Aug 17, 2010
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Total Return
Given the markets strong preference for yield this summer -- witness repeated new highs in Corporate Bond Indexes, Preferred Stock Indexes, Master Limited Partnership (MLP) Indexes, High-Yield Bonds, Emerging Market Bonds etc... we wanted to update some charts to show how the difference between total return and price return works out:
Longer-Term Treasury Bonds (TLT):
Utility Stocks (XLU):
Consumer Staples (XLP):
High-Yield Bonds (HYG):
