{
  "id": 1893579,
  "title": "Investors Pour Into Long Bonds Even as They Sell Off",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/investors-pour-into-long-bonds-even-as-they-sell-off",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-17T21:00:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Finance",
    "slug": "yahoo-finance",
    "url": "https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/investors-pour-long-bonds-even-210016941.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Investors poured over $38 billion into U.S. listed ETFs during the week ending August 14, contributing to a year-to-date inflow of around $1.3 trillion. US equity ETFs received about $20 billion, followed by US fixed income with $7 billion, and international equity ETFs adding $6.5 billion. Among individual funds, the Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) attracted the most, with $5.6 billion in inflows, closely followed by the iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT) with $5.3 billion. Long-dated Treasuries experienced a sell-off last week, with the 30-year yield hitting a 19-year high above 5.3%, its highest since 2007. Instead of fleeing, some investors saw the selloff as an opportunity and invested in TLT, despite its price falling. The fund is down 2.4% this year on a total-return basis, including both price and yield. While investors flowed into TLT, they withdrew from the iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF (IEF), which had the largest outflows of $4 billion. The increase in yields has not been consistent across maturities, with the 10-year yield remaining below its 2023 peak, trading around 4.7%. Semiconductors also saw significant outflows, with the iShares Semiconductor ETF (SOXX) and the Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X Shares (SOXL) among the top redemptions.",
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  "coverage": {
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  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}