ANGL / Amid Bond Market Calamity, Don't Ignore Fallen Angels

The VanEck Fallen Angel High Yield Bond ETF aims to replicate the performance of the ICE BofAML US Fallen Angel High Yield Index. Fallen Angels are bo more_horizontal

Like other fixed income assets, fallen angel bonds have proven vulnerable to the recent spike in Treasury yields, but those elevated yields could sign more_horizontal

If you haven't heard, distressed debt remains popular with hedge funds. Bloomberg recently profiled a new UK fund that's raised more than $500 million more_horizontal

High-yield corporate debt, also known as junk bonds, represent a significant chunk of the broader fixed income market. That heft is reflected in the p more_horizontal

Fallen Angel bonds are those securities that are investment grade when issued. They are subsequently downgraded when the issuer runs into financial tr more_horizontal

ETFs continue to open up avenues of opportunity for individual investors by capturing institutional investor strategies in an easily, widely accessibl more_horizontal

ANGL invests in recently downgraded high-yield corporate bonds. The fund has outperformed since inception, and by a very hefty margin. more_horizontal

The VanEck Fallen Angel High Yield Bond ETF has returned 6.4% annually over the past 11 years since inception, and the current yield of 7.3% suggests more_horizontal