Junk Bond ETF Overview

High-yield ETFs or junk bond ETFs provide exposure to the debt of American companies rated below BBB. High-yield ETFs are risky investments that need to offer attractive returns to compensate for their risk.

High Yield ETFs are part of the following market segments:

With 94 ETFs traded on the U.S. markets, Junk Bond ETFs have total assets under management of $71.36B. The average expense ratio is 0.45%. Junk Bond ETFs can be found in the following asset classes:

  • Fixed Income

The largest Junk Bond ETF is the iShares iBoxx USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF HYG with $12.82B in assets. In the last trailing year, the best-performing Junk Bond ETF was SJB at 3.67%. The most recent ETF launched in the Junk Bond space was the Putnam ESG High Yield ETF PHYD on 01/19/23.

Top ETF Performers

CDX Simplify High Yield PLUS Credit Hedge ETF 1.72%
HYMU BlackRock High Yield Muni Income Bond ETF 1.67%
SHYD VanEck Short High Yield Muni ETF 1.29%
SJB ProShares Short High Yield 0.91%
HYXU iShares International High Yield Bond ETF 0.80%

Bottom ETF Performers

HYHG ProShares High Yield-Interest Rate Hedged ETF -3.39%
HYZD WisdomTree Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond Fund -3.37%
VEMY Virtus Stone Harbor Emerging Markets High Yield Bond ETF -3.14%
HYGH iShares Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond ETF -3.04%
XCCC BondBloxx CCC Rated USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF -2.77%

Top Creations

BKHY BNY Mellon High Yield Beta ETF 270.07
SIHY Harbor Scientific Alpha High-Yield ETF 117.09
PHYD Putnam ESG High Yield ETF 75.90
GHYG iShares U.S. & Intl High Yield Corp Bond ETF 55.61
SPHY SPDR Portfolio High Yield Bond ETF 55.11

Top Redemptions

HYG iShares iBoxx USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF -5,129.04
JNK SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF -2,211.70
USHY iShares Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF -538.31
SRLN SPDR Blackstone Senior Loan ETF -403.45
HYLB Xtrackers USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF -341.42

AUM Winners

SIHY Harbor Scientific Alpha High-Yield ETF 338.98%
XHYT BondBloxx USD High Yield Bond Telecom Media & Technology Sector ETF 96.91%
HYLD High Yield ETF 21.89%
XCCC BondBloxx CCC Rated USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF 21.43%
WFHY WisdomTree U.S. High Yield Corporate Bond Fund 14.03%

AUM Losers

UJB ProShares Ultra High Yield -27.44%
JNK SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF -21.95%
PHB Invesco Fundamental High Yield Corporate Bond ETF -21.60%
PHYD Putnam ESG High Yield ETF -19.81%
SRLN SPDR Blackstone Senior Loan ETF -12.68%

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