The average return for high-yield funds in 2025 has risen to 2.1%, as of May 19, with not a single one of the 162 names in the category currently showing negative year-to-date returns.

7 of the Best High-Yield Bond Funds to Buy Now originally appeared on usnews.com Update 06/16/25: This story was previously published at an earlier date and has been updated with new information.

For an average investor, high-yield bond mutual funds are the best to invest in bonds rated below investment grade, popularly known as junk bonds. This is because these funds hold a wide range of ...

The yield-to-worst for the ICE BofA High Yield Index was 7.77% Friday, compared with a yield of 4.24% for 10-year U.S. Treasury notes So the spread had widened to 353 basis points from 289 basis ...

Expert highlights the top high divided yielding stocks and funds that investors could consider to seize the opportunity amid ...

For an average investor, high-yield bond mutual funds are the best to invest in bonds rated below investment grade, popularly known as junk bonds. This is because these funds hold a wide range of ...

Wider credit spreads increase the attractiveness of high-yield corporate bond funds over higher-quality, lower-yielding alternatives. USHY and SPHY provide simple, diversified exposure to these ...

Invesco introduces 2 new ETFs, bringing total fixed-income assets managed to $491 billion. GTOC focuses on high-quality bonds ...

High net worth investors can, and frequently do, use bond funds to obtain exposure to bond diversifying asset classes like mortgage-backed securities, high yield, floating rate, international and ...

Conclusion USHY, SCYB, HYDB, ANGL, and FALN are all strong high-yield corporate bond ETFs, and buys. USHY is the broadest, simplest ETF, and a balanced, vanilla choice.

The two bond funds discussed here make monthly distributions, and based on the most recent monthly payout of the BrandywineGlobal High Yield Fund and the fund's NAV (an open-ended mutual fund's ...