High Yield Bond ETFs
Most of these ETFs invest in bonds rated below investment grade by credit rating agencies, which is below ‘BBB-' by Standard & Poor's or Fitch, or below ‘Baa3' from Moody's. Investors who are interested in higher current income and have a high tolerance for risk are best suited for this particular category. High yield bonds may fluctuate in value greatly, depending on if the economic situation of the issuer is improving or worsening. We would view this category as only for aggressive investors.
A
Category Grade
This category ranks #8 out of 65 ETF categories.
A
Strong Buy
Avg. SMART Grade
The average cap-weighted SMART Grade for ETFs in this category is A (Strong Buy).
| Fund Symbol/Name | Last | Open | High | Low | 52-Wk Hi | 52-Wk Lo | Day Chg | YTD Chg | 12-Mo Chg | AUM | Exp. Ratio | SMART Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HYG iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF |
82.13 | 82.24 | 82.51 | 81.97 | 88.53 | 67.52 | +0.60 (0.74%) |
-4.11% | -5.61% | 25.10B | 0.49% |
A Strong Buy |
| JNK SPDR Bloomberg Barclays High Yield Bond ETF |
101.72 | 101.94 | 102.14 | 101.51 | 110.33 | 83.18 | +0.77 (0.76%) |
-4.44% | -6.36% | 11.59B | 0.40% |
A Strong Buy |
| BKLN Invesco Senior Loan ETF |
21.52 | 21.41 | 21.52 | 21.41 | 22.92 | 17.06 | +0.11 (0.51%) |
-3.71% | -5.32% | 4.17B | 0.65% |
A Strong Buy |
| SHYG iShares 0-5 Year High Yield Corporate Bond ETF |
42.97 | 43.07 | 43.17 | 42.93 | 46.75 | 36.90 | +0.16 (0.37%) |
-4.95% | -7.73% | 4.09B | 0.30% |
A Strong Buy |
| SJNK SPDR Bloomberg Barclays Short Term High Yield Bond ETF |
25.23 | 25.25 | 25.33 | 25.19 | 27.21 | 21.42 | +0.13 (0.52%) |
-3.52% | -7.07% | 3.35B | 0.40% |
A Strong Buy |
| ANGL VanEck Vectors Fallen Angel High Yield Bond ETF |
28.78 | 28.88 | 28.90 | 28.73 | 30.53 | 21.13 | +0.18 (0.63%) |
-0.99% | -1.64% | 2.04B | 0.35% |
A Strong Buy |
| HYLS First Trust High Yield Long/Short ETF |
46.17 | 46.20 | 46.27 | 46.08 | 49.17 | 37.46 | +0.09 (0.20%) |
-2.88% | -4.26% | 1.71B | 1.16% |
A Strong Buy |
| SRLN SPDR Blackstone GSO Senior Loan ETF |
43.45 | 43.64 | 43.64 | 43.30 | 46.85 | 36.01 | +0.07 (0.16%) |
-4.25% | -5.77% | 1.47B | 0.70% |
A Strong Buy |
| FTSL First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF |
45.39 | 45.45 | 45.48 | 45.01 | 48.21 | 34.85 | +0.13 (0.29%) |
-3.38% | -3.80% | 1.35B | 0.87% |
A Strong Buy |
| HYS PIMCO 0-5 Year High Yield Corporat Bond Index Exchange-Traded Fund |
91.63 | 91.65 | 92.00 | 91.49 | 100.54 | 78.01 | +0.55 (0.60%) |
-5.85% | -8.74% | 1.23B | 0.56% |
A Strong Buy |
| BSJL Invesco BulletShares 2021 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF |
22.84 | 22.82 | 22.86 | 22.80 | 24.87 | 19.81 | +0.07 (0.31%) |
-5.32% | -7.75% | 963.59M | 0.42% |
A Strong Buy |
| BSJK Invesco BulletShares 2020 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF |
23.29 | 23.29 | 23.31 | 23.28 | 24.14 | 21.00 | 0.00 (0.00%) |
-1.42% | -3.36% | 819.23M | 0.42% |
A Strong Buy |
| BSJM Invesco BulletShares 2022 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF |
22.51 | 22.48 | 22.55 | 22.46 | 24.66 | 18.19 | +0.11 (0.49%) |
-5.76% | -8.38% | 639.83M | 0.42% |
A Strong Buy |
| PHB Invesco Fundamental High Yield Corporate Bond ETF |
