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.

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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 ...

There were large swings in financial market sentiment across the second quarter of 2025. We remain broadly constructive on ...

Some traders looking to hedge risks in the high yield bond market, amid fears that an avalanche of Trump administration tariffs could push the US economy into recession, turned to options on ...

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.

AHIFX has an expense ratio of 0.43%. To view the Zacks Rank and the past performance of all high-yield bond funds, investors can click here to see the complete list of high-yield bond funds.

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 ...

SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF (JNK) With over $7.9 billion in assets under management, JNK is one of the most popular junk bond ETFs trading on the market.

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 ...