High Yield Bond ETFs Battle For Inflows: HYG vs. JNK

Interest in high yield bond ETFs has been on the rise ever since the Federal Reserve implemented its ultra-low rate policy following the 2007 housing market bubble. This breed of fixed-income securities has been popular among investors of all sizes looking to beef up their portfolio’s current return without incurring handfuls of volatility. High yield bonds commonly boast risk-return profiles that bear a close resemblance to safer, lower-yielding investment grade debt securities [see 101 High Yielding ETFs For Every Dividend Investor]. While there have been plenty of new entrants to the High Yield Bonds ETFdb Category over the years, two funds remain safely atop the list: the iShares iBoxx High Yield Corporate Bond Fund and the State Street SPDR Barclays Capital High Yield Bond ETF . Meet the Competitors With over 20 high yield bond ETFs on the market, HYG and JNK separate themselves by being the biggest funds in the space, boasting [...] Click here to read the original article on ETFdb.com. Related Posts: Senior Bank Loans: High-Yield With Perks Inside The Peritus High Yield ETF 7 ETFs Yielding 7% Or More Three “Dividend ETFs” That Go Beyond Stocks Junk Bond ETFs: More Than Just JNK & HYG