HYS: Junk Bond ETF With High Fees And Average Result

PIMCO 0-5 Year High Yield Corporate Bond Index ETF offers a 7% yield from short-maturity junk bonds. HYS has slightly outperformed the benchmark HYG since inception, but shows moderate decay in value and inflation-adjusted income. Several high yield bond ETFs appear more compelling than HYS, notably FALN, HYDB, and SHYG.

Seeking Alpha • Sep 24, 2025

HYS: Beating The Benchmark, Yet Uncompelling

HYS is a junk bond ETF focusing on shorter maturity to mitigate risks. HYS is well-diversified across issuers and has outperformed the benchmark HYG since its inception. HYDB looks superior to HYS among risk-mitigating junk bond ETFs, with better risk-adjusted performance and lower fees.

Seeking Alpha • Feb 5, 2025

HYS: Beware Rate Cutting Cycles

The PIMCO 0-5 Year High Yield Corporate Bond Index ETF gives investors exposure to short-duration high-yield bonds. While HYS may benefit initially from the Fed's rate cuts, historical trends show high-yield bonds underperform during recessions and economic slowdowns. Investors should high grade portfolios now, by considering investment-grade bonds and CLOs.

Seeking Alpha • Sep 7, 2024

HYS Vs. HYG: Little To Differentiate These HY Corporate ETFs

The iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF is the largest "junk bond" ETF. The PIMCO 0-5 Year High Yield Corporate Bond Index ETF has better return data but seems to have a higher risk portfolio. Both ETFs are reviewed in depth and then compared. My conclusion: it is a toss-up as to which is the better ETF to hold short-term and/or long-term.

Seeking Alpha • Jun 4, 2024

HYS: Expensive Short-Term High-Yield Corporate Bond ETF, Few Reasons To Buy

A reader asked for my thoughts on HYS, a short-term high-yield corporate bond index ETF. HYS provides investors with a good, growing 6.0% dividend yield. It is also quite expensive, with a 0.55% expense ratio. An overview of the fund, and its advantages and disadvantages relative to peers, follows.

Seeking Alpha • Aug 22, 2023

HYS: The Junkiest Of Junk Bond ETFs

PIMCO 0-5 Year High Yield Corporate Bond Index ETF offers exposure to short-term high-yield corporate bonds, with a 30-day SEC yield of about 7.7%. HYS is considered extremely risky due to its holdings in junk bonds and over 22% of not rated bonds. The ETF is not well-positioned to ride out a potential recession due to its high risk and short-term focus.

Seeking Alpha • Jun 25, 2023

SHYG Vs. HYS: Own The Lower Fee ETF

The iShares 0-5 Year High Yield Corporate Bond ETF invests based on the Markit iBoxx USD Liquid High Yield 0-5 Index. The PIMCO 0-5 Year High Yield Corporate Bond Index ETF invests based on the ICE BofA 0-5 Year US High Yield Constrained Index.

Seeking Alpha • May 19, 2023

Gold Mining and High-Yield Bond: 2 ETFs to Watch for Outsized Volume

SGDM and HYS saw massive trading volume in yesterday session.

Zacks Investment Research • Dec 16, 2022

U.S. Weekly FundFlows Insight Report: Taxable Bond Funds Attract $10.1 Billion Despite Inflationary Signals

During Refinitiv Lipper's fund flows week ended Nov. 10, 2021, investors were overall net purchasers of fund assets (including both conventional funds and ETFs) for the second straight week, adding $31.3 billion. Exchange-traded equity funds recorded $10.2 billion in weekly net inflows. This is the macro group's sixth straight week of inflows.

Seeking Alpha • Nov 12, 2021

Reasons to Keep It Short With Junk Bond Exposure

With the Federal Reserve apparently eyeing a 2022 interest rate increase, fixed income investors are once again contending with curveballs from the U.S. central bank. The lay of the bond land in 2021 is a vexing cocktail of low interest rates, depressed credit spreads, and the specter of a looming rate hike.

ETF Trends • Sep 29, 2021