18.22 | 18.24 | 18.31 | 18.21 | 19.34 | 14.90 | +0.05 (0.28%) |
-3.38% | -4.11% | 619.80M | 0.50% |
A Strong Buy |
| FALN iShares Fallen Angels USD Bond ETF |
26.37 | 26.45 | 26.48 | 26.26 | 27.73 | 19.47 | +0.11 (0.42%) |
0.17% | -0.98% | 188.94M | 0.25% |
A Strong Buy |
| BSJO Invesco BulletShares 2024 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF |
23.62 | 23.57 | 23.65 | 23.57 | 25.57 | 19.60 | +0.14 (0.60%) |
-5.08% | -6.86% | 150.14M | 0.42% |
A Strong Buy |
| BSJQ Invesco BulletShares 2026 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF |
23.99 | 24.02 | 24.13 | 23.95 | 26.31 | 19.41 | +0.12 (0.50%) |
-5.90% | -6.82% | 59.55M | 0.42% |
A Strong Buy |
| HYLV IndexIQ ETF Trust IQ S&P High Yield Low Volatility Bond ETF |
24.30 | 24.40 | 24.40 | 24.30 | 25.79 | 20.38 | +0.08 (0.33%) |
-2.35% | -3.17% | 52.31M | 0.40% |
A Strong Buy |
| HYXE iShares iBoxx $ High Yield ex Oil & Gas Corporate Bond ETF |
49.68 | 49.92 | 49.92 | 49.64 | 52.87 | 42.01 | +0.27 (0.55%) |
-2.52% | -3.50% | 45.43M | 0.50% |
A Strong Buy |
| WFHY WisdomTree U.S. High Yield Corporate Bond Fund |
48.95 | 49.04 | 49.13 | 48.88 | 52.52 | 40.02 | +0.13 (0.27%) |
-3.56% | -4.78% | 44.29M | 0.38% |
A Strong Buy |
| PHYL PGIM Active High Yield Bond ETF |
38.42 | 38.37 | 38.42 | 38.37 | 41.92 | 31.79 | +0.09 (0.23%) |
-3.68% | -6.54% | 30.23M | 0.53% |
A Strong Buy |
| HYGV FlexShares High Yield Value-Scored Bond Index Fund |
45.04 | 45.15 | 45.24 | 45.00 | 49.10 | 36.86 | +0.14 (0.31%) |
-4.30% | -7.34% | N/A | N/A |
A Strong Buy |
| HYLB Xtrackers USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF |
46.94 | 47.05 | 47.13 | 46.85 | 50.68 | 38.04 | +0.27 (0.58%) |
-4.01% | -6.29% | N/A | N/A |
A Strong Buy |
| BSJP Invesco BulletShares 2025 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF |
23.03 | 22.98 | 23.16 | 22.93 | 24.93 | 18.35 | +0.18 (0.79%) |
-4.53% | -6.23% | N/A | N/A |
A Strong Buy |
| USHY iShares Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF |
38.36 | 38.37 | 38.52 | 38.28 | 41.47 | 31.58 | +0.18 (0.47%) |
-3.93% | -6.16% | N/A | N/A |
A Strong Buy |
| FLHY Franklin Liberty High Yield Corporate ETF |
24.68 | 24.65 | 24.68 | 24.65 | 26.42 | 19.98 | +0.02 (0.08%) |
-2.49% | -4.18% | N/A | N/A |
A Strong Buy |
| HYDB iShares Edge High Yield Defensive Bond ETF |
47.11 | 47.04 | 47.38 | 47.04 | 51.17 | 39.69 | +0.22 (0.47%) |
-4.28% | -5.63% | N/A | N/A |
A Strong Buy |
| FDHY Fidelity High Yield Factor ETF |
51.94 | 51.91 | 52.05 | 51.88 | 54.50 | 41.13 | +0.23 (0.44%) |
-0.27% | -0.67% | N/A | N/A |
A Strong Buy |
| HYDW Xtrackers Low Beta High Yield Bond ETF |
48.89 | 48.97 | 49.23 | 48.87 | 50.99 | 40.87 | +0.19 (0.39%) |
-0.85% | -2.59% | N/A | N/A |
A Strong Buy |
| SHYL Xtrackers Short Duration High Yield Bond ETF |
44.97 | 45.04 | 45.04 | 44.97 | 49.25 | 39.20 | +0.12 (0.27%) |
-5.05% | -8.49% | N/A | N/A |
A Strong Buy |
| HYD VanEck Vectors High Yield Municipal Index ETF |
59.11 | 59.04 | 59.19 | 59.03 | 66.34 | 41.36 | +0.01 (0.02%) |
-5.70% | -7.06% | 2.66B | 0.35% |
B Buy |
| HYMB SPDR Nuveen Bloomberg Barclays High Yield Municipal Bond ETF |
56.32 | 56.23 | 56.37 | 56.15 | 61.34 | 42.16 | +0.15 (0.27%) |
-2.72% | -3.36% | 1.08B | 0.35% |
