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High Yield Bond ETFs
High yield bond ETFs invest in corporate bonds with credit ratings below investment grade (BB or lower). They offer higher yields to compensate for increased default risk.
Why invest
Significantly higher yields than investment grade bonds. Behavior sometimes more correlated with stocks.
Are high yield bonds too risky?
High yield bonds have a historical default rate of 2-4% per year, but ETFs diversify across hundreds of bonds, reducing this risk. They sometimes behave like stocks during crises, offering less protection than expected.
What role does high yield play in a portfolio?
A 5-10% allocation can improve overall returns without excessive risk. Avoid using them as a substitute for government bonds for stability, as they can fall with stocks during recessions.
High Yield Bond ETFs
High yield bond ETFs invest in corporate bonds with credit ratings below investment grade (BB or lower). They offer higher yields to compensate for increased default risk.
Why invest
Significantly higher yields than investment grade bonds. Behavior sometimes more correlated with stocks.
Are high yield bonds too risky?
High yield bonds have a historical default rate of 2-4% per year, but ETFs diversify across hundreds of bonds, reducing this risk. They sometimes behave like stocks during crises, offering less protection than expected.
What role does high yield play in a portfolio?
A 5-10% allocation can improve overall returns without excessive risk. Avoid using them as a substitute for government bonds for stability, as they can fall with stocks during recessions.
Holdings | Strategy | Dist. Freq. | Market | ||||||||||
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CI CGHY High Yield Bond Private Pool | +9.06% | 0.55% | 5.37% | 2022 | 33M$ | 0.24 | Index | Mo. | 680 | 🇨🇦 Canada | |||
IS HYGH Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond ETF | +6.36% | 0.52% | 6.79% | 2014 | 489M$ | 0.16 | Index | Mo. | 62K | 🇺🇸 United States | |||
PR HYHG High Yield—Interest Rate Hedged | +6.36% | 0.50% | +213 | 6.98% | 2013 | 162M$ | 0.04 | Index | Mo. | 18K | 🇺🇸 United States | ||
BM ZJK High Yield US Corporate Bond Index ETF | +5.93% | 0.55% | 6.34% | 2017 | 1.7G$ | 0.17 | Index | Mo. | 21K | 🇨🇦 Canada | |||
XT SHYL Short Duration High Yield Bond ETF | +4.32% | 0.20% | +87 | 7.01% | 2018 | 259M$ | 0.48 | Index | Mo. | 30K | 🇺🇸 United States | ||
PR YLD Principal Active High Yield ETF | +4.29% | 0.39% | +81 | 7.28% | 2015 | 487M$ | 0.54 | Active | Mo. | 195K | 🇺🇸 United States | ||
ST SJNK State Street SPDR Bloomberg Short Term High Yield Bond ETF | +4.27% | 0.40% | +1128 | 7.09% | 2012 | 5.1G$ | 0.44 | Index | Mo. | 2.5M | 🇺🇸 United States | ||
IS SHYG 0-5 Year High Yield Corporate Bond ETF | +4.25% | 0.30% | +1143 | 7.01% | 2013 | 8.1G$ | 0.44 | Index | Mo. | 1.2M | 🇺🇸 United States | ||
FR FLHY Franklin High Yield Corporate ETF | +4.16% | 0.40% | +242 | 6.60% | 2018 | 867M$ | 0.61 | Index | Mo. | 359K | 🇺🇸 United States | ||
