Starting Yield Curve Slope
Less than zero
Between 0 and 100 basis points
Between 100 and 200 basis points
Above 200 basis points
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Disclosure

Bloomberg. Relative returns compare the average 52-week total returns of the Bloomberg U.S. Corporate High-Yield Bond Index and the Bloomberg U.S. Treasury 3-5 Year Index depending on the starting slope of the 3-month/10-year Treasury yield curve, using monthly data from January 1994 through October 2021. One basis point is equal to 1/100th of 1%, or 0.01%, or 0.0001. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.