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 69 ETFs traded on the U.S. markets, Junk Bond ETFs have total assets under management of $97.12B. The average expense ratio is 0.46%. 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 $21.52B in assets. In the last trailing year, the best-performing Junk Bond ETF was HYLD at 30.86%. The most recent ETF launched in the Junk Bond space was the BlackRock High Yield Muni Income Bond ETF HYMU on 03/16/21.