SHORT ANSWER
The core idea
Yes. Falling benchmark rates can be outweighed by widening credit spreads, currency losses, fees or changes in the portfolio's composition.
THE MECHANISM
What is happening underneath
A bond ETF also does not mature like an individual bond because it continuously maintains a portfolio.
MARKET INTERPRETATION
How investors should read it
Investors should separate duration exposure from credit and structure.
BONDSTATS TAKEAWAY
The same market move can carry different information depending on which maturity, issuer and risk premium is changing. Read the question together with the underlying concepts rather than treating one price move as a universal signal.
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