Junk Bond ETFs: Not so Bad When Rates Rise?
The iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (NYSEArca: HYG) and the SPDR Barclays High Yield Bond ETF (NYSEArca: JNK), the…
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ETF Options to Hedge Growing Risk in Junk Bonds
Speculative-grade debt and junk bond exchange traded funds have strengthened as investors search for higher yielding assets in a low-rate environment. However,…
Direxion’s New Bearish Junk Bond ETF to Hedge Market Risks
With mounting uncertainty over speculative-grade debt markets, Direxion Investments has expanded its line of inverse and leveraged exchange traded funds to include…
Corporate Bond ETF Investors Get Defensive
With the Federal Reserve intent on gradually normalizing interest rates and default risks rising, fixed-income investors may utilize inverse or short bond…
Tight Spreads Spell Trouble For Junk Bond ETFs
Investors have pulled away from speculative-grade debt and bond-related exchange traded funds, pushing up yields on junk bonds. The U.S. high-yield market…
Inverse Bond ETFs to Hedge Growing Risk in Fixed-Income Market
After years of piling into the fixed-income market, investors are now faced with significant risks of a rising rate environment. Consequently, bond…
Inverse ETFs to Hedge Against Hurdles Ahead
Various markets are chugging along after the recent hiccup. If we continue to experience some short-term volatility ahead, investors can utilize short…
Traders Pay up to Short Junk Bond ETFs
A recent surge in distaste for high-yield bond exchange traded funds is highlighted by several anecdotes, including the willingness of professional traders…
Most Searched ETFs: Intense Focus
Frequent readers of our looks at the most searched exchange traded funds of the week know that there are usually a few,…
Junk Bond Departures Could Weigh On Stock ETFs
As speculative-grade debt and related junk bond exchange traded funds continue to weaken, some worry that the risk-off mentality will seep into…
Unheralded Bearish Junk Bond ETF Grows by 50%
One of this week’s hot topics, and rightfully so, is where high-yield bond exchange traded funds go from here. Investors are pulling…
Short Interest in Junk Bond ETFs at Seven-Year High
After a lengthy bull run, junk bond exchange traded funds are beginning to see more headwinds, with the Fed tapering its quantitative…
ETFs That Short Bonds
Recent upticks in interest rates don’t bode well for bond exchange traded fund investors. As Treasury yields rise, income-seeking investors still have…
Bearish Short ETFs for a Pullback in Stocks
The stock market reached a new five-year high to kick off February, however, some investors may not be convinced fundamentals are in…