With a fund size of over SGD $1 billion, the ABF SG Bond ETF is the go-to instrument to gain access to one of the world’s highest-yielding AAA-rated government bonds. As the first-ever exchange traded fund (ETF) bond fund in Singapore, it invests in the constituents of the iBoxx ABF Singapore Bond Index. This means that tracks a basket of high-quality bonds issued primarily by the Singapore government and quasi-Singapore government entities (e.g. Temasek, SP Group, Land Transport Authority and Housing Development Board). Bond ETFs typically offer investors haven status amidst the market volatility such as the Covid-induced crash. I used to hold ABF Singapore Bond Index ETF but I no longer do so, apart from it being the bond component of my Syfe REIT+ portfolio (due to ARI or “Automated Risk-managed Investments” strategy that is Syfe’s proprietary investment methodology) From the start of the year 2020 (ex-date), the low price of $1.166 trended upwards and ended the year at $1.262 on 24 December 2020 – representing a gain of 8%....