The Barclays Capital Aggregate Bond Index, now known as the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index after Bloomberg LP acquired Barclays' index business, is a broad-based benchmark that measures the performance of the U.S. dollar-denominated, investment-grade, fixed-rate, taxable bond market.
The Barclays Capital Aggregate Bond Index, now known as the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index after Bloomberg LP acquired Barclays' index business, is a broad-based benchmark that measures the performance of the U.S. dollar-denominated, investment-grade, fixed-rate, taxable bond market.
It includes Treasury bonds, government-related bonds, corporate bonds, mortgage-backed securities (MBS), asset-backed securities (ABS), and commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS), with maturities of more than one year.
This index is widely used by investors to gauge the bond market's overall performance and as a standard to compare the performance of their bond portfolios.
The Barclays Capital Aggregate Bond Index, now known as the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index after Bloomberg LP acquired Barclays' index business, is a broad-based benchmark that measures the performance of the U.S. dollar-denominated, investment-grade, fixed-rate, taxable bond market.