Below are key highlights for the week ending 26 September 2014 (please click on the attachment for further detail):
- The SFI gained 0.41% to 118.39.
- YTD, the STI currently outperforms the SFI by 1.03%.
- The SFI Government Bond Index rebounded this week (+0.54%) after three consecutive weeks of decline.
- Interest yield for the SFI Corporate Bond Index is hovering near its 52-week high of 3.22. Interest yield for the index has risen for five consecutive months.
- The SFI Corporate Financials Bond Index, remains a strong performer. YTD, the index is up 4.33% and currently outperforms the broader SFI (+2.91%) and STI (+3.94%).
- The SFI will be rebalanced on Wednesday, 1 October 2014.
SFI Returns
| Index |
Total Return (%) |
Interest Yield (%) |
||
|
Week |
MTD |
YTD |
Current |
|
| SFI |
0.41% |
-0.69% |
2.91% |
2.88% |
| SFI Government Bond Index |
0.54% |
-1.12% |
2.36% |
2.66% |
| SFI Corporate Bond Index |
0.20% |
-0.02% |
3.77% |
3.22% |
| - SFI Statutory Board Bond Index |
0.12% |
-0.37% |
3.03% |
2.29% |
| - SFI Industrial Bond Index |
0.18% |
0.16% |
4.31% |
4.08% |
| - SFI Financial Bond Index |
0.32% |
0.29% |
4.33% |
3.76% |
| SFI 1-3 Year Bond Index |
0.07% |
0.00% |
1.03% |
2.78% |
| SFI 3-5 Year Bond Index |
0.18% |
-0.33% |
2.00% |
2.67% |
| SFI 5-7 Year Bond Index |
0.21% |
-0.65% |
3.54% |
2.95% |
| SFI 7-10 Year Bond Index |
0.59% |
-1.00% |
4.44% |
2.92% |
| SFI 10+ Year Bond Index |
1.27% |
-1.96% |
4.69% |
3.20% |
| Equity Benchmark: Straits Times Index1 |
-0.39% |
-1.05% |
3.94% |
N/A |
Source: Thomson Reuters Datastream (data as of 29 September 2014)
1Performance is measured on a price return basis for the Straits Times Index.
