BST's holdings have crushed the NASDAQ, the S&P 500 and the long-term US Treasuries you'd get in a fund like the iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT). The fear driving rates higher is that inflation will spike because of easy monetary policy at the Federal Reserve and better-than-expected consumer-spending numbers in recent weeks. Tech-Focused CEFs Are One Contrarian Play on Rising Rates In fact, you'll do a lot more for your income stream if you take advantage of the tech-stock dip and buy in.