Investors Flock to Corporate Bond ETFs
Yield-starved investors remain enthusiastic about iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (NYSEArca: LQD) and other investment-grade corporate bond ETFs. Fueling…
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6 Corporate Bond ETFs for More Attractive Yields
Income-minded investors are increasingly turning to corporate credit and bond ETFs to generate more attractive yields in a stubbornly low yield environment.…
Running On Fumes: Energy Sector Defaults and Junk Bond ETFs
With oil prices slipping, the highly leveraged shale oil industry could experience greater defaults, potentially weighing on speculative-grade bond markets and junk-related…
Where ETF Investors May Find ‘Pockets of Value’
Despite the recent correction in the equities , markets and exchange traded funds have more room to rise, with improving growth and…
Contrarian Investors May Find High-Yield Bond ETFs Attractive
After the recent pullback in the junk bond market, high-yield exchange traded funds look more attractively priced, providing investors with a cheaper…
What Value are Credit Ratings?
If there was any question about it, the financial crisis of 2008 demonstrated to us all just how flawed the ratings process…
Why This is Not 2002 or 2009
Over the last 20 years, there have been two major default cycles. One in 2001/2002 and another in 2009.1 There have been…
High-Yield Bond ETF Risks
While junk bond exchange traded funds may now offer attractive high yields after the recent selling pressure, potential investors should still consider…
ETF Chart of the Day: High-Yield, Junk Bonds
We typically spend a lot of time discussing flows in and out of the two largest and well-known U.S. High Yield Corporate…
Energy Rebound Lifts Junk Bond ETFs
Speculative-grade, junk bonds and related exchange traded funds are outperforming in the fixed-income market as energy junk bonds enjoyed a decent rebound…
Epic Fail: Another Dismal Year for Active Management
Extending a theme that has received more attention as the exchange traded funds industry has boomed, active managers notched another batch of…
Potential Opportunities in Junk, High-Yield Bond ETFs
After junk bond market fell in response to its energy exposure and falling oil prices, fixed-income investors may find opportunities in high-yield…
Junk Bond ETFs Try to Shake Off Energy Pullback
Among fixed-income assets, speculative-grade junk bond exchange traded funds have been among the worst performers as a bout of volatility and concerns…
Corporate Bond ETFs Could Be Losing Steam
After an unexpectedly good year for fixed-income assets, corporate bond exchange traded fund investors should tone down their expectations. The iShares iBoxx…