Sentences with phrase «high yield bond»

Similarly, RBC Global Asset Management will see its fees reduced by 10 basis points for the RBC BlueBay Emerging Market Corporate Bond Fund (RECAX) and by 5 basis points for the RBC BlueBay Emerging Market Select Bond Fund (RESAX), RBC BlueBay Global High Yield Bond Fund (RHYAX) and RBC BlueBay Global Convertible Bond Fund.

Also, include high yield bond funds in this percentage allocation.

These are income investments such as Master Limited Partnerships MLP (especially pipelines), equity REITS, high yield bond funds and special situations such as tankers (which have dividends that fluctuate greatly).

High yield bond funds take higher risks with the goal of paying higher yields by investing primarily in securities that are either not rated, or have been rated below investment grade by the major ratings agencies — for taxable funds, BB and below.

First Trust AlphaDEX ™ Canadian Dividend Plus ETF (TSX: FDY)(TSX: FDY.A); First Trust AlphaDEX ™ U.S. Dividend Plus ETF (CAD - Hedged)(TSX: FUD)(TSX: FUD.A); First Trust AlphaDEX ™ Emerging Market Dividend ETF (CAD - Hedged)(TSX: FDE)(TSX: FDE.A); First Trust Senior Loan ETF (CAD - Hedged)(TSX: FSL)(TSX: FSL.A); First Trust AlphaDEX ™ European Dividend Index ETF (CAD - Hedged)(TSX: EUR)(TSX: EUR.A); First Trust Short Duration High Yield Bond ETF (TSX: FHY)(TSX: FHY.A); First Trust Global Risk Managed Income Index ETF (TSX: ETP)(TSX: ETP.A); First Trust Tactical Bond Index ETF (TSX: FTB).

The junk or high yield bond markets in the U.S. have seen diverse returns so far in 2015.

The fund had equivalent positions in the iShares Asia 50 ETF (AIA), iShares Emerging Markets High Yield Bond ETF (EMHY), iShares MSCI India ETF (INDA), Columbia Emerging Markets Consumer ETF (ECON), and BLDRS Emerging Markets 50 ADR Index Fund (ADRE).

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If you could look at high yield bond trades you would have seen that they were declining as well.

On October 1, 2014, SunAmerica High Yield Bond Fund (SHNAX) becomes SunAmerica Flexible Credit Fund, and that simultaneously make «certain changes to their principal investment strategy and techniques.»

Most investors couldn't see both the high yield bond market and the ETF market, but if they could they would see that the high yield ETF was reflecting the price drops in individual high yield bond trades.

That good because, as a high yield bond fund, they've pretty much trail the pack by 50 - 100 bps over most trailing time periods.

High Yield bond funds can be very risky as shown in the below pictures.

The downside for investors, if a high yield bond is called, is the loss of interest return for the years remaining in the life of the bond.

The comparable iShares DEX Universe Bond (XBB) returned 9.36 % in 2011, while the iShares U.S. High Yield Bond (XHY) returned 6.83 %.

This fund has been around since 2007, though it didn't start tracking the RAFI High Yield Bond Index until last August.

What's more, there are several index ETFs that allow Canadians to buy US corporate bonds with currency hedging, including the iShares U.S. IG Corporate Bond (XIG), the iShares U.S. High Yield Bond (XHY), and similar offerings from Claymore and BMO.

The majority of my timing is more conservative, including all the important U.S. and international equity asset classes plus high grade and high yield bond funds.

Investors looking for slightly more yield could solely bet on corporate short - term bonds with the SPDR Barclays Short Term High Yield Bond ETF (SJNK A) and Vanguard Short - Term Corporate Bond ETF (VCSH A).

Morningstar insists on comparing it to its high yield bond group, with which it shares neither strategy nor portfolio.

Brace for some ups and downs in markets, but consider positioning your portfolio to pursue income through preferred stocks, total shareholder payout and high yield bond - oriented ETFs.

