Fixed Income's Summer Resurgence: Review of Last Week's Flows

The U.S. fixed income market experienced a resurgence in investor attention last week, reaching levels not seen since early January, as tracked by VettaFi's Investor Behavior Intelligence (IBI) platform. The sector has seen moderate performance in 2026, driven by resilient economic conditions and elevated yields entering the year.

ETF Trends • 3 hours ago

JNK's 0.40% Fee Quietly Costs You $6,000 Over 20 Years

If you hold SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:JNK) for the yield, the fund's marketing rarely mentions what you actually surrender to collect it.

24/7 Wall Street • Jun 20, 2026

How This High Yield Fund Keeps Paying Through Economic Uncertainty

iShares Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:USHY) is one of the cheapest ways to access a junk-bond income stream, paying monthly distributions with a trailing yield close to 6.9% at recent prices.

24/7 Wall Street • Jun 18, 2026

USHY Investors: Watch This 350 Basis Point Trigger Over the Next 12 Months

The iShares Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:USHY) has quietly become the cheapest mainstream way to own US high-yield credit, with a net expense ratio of just 0.08% as of the latest fact sheet.

24/7 Wall Street • Jun 8, 2026

This winning high-yield bond strategy limits risk while seeking under-the-radar opportunities

Hunter Hayes of Intrepid Capital described an “incredibly healthy” market for high-yield bonds and a conservative approach to investing in the space.

Market Watch • Jun 2, 2026

USHY: 7.33% On Paper, 6.6% In Reality

The iShares Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF boasts $26.7B AUM and headline yields above 7%, but deeper analysis reveals lower effective yields. USHY's portfolio is dominated by BB and B-rated bonds, with a median yield to maturity of 6.54%, notably below the weighted average YTM. Over 63% of USHY's holdings yield less than 7%; high-yield outliers (>10% YTM) represent only 6.61% of the portfolio by weight.

Seeking Alpha • May 30, 2026

Kevin Warsh Inherits a Fed That Wall Street Has Almost Stopped Talking About

Kevin Warsh was sworn in as Federal Reserve Chairman this week, and the most striking thing about his arrival is how little Wall Street seems to care.

24/7 Wall Street • May 25, 2026

US LNG export plant gas flows set to hit 16-week low despite expected return of Golden Pass

The amount of natural gas flowing to the nine big U.S. liquefied natural gas ‌export plants looked set to hit a 16-week low on Tuesday even though QatarEnergy/Exxon Mobil's Golden Pass plant in Texas was on track to return, according to data from financial company LSEG.

Reuters • May 19, 2026

SCHD, JEPI, or bonds: better buy as 10-year bond yield surges?

Income-focused investors are in a real dilemma as government bond yields surge amid the rising inflation rate in the United States. Do they invest in the blue-chip Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF (SCHD) or invest in the higher-yielding JPMorgan Premium Income ETF (JEPI).

Invezz • May 19, 2026

U.S. Natural Gas Futures Head for Weekly Gains

U.S. natural gas futures were higher and on track to post weekly gains, supported in part by a warmer weather outlook and a close-to-normal storage report for last week.

WSJ • May 15, 2026