BondBloxx BB-Rated USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

XBB tracks a market value-weighted index that specifically invests in USD-denominated corporate bonds with a credit rating of BB (or its equivalent), based on an average of three main credit rating providers.

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iShares Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

While ETF popularity continues to grow, education remains key. Some advisors and investors use ETFs along with mutual funds or individual securities.

Precise Exposure of Fixed Income ETFs

BondBloxx CCC-Rated USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

High yield bonds rated CCC are continuing to bring in strong results. Recent insight from BondBloxx noted that high yield bonds brought in a positive performance in March, led by junk bonds rated BB and CCC.

Bonds Rated CCC Continue Show of Success

On Wednesday, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said that while interest rate cuts won't happen just yet, he believes cuts could be on the horizon. Powell added that he does not think the U.S. is heading toward a recession in the near term.

Amid Rate Speculation, Consider High Yield Corporate Bonds

BondBloxx B-Rated USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

The outlook for U.S. high yield fixed income may be more constructive than investors realize. High yield is well-known for being riskier than other segments in the fixed income market; however, strong corporate fundamentals have strengthened the integrity of the asset class.

2 Ways to Play U.S. High Yield

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iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF

After a year when advisors were relatively cautious about taking on credit risk, sentiment seems to be shifting. In 2023, the most popular fixed income ETF was the iShares 20+ Year Treasury ETF (TLT).

Chart of the Week: High Yield Gaining Traction With Advisors

BondBloxx USD High Yield Bond Consumer Cyclicals Sector ETF

U.S. high yield has rebounded in the first half of 2023. This comes after experiencing the worst total return year — 2022 — since the great financial crisis.

When Allocating to High Yield, Choose Your Entry Points With Precision

High yield continues to live up to its name. In fact, it was the only major fixed income asset class to generate positive performance in August.

High Yield Continues to Bring the High Returns

Issuers of high yield bonds remain resilient going into the second half of 2023, with their balance sheets still well-positioned. And according to BondBloxx, the credit quality breakdown within high yield remains better than before previous downcycles.

Within High Yield, Credit Rating Category Positioning Matters

Despite concerns about an economic hard landing and a spate of corporate debt downgrades around the world, junk bonds are performing admirably this year. The widely observed Markit iBoxx USD Liquid High Yield Index is higher by 5.87% year-to-date, as of August 10.

Examine XBB for Junk Bonds Sweetness

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Bull vs. Bear is a weekly feature where the VettaFi writers' room takes opposite sides for a debate on controversial stocks, strategies, or market ideas — with plenty of discussion of ETF ideas to play either angle. For this edition of Bull vs.

Bull vs. Bear: Are High Yield ETFs Worth the Higher Risk?

The prospect for income generation in high yield ETFs has increased significantly with the past year's run-up in yields. But when targeting high yield, investors should be shrewd and selective when picking their entry points.

Picking the Right Entry Point Into High Yield

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This week, the VettaFi Voices gathered around the water cooler to talk about fixed income.

VettaFi Voices on: What's Overlooked in Fixed Income

High yield is really living up to its name. An Ice Data Services index shows that yields on so-called domestic junk bonds have risen to nearly 8.6% from a mid-August low of 7.4%, reflecting a substantial price drop.

High Yield Is Living Up to its Name

U.S. high yield bonds seeing their biggest one-month rally in a decade suggests that the economy won't fall into a recession. Amid the Federal Reserve's plan to fight inflation with aggressive interest rate hikes, so-called junk bonds gained 5.9% in July and have also been gaining in August, according to Bloomberg.

High Yield Bonds See Biggest One-Month Gain in 10 Years

As fears of a recession diminish and yields fall, companies are once again looking to issue bonds — and not just investment-grade bonds.

High Yield Corporate Bond Sales Bigger in 1 Day Than in All of July

Institutional investors such as pension funds and endowments are eyeing more distressed debt opportunities, anticipating that a recession will allow them to profit from the debt of struggling companies.

Bracing for Recession, Institutional Investors Eye Distressed Debt

With stock markets continuing to be volatile and analysts fearing that a recession could be looming over the horizon, high yield corporate bonds offering weightier yields than they have in recent years may provide investors with better downside protection than stocks, according to Nuveen.

Corporate High Yield Debt May Provide Better Downside Protection Than Stocks

BondBloxx Investment Management announced the launch of three new ETFs, which begin trading today on NYSE Arca. The ETFs track ratings-specific sub-indexes of the ICE BofA US Cash Pay High Yield Constrained Index.

BondBloxx Launches 3 New High Yield Corporate Bond ETFs

iShares BB Rated Corporate Bond ETF

The three funds range from B to CCC credit ratings.

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