$104.41 -0.19 (-0.18%)
2/9/2010 3:59 PM

iShares Lehman Aggregate Bond (ETF) (AGG)

CAPS Rating: 1 out of 5

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Current Price $104.41 Mkt Cap $10.88B
Open $104.41 P/E Ratio 27.31
Prev. Close $104.60 Div. (Yield) 3.97 (3.80%)
Daily Range $104.35 - $104.64 Volume 707,026
52-Wk Range $99.56 - $107.95 Avg. Daily Vol. 0

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ATeenFool (< 20)
Submitted December 31, 2008

This bond fund looks good until the market begins to pick up, which I expect will happen towards the end of the first quarter 09.

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demich310 (83.01)
Submitted October 14, 2007

It's a bond fund. I'm betting the market stays in positive territory over the next 5 years.

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Member Avatar Morien (31.76) Submitted: 12/31/2009 6:09:37 PM : Underperform Start Price: $102.94 AGG Score: -6.01

Firstly, except in extremely bearish stock markets and other strange circumstances, regular bonds tend to underperform stocks. Secondly, the rates set by the Fed are close to zero, and they have stated that they will try to avoid excessive inflation. This means large rate hikes are around the corner, causing bonds to lose capital appreciation.

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Member Avatar sheltonclan (67.32) Submitted: 12/28/2009 1:21:58 AM : Underperform Start Price: $103.14 AGG Score: -6.26

I'm bullish on stocks...at least until inflation sets in. So, I figure in the next 18 months, bonds will continue to take a backseat.

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Member Avatar jaygatsby49 (99.42) Submitted: 9/15/2009 2:32:45 PM : Outperform Start Price: $102.36 AGG Score: +0.02

I am predicting bond will outperfrom equities for the next few years. My reasons are as follows:

The S&P is way overpriced, the P/E ratio is above the historic median.

David Rosenberg points out the S&P has priced in 4% GDP growth for 2010 while the bond market has priced in 2%.

More than 100% of the economic growth we have seen in 2009 has been the result of government spending. This cannot continue forever. If you take away government spending in 2009 real GDP would be down around 6%

While firms have been "beating" earnings estimates those estimated have been DRASTICALLY cut down over the past year.

Lastly if you look at the S&P 500 earnings have been made by cutting costs, as revenue is down. You can only cut costs (lay off people) for so long, eventually you have to sell more.

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wowwaw (95.82) Score: +42.82

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Pick 		Member Name Member
Rating 		Start
Date 		Call Time
Frame 		Start
Price 		Stock
Gain 		S&P
Gain 		Score Commentary
seesnow1 35.70 7/18/2007 Outperform NS $92.08 +13.39% -26.82% +40.21
rkurtz61 47.02 7/23/2007 Outperform 5Y $92.35 +13.06% -26.80% +39.85
easywater < 20 7/20/2007 Outperform 1Y $92.57 +12.79% -26.74% +39.54
bobbyshare 77.12 7/5/2007 Outperform 3Y $92.09 +13.38% -25.94% +39.32
PuckStopper31 22.70 10/9/2007 Outperform NS $93.57 +11.58% -27.67% +39.25
Vschum 70.14 7/12/2007 Outperform NS $92.14 +13.31% -25.93% +39.24
scottw710 23.68 7/24/2007 Outperform 3Y $92.56 +12.80% -26.38% +39.18 1 Comment
m8kysp 83.72 7/24/2007 Outperform 1Y $92.49 +12.88% -26.05% +38.94
edcvp < 20 6/11/2007 Outperform NS $91.73 +13.82% -24.89% +38.72
jackandrewmartin < 20 9/21/2007 Outperform NS $93.57 +11.58% -26.43% +38.01
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