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.

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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	83.78	83.81	83.89	83.70	88.53	67.52	-0.12 (-0.14%)	-1.40%	-3.26%	25.63B	0.49%	A Strong Buy
JNK SPDR Bloomberg Barclays High Yield Bond ETF	104.13	104.12	104.28	104.00	110.33	83.18	-0.14 (-0.13%)	-1.35%	-3.57%	12.07B	0.40%	A Strong Buy
SHYG iShares 0-5 Year High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	43.85	43.95	43.96	43.76	46.75	36.90	-0.10 (-0.23%)	-2.15%	-5.25%	4.90B	0.30%	A Strong Buy
BKLN Invesco Senior Loan ETF	21.77	21.79	21.82	21.74	22.92	17.06	+0.03 (0.14%)	-1.84%	-3.57%	3.94B	0.65%	A Strong Buy
SJNK SPDR Bloomberg Barclays Short Term High Yield Bond ETF	25.81	25.80	25.84	25.77	27.14	21.42	-0.06 (-0.23%)	-0.46%	-3.76%	3.34B	0.40%	A Strong Buy
ANGL VanEck Vectors Fallen Angel High Yield Bond ETF	29.67	29.72	29.74	29.63	30.77	21.13	-0.07 (-0.24%)	2.91%	1.85%	3.10B	0.35%	A Strong Buy
HYLS First Trust High Yield Long/Short ETF	47.23	47.29	47.38	47.17	49.17	37.46	+0.05 (0.11%)	0.68%	-1.97%	1.97B	1.23%	A Strong Buy
SRLN SPDR Blackstone GSO Senior Loan ETF	44.61	44.44	44.70	44.44	46.85	36.01	-0.11 (-0.25%)	-0.83%	-3.13%	1.57B	0.70%	A Strong Buy
FTSL First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF	46.15	46.05	46.22	46.05	48.21	34.85	+0.14 (0.30%)	-0.98%	-2.76%	1.32B	0.86%	A Strong Buy
HYMB SPDR Nuveen Bloomberg Barclays High Yield Municipal Bond ETF	56.80	56.80	56.87	56.65	61.34	42.16	-0.06 (-0.11%)	-1.31%	-4.06%	1.20B	0.35%	A Strong Buy
HYS PIMCO 0-5 Year High Yield Corporat Bond Index Exchange-Traded Fund	93.59	93.80	93.80	93.34	100.38	78.01	-0.22 (-0.23%)	-3.15%	-5.68%	1.17B	0.56%	A Strong Buy
BSJL Invesco BulletShares 2021 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	22.96	22.97	22.99	22.93	24.87	19.81	+0.02 (0.09%)	-3.98%	-6.74%	966.80M	0.42%	A Strong Buy
PHB Invesco Fundamental High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	18.63	18.58	18.64	18.57	19.34	14.90	+0.09 (0.49%)	-0.17%	-1.92%	735.24M	0.50%	A Strong Buy
BSJK Invesco BulletShares 2020 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	23.35	23.36	23.37	23.35	24.00	21.00	-0.01 (-0.04%)	-1.04%	-2.41%	689.27M	0.42%	A Strong Buy
BSJM Invesco BulletShares 2022 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	22.92	22.90	22.93	22.84	24.63	18.19	+0.06 (0.26%)	-3.07%	-6.07%	661.20M	0.42%	A Strong Buy
FALN iShares Fallen Angels USD Bond ETF	27.33	27.28	27.35	27.19	28.00	19.47	+0.03 (0.11%)	4.78%	2.67%	271.60M	0.25%	A Strong Buy
SHYD VanEck Vectors ETF Trust VanEck Vectors Short High Yield Muni ETF	24.25	24.33	24.33	24.22	25.87	17.05	-0.13 (-0.53%)	-1.72%	-3.44%	231.23M	0.35%	A Strong Buy
PGHY Invesco Global Short Term High Yield Bond ETF	21.51	21.69	21.69	21.49	23.03	17.40	-0.10 (-0.46%)	-1.52%	-5.97%	196.11M	0.35%	A Strong Buy
BSJO Invesco BulletShares 2024 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	24.17	24.14	24.22	24.14	25.57	19.60	+0.06 (0.25%)	-1.74%	-3.69%	173.20M	0.42%	A Strong Buy
HYLV IndexIQ ETF Trust IQ S&P High Yield Low Volatility Bond ETF	24.76	24.72	24.78	24.71	25.79	20.38	-0.01 (-0.04%)	0.17%	-1.81%	107.18M	0.40%	A Strong Buy
HYLD High Yield ETF	30.15	30.01	30.19	30.01	34.26	24.02	0.00 (0.00%)	-4.39%	-10.97%	103.19M	1.25%	A Strong Buy
WFHY WisdomTree U.S. High Yield Corporate Bond Fund	50.10	50.04	50.24	50.04	52.52	40.02	+0.04 (0.08%)	-0.03%	-2.47%	84.68M	0.38%	A Strong Buy