B Buy |
| SHYD VanEck Vectors Short High-Yield Municipal Index ETF |
23.82 | 23.80 | 23.85 | 23.80 | 25.87 | 17.05 | +0.05 (0.21%) |
-3.96% | -4.61% | 235.67M | 0.35% |
B Buy |
| PGHY Invesco Global Short Term High Yield Bond ETF |
21.35 | 21.65 | 21.65 | 21.05 | 23.28 | 17.40 | -0.27 (-1.25%) |
-3.60% | -8.01% | 186.20M | 0.35% |
B Buy |
| HYZD WisdomTree Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond Fund |
20.40 | 20.18 | 20.48 | 20.16 | 23.44 | 16.00 | +0.17 (0.84%) |
-9.41% | -12.56% | 126.76M | 0.43% |
B Buy |
| HYLD High Yield ETF |
28.89 | 29.05 | 29.50 | 28.65 | 34.80 | 24.02 | -0.10 (-0.34%) |
-10.20% | -16.54% | 96.31M | 1.25% |
B Buy |
| SNLN Highland/iBoxx Senior Loan ETF |
15.72 | 15.76 | 15.78 | 15.66 | 17.66 | 13.88 | -0.02 (-0.13%) |
-8.61% | -10.56% | 89.21M | 0.55% |
B Buy |
| HYHG ProShares High Yield Interest Rate Hedged |
58.22 | 58.79 | 59.06 | 57.91 | 66.50 | 48.29 | +0.39 (0.67%) |
-8.49% | -11.10% | 76.28M | 0.50% |
B Buy |
| HYGH iShares Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond ETF |
80.88 | 80.97 | 81.02 | 80.88 | 90.00 | 63.02 | +0.09 (0.11%) |
-7.98% | -8.64% | 69.53M | 0.53% |
B Buy |
| SFHY WisdomTree U.S. Short Term High Yield Corporate Bond Fund |
47.18 | 47.15 | 47.24 | 47.12 | 54.44 | 40.36 | +0.26 (0.55%) |
-4.45% | -6.80% | 23.55M | 0.38% |
B Buy |
| SOVB Cambria Sovereign Bond ETF |
24.70 | 25.00 | 25.00 | 24.70 | 28.00 | 18.01 | 0.00 (0.00%) |
-1.41% | -5.36% | 6.43M | 0.59% |
B Buy |
| HYUP Xtrackers High Beta High Yield Bond ETF |
44.18 | 44.18 | 44.18 | 44.18 | 49.33 | 36.41 | +0.15 (0.34%) |
-6.71% | -9.28% | N/A | N/A |
B Buy |
| PTBD Pacer Trendpilot US Bond ETF |
25.18 | 25.29 | 25.29 | 25.06 | 28.41 | 23.87 | +0.18 (0.72%) |
-0.89% | 0.44% | 172.66M | 0.60% |
NR Not Rated |
| FJNK Pacific Global Focused High Yield ETF |
23.44 | 23.44 | 23.44 | 23.44 | 25.44 | 19.27 | +0.07 (0.30%) |
-5.18% | -6.32% | 25.89M | 0.39% |
NR Not Rated |
| HYTR CP High Yield Trend ETF |
23.00 | 22.99 | 23.00 | 22.99 | 25.20 | 22.82 | +0.04 (0.17%) |
-7.42% | -8.22% | 12.39M | 0.97% |
NR Not Rated |
| HYND WisdomTree Negative Duration High Yield Bond Fund |
14.85 | 14.86 | 14.95 | 14.85 | 19.82 | 12.92 | -0.11 (-0.74%) |
-19.34% | -24.71% | 8.98M | 0.48% |
NR Not Rated |
| IHYD Invesco Corporate Income Defensive ETF |
25.09 | 25.07 | 25.09 | 25.06 | 26.05 | 25.05 | -0.01 (-0.04%) |
0.54% | -0.42% | N/A | N/A |
NR Not Rated |
| IHYV Invesco Corporate Income Value ETF |
24.83 | 24.83 | 24.83 | 24.80 | 25.23 | 24.23 | 0.00 (0.00%) |
-0.24% | 1.16% | N/A | N/A |
NR Not Rated |
| HYIH Deutsche X-trackers High Yield Corporate Bond - Interest Rate Hedged ETF |
18.83 | 18.95 | 18.95 | 18.78 | 22.61 | 14.40 | -0.07 (-0.37%) |
-13.47% | -15.43% | N/A | N/A |
NR Not Rated |
| BSJH Guggenheim BulletShares 2017 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF |
25.72 | 25.70 | 25.72 | 25.70 | 25.94 | 25.64 | +0.02 (0.08%) |
1.59% | -0.19% | N/A | N/A |
NR Not Rated |
| BSJJ Invesco BulletShares 2019 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF |
23.90 | 23.90 | 23.90 | 23.89 | 24.05 | 23.42 | +0.01 (0.04%) |
-0.58% | -0.31% | N/A | N/A |
NR Not Rated |
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