IS HYDB High Yield Systematic Bond ETF | +4.12% | 0.35% | 7.00% | 2017 | 1.7G$ | 0.59 | Index | Mo. | 235K | 🇺🇸 United States | |||
TD TUHY TD Active U.S. High Yield Bond ETF | +4.03% | 0.55% | +9 | 5.91% | 2019 | 536M$ | 0.53 | Active | Mo. | 10K | 🇨🇦 Canada | ||
IN PGHY Global ex-US High Yield Corporate Bond ETF | +4.03% | 0.35% | +509 | 7.23% | 2013 | 220M$ | 0.53 | Index | Mo. | 52K | 🇺🇸 United States | ||
ST SPHY State Street SPDR Portfolio High Yield Bond ETF | +3.82% | 0.05% | +1923 | 7.31% | 2012 | 10.8G$ | 0.60 | Index | Mo. | 4.6M | 🇺🇸 United States | ||
IS EMHY J.P. Morgan EM High Yield Bond ETF | +3.79% | 0.50% | +151 | 6.58% | 2012 | 569M$ | 0.75 | Index | Mo. | 84K | 🇺🇸 United States | ||
IS USHY Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF | +3.69% | 0.08% | +1898 | 6.76% | 2017 | 25.8G$ | 0.64 | Index | Mo. | 10.5M | 🇺🇸 United States | ||
IS IBHF iBonds 2026 Term High Yield and Income ETF | +3.58% | 0.35% | +884 | 6.57% | 2020 | 1.1G$ | 0.32 | Index | Mo. | 390K | 🇺🇸 United States | ||
BN BKHY High Yield ETF | +3.57% | 0.22% | +1788 | 7.30% | 2020 | 384M$ | 0.63 | Index | Mo. | 21K | 🇺🇸 United States | ||
XT HYLB USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF | +3.51% | 0.05% | +1182 | 6.30% | 2016 | 3.7G$ | 0.63 | Index | Mo. | 1.2M | 🇺🇸 United States | ||
FI FDHY Fidelity Enhanced High Yield ETF | +3.46% | 0.35% | +112 | 6.63% | 2018 | 508M$ | 0.64 | Index | Mo. | 82K | 🇺🇸 United States | ||
PG PHYL Active High Yield Bond ETF | +3.46% | 0.39% | +686 | 7.89% | 2018 | 1.2G$ | 0.72 | Active | Mo. | 133K | 🇺🇸 United States | ||
IN BSJQ BulletShares 2026 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF | +3.38% | 0.43% | +47 | 5.95% | 2018 | 1.1G$ | 0.27 | Index | Mo. | 293K | 🇺🇸 United States | ||
IS HYG iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF | +3.30% | 0.49% | +1279 | 5.88% | 2007 | 16.4G$ | 0.67 | Index | Mo. | 36.4M | 🇺🇸 United States | ||
IN PHB Fundamental High Yield® Corporate Bond ETF | +3.18% | 0.23% | +257 | 5.50% | 2007 | 378M$ | 0.67 | Index | Mo. | 183K | 🇺🇸 United States | ||
ST JNK State Street SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF | +3.16% | 0.40% | +186 | 6.68% | 2007 | 7.0G$ | 0.67 | Index | Mo. | 2.7M | 🇺🇸 United States | ||
FL HYGV FlexShares High Yield Value-Scored Bond Index Fund | +3.12% | 0.37% | +1023 | 7.48% | 2018 | 1.1G$ | 0.55 | Factor | Mo. | 126K | 🇺🇸 United States | ||
XT HYDW Low Beta High Yield Bond ETF | +3.12% | 0.20% | +87 | 5.72% | 2018 | 66M$ | 0.60 | Index | Mo. | 4K | 🇺🇸 United States | ||
IN BSJR BulletShares 2027 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF | +3.03% | 0.42% | +112 | 5.98% | 2019 | 818M$ | 0.50 | Index | Mo. | 143K | 🇺🇸 United States | ||
IN BSJS BulletShares 2028 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF | +2.89% | 0.42% | +155 | 6.42% | 2020 | 650M$ | 0.58 | Index | Mo. | 128K | 🇺🇸 United States | ||
NU NUHY ESG High Yield Corporate Bond ETF | +2.87% | 0.30% | +366 | 6.65% | 2019 | 106M$ | 0.73 | Thematic | Mo. | 15K | 🇺🇸 United States | ||
