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Vanguard Turns Away High-Yield Hunters - Investorplace.com

Vanguard Turns Away High-Yield Hunters
Investorplace.com
On Thursday, Vanguard announced it's closing the High-Yield Corporate Fund (MUTF:VWEHX) to “most new accounts” because — so sad — cash inflows have been just too heavy. VWEHX, the third-largest high-yield corporate bond fund, holds about $17 billion ...

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State Street Junk ETF Used to Obtain Up to $780M of Bonds - Bloomberg

State Street Junk ETF Used to Obtain Up to $780M of Bonds
Bloomberg
... in the SPDR Barclays Capital High Yield Bond ETF (JNK) for the equivalent of about $779.3 million in bonds held by the fund, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. The redemption, the biggest in the four-year history of the $11.4 billion fund, ...

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Ford credit rating boost: 'The Blue Oval is back' - USA TODAY

USA TODAY

Ford credit rating boost: 'The Blue Oval is back'
USA TODAY
... raised Ford's senior unsecured creditrating from Ba2 to Baa3, making it the second ratings agency to restore the automaker's investment-grade debt rating, ending a nearly seven-year period during which Ford paid higher junk bond interest rates.

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From 'Caveman' to 'Whale' - Wall Street Journal

Wall Street Journal

From 'Caveman' to 'Whale'
Wall Street Journal
The earlier bet attributed to Mr. Iksil that was focused on a derivatives index tracking junk bonds suggests the CIO group, though it was charged with hedging the bank's overall risks, also had a history of big trades with both hefty upside and ...

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High-Yield, Bank Loan ETF Trades Draw Attention to Debt Markets - ETF Trends

ETF Trends

High-Yield, Bank Loan ETF Trades Draw Attention to Debt Markets
ETF Trends
[Volume Spikes in High-Yield Bond ETF] It was the biggest redemption in the history of the $11.2 billion junk bond ETF and came after the investor had acquired shares over several weeks, the article said. [Investor Uses High-Yield ETF for Camouflage] ...
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