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Robust Liquidity For This High-Yield Bond ETF
Thursday, July 7, 2016 - 8:25am | 498A common criticism and arguably debunked myth surrounding high-yield corporate bond exchange-traded funds is that liquidity, during times of market stress, can be hard to come by. Simply because some critics hold a particular point of view does not make it accurate, and there have been plenty of...
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Another High-Yield Bond ETF To Consider
Thursday, June 23, 2016 - 3:47pm | 558Amid rebounding commodities prices and still low U.S. interest rates, high-yield corporate bond exchange-traded funds are rebounding this year. So are emerging markets bond ETFs. Combing those two asset classes could prove potent. Combining Asset Classes That can be done with the VanEck Vectors...
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Yes, This Junk Bond ETF Is Sufficiently Liquid
Friday, May 6, 2016 - 9:22am | 524Arguably the biggest source of controversy surrounding high-yield bond exchange-traded funds has been the ability of these products to remain sufficiently liquid during times of elevated market duress. With size and liquidity being important factors to many professional investors, that might be why...
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Too Much Of These Sectors Is Hurting Junk Bond ETFs
Friday, December 18, 2015 - 9:34am | 520With just a few days remaining in 2015, it is fair and accurate to say high-yield corporate bond exchange-traded funds have been pinched by myriad of factors this year. Chief among those factors has been a spate of defaults by energy issuers. That issue has been a thorn in the side of the iShares...