VA HYEM Emerging Markets High Yield Bond ETF | +2.52% | 0.40% | +413 | 6.58% | 2012 | 465M$ | 0.43 | Index | Mo. | 120K | 🇺🇸 United States | ||
FI HYLS Tactical High Yield ETF | +2.48% | 0.69% | 6.58% | 2013 | 1.8G$ | 0.65 | Active | Mo. | 139K | 🇺🇸 United States | |||
VA SHYD Short High Yield Muni ETF | +0.67% | 0.32% | 3.57% | 2014 | 413M$ | 0.55 | Index | Mo. | 114K | 🇺🇸 United States | |||
ST HYMB State Street SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond ETF | +0.07% | 0.35% | +1703 | 4.47% | 2011 | 3.0G$ | 1.08 | Index | Mo. | 950K | 🇺🇸 United States | ||
VA HYD High Yield Muni ETF | -0.43% | 0.32% | 4.20% | 2009 | 4.3G$ | 1.00 | Index | Mo. | 713K | 🇺🇸 United States | |||
FE FHYS Hermes Short Duration High Yield ETF | — | 0.50% | +187 | 5.90% | 2021 | 49M$ | 0.28 | Index | Mo. | 16K | 🇺🇸 United States | ||
CA CGHY High Yield Bond ETF | — | 0.39% | +100 | — | 2025 | 93M$ | 0.00 | Index | Mo. | 63K | 🇺🇸 United States | ||
F/ CPHY F/m Compoundr High Yield Bond ETF | — | 0.35% | +1 | — | 2025 | 4M$ | 0.00 | Index | — | 805 | 🇺🇸 United States | ||
JO JHHY High Yield ETF | — | 0.52% | +514 | 7.33% | 2024 | 71M$ | 0.00 | Index | Mo. | 20K | 🇺🇸 United States | ||
JP JPHY Jpmorgan Active High Yield ETF | — | 0.45% | — | 2025 | 2.1G$ | 0.00 | Active | Mo. | 48K | 🇺🇸 United States | |||
JP JMHI J P Morgan Exchange-Traded Fund Trust - High Yield Municipal Etf Fund | — | 0.35% | +2527 | 4.63% | 2007 | 269M$ | 0.98 | Index | Mo. | 28K | 🇺🇸 United States | ||
AN AOHY High Yield Opportunities ETF | — | 0.56% | +1045 | 6.52% | 2009 | 120M$ | 0.47 | Index | Mo. | 47K | 🇺🇸 United States | ||
IN BSJT BulletShares 2029 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF | — | 0.42% | 6.88% | 2021 | 459M$ | 0.71 | Index | Mo. | 180K | 🇺🇸 United States | |||
IN BSJU Bulletshares 2030 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF | — | 0.42% | 6.66% | 2022 | 248M$ | 0.75 | Index | Mo. | 75K | 🇺🇸 United States | |||
IN BSJV BulletShares 2031 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF | — | 0.42% | 6.57% | 2023 | 80M$ | 0.00 | Index | Mo. | 17K | 🇺🇸 United States | |||
IN BSJW BulletShares 2032 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF | — | 0.42% | 6.72% | 2024 | 35M$ | 0.00 | Index | Mo. | 10K | 🇺🇸 United States | |||
IN BSJX Bulletshares 2033 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF | — | 0.42% | — | 2025 | 10M$ | 0.00 | Index | Mo. | 14K | 🇺🇸 United States | |||
XT BHYB USD High Yield BB-B ex Financials ETF | — | 0.20% | +1450 | 6.54% | 2023 | 2.0G$ | 0.00 | Index | Mo. | 231K | 🇺🇸 United States | ||
SC SCYB Schwab High Yield Bond ETF | — | 0.03% | +1840 | 6.95% | 2023 | 2.3G$ | 0.00 | Index | Mo. | 1.1M | 🇺🇸 United States | ||
IS IBHG iBonds 2027 Term High Yield and Income ETF | — | 0.35% | +123 | 6.35% | 2021 | 443M$ | 0.49 | Index | Mo. | 131K | 🇺🇸 United States | ||
IS IBHL iBonds 2032 Term High Yield and Income ETF | — | 0.35% | +154 | — | 2025 | 13M$ | 0.00 | Index | Mo. | 5K | 🇺🇸 United States |