Junk Bond ETF Channel

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:

• Fixed Income U.S. Corporate High Yield
• Fixed Income U.S. Corporate High Yield Short Term
• Fixed Income U.S. Corporate High Yield Intermediate

With 64 ETFs traded in the U.S. markets, Junk Bond ETFs gather total assets under management of $56.74B. The average expense ratio is 0.48%. 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 $17.72B in assets. In the last trailing year, the best performing Junk Bond ETF was the HYEM at 11.25%. The most-recent ETF launched in the Junk Bond space was the Virtus Seix Senior Loan ETF SEIX in 04/24/19.