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Guess What? Junk Bond ETFs Love Oil's Resurgence
Tuesday, June 7, 2016 - 8:27am | 632In news that is not exactly stunning to seasoned followers of the high-yield corporate bond market, junk bonds and the related exchange-traded funds are enjoying oil's rebound. After all, it was slumping oil prices and the specter of high-yield energy sector defaults that dragged on junk bond...
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Be Realistic With Junk Bond ETFs
Wednesday, May 11, 2016 - 2:24pm | 531Less than five months into 2016, it is not a stretch to say that, particularly in comparison to last year, things are pretty good for high-yield corporate bond exchange-traded funds. The iShares iBoxx $ High Yid Corp Bond (ETF) (NYSE: HYG) and the SPDR Barclays Capital High Yield Bnd ETF (NYSE: JNK...
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Earning Its Wings: Fallen Angel ETF Tops $100 Million In Assets
Tuesday, March 22, 2016 - 1:39pm | 488In what was supposed to be a tricky environment for high-yield, corporate bond exchange-traded funds, investors are flocking to those ETFs. In fact, the SPDR Barclays Capital High Yield Bnd ETF (NYSE: JNK) is this year's seventh best asset-gathering ETF with nearly $2 billion worth of inflows....
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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...
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The Seasonal Trade You're Not Thinking Of But Should Be
Wednesday, December 16, 2015 - 9:22am | 604The iShares iBoxx $ High Yid Corp Bond (ETF) (NYSE: HYG) and the SPDR Barclays Capital High Yield Bnd ETF (NYSE: JNK), the two largest high-yield corporate bond exchange-traded funds by assets, are down an average of 4 percent, but those declines only tell part of the story. Amid a spate of energy...