Most Income Investors Have Never Heard of the Bond ETF Paying 8 Percent for Betting Against Natural Disasters

ILS states it invests in a diversified portfolio of about 100 catastrophe bonds, spanning multiple disaster types (hurricanes, earthquakes, wildfires) and diversifying by geography and issuer. The strategy aims to reduce reliance on any single catastrophe event, but the article provides no performance or pricing metrics that would likely move markets.

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ILS states it invests in a diversified portfolio of about 100 catastrophe bonds, spanning multiple disaster types (hurricanes, earthquakes, wildfires) and diversifying by geography and issuer. The strategy aims to reduce reliance on any single catastrophe event, but the article provides no performance or pricing metrics that would likely move markets.