high-yield bonds

A 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...

Amid 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...

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...

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,...

With 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...

Legendary investor and chairman of Icahn Enterprises LP (NASDAQ: IEP) Carl Icahn tweeted earlier on Wednesday: "I believe the market is extremely overheated – especially high yield bonds. If more respected investors had warned about the market in ’07, we might have avoided the...

High-yield bonds, otherwise known as junk bonds, have traveled an arduous path over the last twelve months. These decidedly sensitive credit securities fell out of favor in the fourth quarter of 2014 as fears over wavering stock gains spilled over into riskier fixed-income assets. Nevertheless...