junk bond ETFs

It is often said that the smart beta phenomenon has not earnestly made its way to the world of fixed-income exchange-traded funds. While that is true to an extent, there are some smart beta bond ETFs that have lengthy track records. Consider the PowerShares Fundamental High Yield Corporate Bond...

High-yield corporate bonds are often of as vulnerable to rising interest rates, but some exchange-traded funds can help investors maintain junk bond exposure in the face of higher U.S. borrowing costs. The WisdomTree Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond Fund (NYSE: HYZD) can help investors mitigate...

The Federal Reserve's plans for interest rates will remain front and center for fixed income investors this year, but that does not mean high-yield corporate bond exchange-traded funds should be ignored by income investors. Even as global corporate defaults surged last year, investors poured...

There is always room for more in the world of exchange-traded funds, and now there is a new competitor in the high-yield corporate bond ETF arena. The Deutsche X-trackers USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (NYSE: HYLB) debuted on Wednesday. How To Compete? Charge Low Fees HYLB faces stiff,...

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM)'s J.P. Morgan Asset Management unit added its second new exchange-traded fund this week with the debut of the firm's first fixed income ETF on Thursday. The JPMorgan Disciplined High Yield ETF (NYSE: JPHY) is actively managed. JPHY holds only dollar-...

The iShares iBoxx $ High Yid Corp Bond (ETF) (NYSE: HYG) and the SPDR Barclays Capital High Yield Bnd ETF (NYSE: JNK) are the two largest high-yield corporate bond exchange-traded funds by assets and are currently home to nearly $29 billion in combined assets under management. While that is an...

In 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...

Less 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...

Arguably 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...

As exchange-traded funds have become important parts of professional investors' toolboxes and as concerns about high-yield bond market liquidity have at various points in recent years surfaced, professionals have increasingly turned to junk bond exchange-traded funds. That much is confirmed not...

Amid a spate of energy issuer defaults and downbeat performances by CCC-rated issues, tensions are running high in the U.S. junk bond market. Last year, the iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corp Bond (ETF) (NYSE: HYG) and the SPDR Barclays Capital High Yield Bnd ETF (NYSE: JNK), the two largest junk bond...

The 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, along with other junk bond ETFs endured plenty of controversy last year. If flows data are any indication,...

A big reason for the recent surge in activity (and volatility) surrounding high-yield corporate bond exchange traded funds, such as the iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corp Bond ETF (NYSE: HYG) and the SPDR Barclays High Yield Bond ETF (NYSE: JNK), is increasing concern that the junk bond market will...

There are plenty of inverse ETFs on the market today. Maybe too many in the eyes of those that enjoy critiquing these bearish funds. There are even inverse ETFs for the Australian dollar and Mexican stocks, but for junk bonds? Who knew? Actually, the ProShares Short High Yield (NYSE: SJB) has...