Average time until maturity for all the securities held by a fund.
An average of the maturity dates for all securities in a money market or bond fund. (The maturity date is the date that a money market instrument or bond buyer will be repaid by the security's issuer.) The longer the average maturity, the more a fund's share price will move up or down in response to changes in interest rates.
The average period it takes for securities to reach maturity held by a mutual fund. Funds with longer average maturity can be greatly affected by fluctuations in interest rates.
The average of maturity dates of all the individual bonds in a bond fund.
The weighted average of maturities for all the bonds in a fund portfolio. (A bond's maturity is the length of time left until its face value is paid off.) The measure gives investors a good sense of interest-rate sensitivity, particularly when comparing funds. The longer the average maturity, the greater the interest-rate sensitivity. When interest rates rise, the fund with the longest maturity should decline the most in price. When rates fall, the opposite is generally true. From time to time, a fund may report an "effective" average maturity. This takes into account the possibility that some bonds in the portfolio may be called in and repaid prior to their maturity dates. In that case, the "effective" maturity will be shorter than the average weighted maturity. (see also Duration)
Average time to maturity of all fixed-period investments in the portfolio of a scheme.
The lifetime of a bond, concluding when the final payment of that obligation is due.
A statistic relating to bond funds which provides the weighted-average maturity of all the bonds within a fund. The maturity of a bond is the time at which the principal of a bond is repayable and it ceases to exist.
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 weighted average of all the maturities of the bonds in a portfolio, computed by weighing each maturity date (the date the security comes due) by the market value of the security.
The average time that a mutual fund's bond holdings will take to be fully payable. Interest rate fluctuations have a greater impact on the price per share of funds holding bonds with longer average lives.
the average of all maturity dates for securities in a money market or bond fund.
A fund's average maturity (traditionally used for bond funds) generally represents an average of the stated maturity dates of the debt securities (bonds) in the fund's portfolio. In general, a bond fund with a longer average maturity will be more sensitive to interest rate changes, and tend to have more price fluctuation, than a bond fund with a shorter average maturity.
The average time to maturity of bonds held by a mutual fund. Changes in interest rates have greater impact on funds with longer average life.
the average length of time it takes for a bond in a bond fund to reach maturity
The remaining lifetime of all bonds in the portfolio, weighted by the amount of money invested in each bond fund.
Bond investors can average the maturity dates of a portfolio's debt securities to come up with the portfolio's average maturity. Generally, the longer the average maturity, the greater the portfolio's sensitivity to interest-rate changes, which means more price fluctuation.
The average time to maturity of securities held. Changes in interest rates have greater impact on funds with longer average life. This is true of fixed income securities.
Usually used for bond funds, represents an average of the stated maturity dates of the bonds in the fund's portfolio. The longer the average maturity, the more sensitive the fund is to interest rate changes. These funds will tend to have more price fluctuation than a bond fund with a shorter average maturity.
Stated or dollar-weighted average time remaining until maturity on a fixed income securities portfolio.
An average time to maturity of securities held by a mutual fund.
The average time securities in a portfolio take to mature.