Notable ETF Outflow Detected - HYG

Three Trends Impacting HYG And High-Yield Bonds

IShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYG) Default rates for high-yield bonds are rising, reaching 4.5% in December 2023. Credit spreads are narrowing and are currently below historical averages. Risk-adjusted returns for HYG are weak, treasuries look stronger as default rates rise. High-yielding corporate bonds still have a place in an investor's portfolio due to their high yields.

Bubble Up: The Everything, Everywhere Bubble

Home Market Outlook Economy Analysis Bubble Up: The Everything, Everywhere Bubble. Investors face a challenging landscape with fiscal dominance pushing bond yields and inflation. Rising interest rates aim to curb inflation but can hurt stock valuations and bond prices. We are in the euphoria phase of an AI bubble.

Weekly Report: what happened at HYG last week (0415-0419)?

Investors pull $143B from the fund market, marking the largest weekly exodus since Sept. 2009

Investors pull $143B from the fund market, marking the largest weekly exodus since Sept. 2009. Money market funds led the outflow charge with $118.5B in the week that ended April 17th. Equity funds lost $19.5b and equity focused funds $13.4B over the course of the week.

Fixed Income Investment Outlook Q2 2024: A Winding, Downward Path

Weekly Report: what happened at HYG last week (0408-0412)?

3 ETFs To Avoid, And Their Replacements

HYT: Leveraged High-Yield Bond Fund Faces Trifecta Of Headwinds

The BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund invests in non-investment grade bonds as an actively managed closed-end fund. The fund's monthly distribution currently yields 10%. The fund has outperformed high-yield benchmarks over the past year. BlackRock expects to see rising levels of volatility for the fund.

Short HYG: High-Yield Spreads Are Likely To Widen

Short junk bonds with put options. Option-adjusted high-yield spreads are near all-time lows. Consider hedging with 3–5 year Treasuries, or housing stocks. I expect the spread to widen sharply over the next 12 months. The iShares iBoxx $ High-Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYG) is expected to be shorted.

Fixed Income Perspectives - Looking Ahead At Q2 2024: A Pause Before A Pivot

Is WisdomTree U.S. High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (WFHY) a Strong ETF Right Now?

Fixed Income: No Time To Yield

Home Investing Strategy Fixed Income Analysis Fixed Income: No Time To Yield. Bond yields are higher today than they were 20 years ago. Investors are moving back into bonds in record numbers with 2023 global bond ETF inflows of $333 billion. Steve Laipply, Global co-head of iShares’ fixed income ETFs joins Oscar Pulido on The Bid.

Weekly Report: what happened at HYG last week (0401-0405)?

HYG, ARKC: Big ETF Outflows

Top 10 US Corporate Bonds By Market Performance In 2024: April Update

The performance of the U.S. Corporate bond market in the first quarter of the year was generally flat. Bonds issued by companies with higher credit ratings experienced a slight downward trajectory. The high-grade and high-yield sectors showed notable distinctions between the two sectors.

Top 10 US High-Yield Corporate Bonds With Returns Over 20% In April 2024

The U.S. High-yield corporate bond market has surged by 10% from October 2023 to April 2024. Investors are increasingly drawn to the realm of junk bonds as interest rates hover at their highest level in over two decades. High-yielding corporate bonds are corporate bonds issued by companies with lower credit ratings than investment-grade bonds.

S&P 500 And Bond Market Annual Returns; Style Box Update

Home Market Outlook Today's Market S&P 500 And Bond Market Annual Returns; Style Box Update. High-yield credit has done well in the last year in terms of absolute returns. From Jan. 2000 through March 2024, the annual return for the S&p 500 is 7.40%.

Barclays spotlights HYG as a potential hedge against a hawkish central bank

Barclays spotlights HYG as a potential hedge against a hawkish central bank. IShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYG) offers exposure to a broad range of U.S. Dollar-denominated high yield corporate bonds.

Gold Volatility Surges Higher On Upside Call Demand

Implied volatilities fell across asset classes last week in a holiday-shortened week, with the notable exception of gold. GLD 1M implied vol jumped over 2 pts to 13.4% as gold prices surged to a new all-time high. The extreme bullishness in gold reflects optimism over inflation and Fed policy.