Bloomberg Indices introduces broad-based US fixed income benchmark

Bloomberg Indices has launched the Bloomberg US Total Fixed Income Market Index (Ticker: Totalfi), a market-value weighted benchmark to capture the full investable US fixed income universe.    The new index is intended to complement the Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index The index removes traditional constraints related to sector classification, credit ratings, and coupon structures, and includes a wide range of asset classes commonly held by fixed income managers. These include US