Big Money Managers DoubleLine, Pimco Stay Away From Beaten-Up US 30-Year Bond

For DoubleLine Capital, there are two approaches to consider when it comes to 30-year US Treasuries: either avoid them, to the degree they can, or outright short them.

Wary of America’s swelling federal budget gap and growing debt burden, the money manager led by Jeffrey Gundlach is part of a wave of investment firms — including Pacific Investment Management Co. and TCW Group Inc. — that are steering away from the longest-dated US government bonds in favor of shorter maturities that carry less interest-rate risk but still offer a decent yield.