HYGV FlexShares High Yield Value-Scored Bond Index Fund	46.36	46.34	46.51	46.30	49.10	36.86	-0.14 (-0.30%)	-0.35%	-3.29%	N/A	N/A	A Strong Buy
HYLB Xtrackers USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	48.05	48.05	48.13	47.99	50.68	38.04	-0.05 (-0.10%)	-0.99%	-3.48%	N/A	N/A	A Strong Buy
BSJP Invesco BulletShares 2025 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	23.54	23.51	23.57	23.49	24.93	18.35	+0.05 (0.21%)	-1.22%	-3.87%	N/A	N/A	A Strong Buy
BSJQ Invesco BulletShares 2026 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	24.55	24.56	24.59	24.50	26.31	19.41	+0.02 (0.08%)	-2.57%	-4.77%	N/A	N/A	A Strong Buy
USHY iShares Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	39.38	39.40	39.44	39.32	41.47	31.58	-0.09 (-0.23%)	-0.50%	-3.12%	N/A	N/A	A Strong Buy
PHYL PGIM Active High Yield Bond ETF	39.72	39.72	39.72	39.72	41.92	31.79	+0.09 (0.23%)	0.54%	-3.56%	N/A	N/A	A Strong Buy
FJNK Pacific Global Focused High Yield ETF	24.31	24.31	24.31	24.31	25.44	19.27	+0.07 (0.29%)	-0.45%	-2.85%	N/A	N/A	A Strong Buy
FLHY Franklin Liberty High Yield Corporate ETF	25.39	25.37	25.40	25.34	26.42	19.98	+0.09 (0.36%)	1.29%	-1.63%	N/A	N/A	A Strong Buy
HYDB iShares High Yield Bond Factor ETF	48.54	48.38	48.61	48.38	51.17	39.69	-0.06 (-0.12%)	-0.40%	-3.50%	N/A	N/A	A Strong Buy
FDHY Fidelity High Yield Factor ETF	53.91	53.55	54.00	53.55	55.88	41.13	+0.22 (0.41%)	4.71%	2.43%	N/A	N/A	A Strong Buy
HYUP Xtrackers High Beta High Yield Bond ETF	45.73	45.73	45.73	45.73	49.33	36.41	+0.23 (0.51%)	-2.53%	-5.58%	N/A	N/A	A Strong Buy
HYDW Xtrackers Low Beta High Yield Bond ETF	49.70	49.57	49.71	49.57	50.99	40.87	-0.03 (-0.06%)	1.48%	-1.27%	N/A	N/A	A Strong Buy
SHYL Xtrackers Short Duration High Yield Bond ETF	45.86	45.78	45.92	45.78	49.15	39.20	-0.15 (-0.33%)	-2.31%	-5.66%	N/A	N/A	A Strong Buy
HYD VanEck Vectors ETF Trust VanEck Vectors High Yield Muni ETF	59.66	59.64	59.67	59.52	66.34	41.36	-0.14 (-0.23%)	-4.18%	-7.12%	2.72B	0.35%	B Buy
HYZD WisdomTree Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond Fund	20.77	20.74	20.79	20.74	23.43	16.00	0.00 (0.00%)	-6.59%	-9.58%	123.72M	0.43%	B Buy
HYHG ProShares High Yield Interest Rate Hedged	59.76	59.62	59.76	59.52	66.50	48.29	+0.04 (0.07%)	-5.28%	-6.74%	74.59M	0.50%	B Buy
HYGH iShares Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond ETF	83.04	83.01	83.05	82.98	90.00	63.02	+0.24 (0.29%)	-4.66%	-5.51%	70.08M	0.53%	B Buy
SNLN Highland/iBoxx Senior Loan ETF	15.67	15.66	15.71	15.66	17.60	13.88	-0.06 (-0.38%)	-8.31%	-10.10%	61.35M	0.61%	B Buy
SFHY WisdomTree U.S. Short Term High Yield Corporate Bond Fund	47.93	47.96	47.96	47.93	54.44	40.36	+0.03 (0.06%)	-1.82%	-4.67%	23.90M	0.38%	B Buy
SOVB Cambria Sovereign Bond ETF	24.55	24.46	24.55	24.45	28.00	18.01	+0.03 (0.12%)	-1.74%	-2.02%	6.43M	0.59%	B Buy
PTBD Pacer Trendpilot US Bond ETF	26.17	26.18	26.28	26.08	28.41	23.87	+0.10 (0.38%)	4.08%	4.39%	N/A	N/A	B Buy
HYXE iShares iBoxx $ High Yield ex Oil & Gas Corporate Bond ETF	51.22	51.33	51.33	51.22	52.87	42.01	-0.04 (-0.08%)	1.32%	-1.21%	51.22M	0.50%	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
HYTR CP High Yield Trend ETF	23.25	23.25	23.25	23.25	25.20	22.82	+0.06 (0.26%)	-5.69%	-7.24%	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
BKHY BNY Mellon High Yield Beta ETF	53.92	53.89	53.95	53.83	54.94	49.93	-0.12 (-0.22%)	10.03%	7.75%	N/A	N/A	NR Not Rated
THY Agility Shares Dynamic Tactical Income ETF	25.06	25.07	25.07	25.04	25.63	24.36	-0.02 (-0.08%)	0.58%	0.02%	N/A	N/A	NR Not Rated

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