution goes after Cantor's investment in ProShares Trust Ultrashort 20+ Year Treasury EFT, a fund that 'takes a short position in long-dated government bonds.'

HUFFPOST HILL - Eric Cantor Will Frequent Your Apple Cart Eliot Nelson 2011

And there's credit risk: Ultrashort funds got a black eye in 2008, when some funds suffered losses exceeding 25% after mortgage securities thought to be safe turned out to be toxic.

In Stashing Cash, Look Ahead Karen Damato 2011

Ultrashort portfolios are required to have an effective duration, a measure of a fund's sensitivity to interest-rate changes, of one year or less.

A Place for 'Ultrashort'? Jonathan Burton 2011

Jon Najarian, co-founder of Optionmonster. com, notes that he had long positions in several banking names, including Wells Fargo and J.P. Morgan Chase, but also purchased call options in the P.oShares Ultrashort Financials exchange-traded fund, which seeks to double the inverse of what the bank stocks are doing.

Combining Long, Short Positions 2009

Ultrashort Financials Proshares topped the list at midday on Friday for Buying on Weakness, which tracks stocks that fell in price but had the largest inflow of money.

UltraShort Financials ProShares, iShares Russell 2000: Money Flow Leaders (SKF, IWM) 2008