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Lehman Aggregate Bond Index What Does Lehman Aggregate Bond Index Mean? An index used by bond funds as a benchmark to measure their relative performance. The index includes government securities, mortgagebacked securities, asset-backed securities, and corporate securities. The maturities of the bonds in the index are more than one year. Investopedia explains Lehman Aggregate Bond Index The index, which is constructed by Lehman Brothers, is considered by investors to be the best total market bond tracking index. Along with the aggregate index, Lehman has bond indexes tailored to European and Asian investors. This index cannot be purchased, but it is tracked by bond index funds; there are also exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that track the index. The Lehman Aggregate Bond Index trades on an exchange just like a stock. Related Terms: How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The Lehman Aggregate, a broad measure of bond credits and maturities, edged down 0. bond market, as measured by the Lehman Aggregate Bond Index, was up 6. 5 percent edged past its benchmark, the Lehman Aggregate excluding Tobacco Index, at 6. |
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