The August slump for stocks and bonds could cause investors to return to the bets that served them well during the 2022 sell-off, such as the surging Simplify Interest Rate Hedge ETF . The fund is up 21% month to date, as of Aug. 17, according to FactSet. Over the same period, ETFs tracking the S & P 500 and U.S. bond market are down 4.7% and 2.1%, respectively.
fund has surged in August. The Simplify fund uses over-the-counter derivatives, including so-called "swaptions," in an effort to guard against rising interest rates and benefit from volatility in fixed income markets. The fund also holds U.S. Treasurys. The August rally for
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