In a year where fixed income ETFs continue to attract strong inflows, high yield is one area investors have continued to shun.
Despite yielding over historical averages for the past 12 months, high yield – or junk bonds as they are commonly known – have remained out of favour in a rapidly changing macro backdrop, however, could there be signs of opportunity in the riskier asset class once more?“
"The asset class has performed extremely well because the macro background has been better than expected four or five months ago,” Boutaina Deixonne, head of euro investment grade and high yield at AXA Investment Managers, said.
For example, US high yield bonds offered a yield of 8.8%, as at 25 September, down on...
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