The fund's returns over the past five years are almost dead - center in the high yield bond pack.

On the other hand, notice the turnover of the Vanguard High Yield Bond Fund is only 26 %.

JP Morgan's Thomas Lee notes that if the S&P earnings yield merely equaled the high yield bond (a frequent past metric), the S&P 500 would be at 1600.

He joined OppenheimerFunds in January 1995 as a high yield bond analyst.

It's understandable that investors are hesitant to pick individual high yield bond issues and invest given solvency risk of any one particular company in conjunction with the hassle and minimum investment requirements many of them entail.

Indeed, the SPDR Barclays High Yield Bond Fund (JNK) has been flashing warning signs since January.

As Figure 1 shows, the Bloomberg Barclays US Corporate High Yield Bond Index posted positive returns during rising - rate periods, averaging a return of 8.86 % while the Bloomberg Barclays US Aggregate Bond Index was almost entirely in the red with an average return of -1.41 %.

iShares Advantaged Canadian Bond (CAB) iShares Advantaged Convertible Bond (CVD) iShares Advantaged U.S. High Yield Bond (CHB) iShares Advantaged Short Duration High Income (CSD) iShares Global Monthly Advantaged Dividend (CYH)

Here's my take: risk arb is like being a high yield bond manager.

The fund had major equivalent positions in the Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (VYM), PowerShares Dynamic Large Cap Value Portfolio (PWV), First Trust Large Cap Growth AlphaDEX ® Fund (FTC), SPDR ® Barclays High Yield Bond ETF (JNK), SPDR ® S&P ® Homebuilders ETF (XHB), and iShares Global Consumer Staples ETF (KXI).

While it is understandable that market participants are concerned about interest rate risk in a rising rate environment, it is interesting to note that the high yield bond sector stands out within the fixed income market with less rate sensitivity.

Compare this to perhaps a slightly higher fee, active high yield bond manager who only holds more liquid, higher quality positions with an investor base perhaps not as eager to hit that sell button during periods of market turmoil.

Related investing themes: Bond Funds, Municipal Bond Funds, High Yield Bond Funds, Corporate Bond Funds, Goverment Bond Funds.

Would you buy a junk bond or a high yield bond?

High yield bond spreads are a little tighter than they should be according to the analysis.

Spreads (the difference between the yield of a high yield bond and a U.S. Treasury) have come in considerably since the winter lows.

U.S. high yield bond spreads neared recession levels in February, as prices declined and yields increased.

Future high yield bond returns will likely be more muted — and depend more on improving fundamentals than commodity prices.

They also have sensitivity to interest rates, so as interest rates rise, the value of a high yield bond can decline, and vice versa.

Other investors may want to consider the iShares Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETF (LEMB), iShares Emerging Markets Corporate Bond ETF (CEMB), or iShares Emerging Markets High Yield Bond ETF (EMHY).

Investors have rushed over to high yield bond exchange - traded funds (ETFs) in a search of yield.

In recent weeks, the spread (or difference) between the yield of the 10 - year Treasury and a high yield bond of comparable maturity actually widened a bit, roughly 0.45 %, restoring some value in the space.

Like equity, the value of a high yield bond is tied to the fate of its corporate issuer.

Some high yield bond funds are reeling with the impact of the price of oil on energy related companies with debt.

High yield bond values are likely to fall.

The Standard & Poor's U.S. - Issued High Yield Bond Index is down only 1.73 percent in the fourth quarter, as expectations of a Federal Reserve rate hike rose.

Each month for investment grade and high yield bond market segments separately, they construct an equally - weighted long - only portfolio consisting of the 10 % of bonds with the highest exposure to each factor.

They also have sensitivity to interest rates, so as interest rates rise, the value of a high yield bond can decline, and vice versa.

Investors should also find ample liquidity in the SPDR Bloomberg Barclays High Yield Bond ETF (JNK), with $ 436.71 M in daily dollar volume.