A fallen angel is a bond downgraded from investment-grade to junk status due to a decline in the issuer's financial stability. Learn about its risks and investment potential.

Fallen angel bond strategies are inherently contrarian. Exchange-traded funds like iShares Fallen Angels USD Bond ETF FALN buy bonds precisely when most investors are selling. These types of funds ...

Fallen angels underperformed the broad high yield market in September by 0.35%. The seven-month drought of fallen angles ended in September as OCI NV and VF Corporation were downgraded to high yield, ...

Day SEC Yield of 6.07% as of Jan. 30. Payable Feb 05; for shareholders of record Feb 02; ex-div Feb 02. More on VanEck Fallen Angel High Yield Bond ETF ANGL: High Yield At 6% Is Not Appealing (Rating ...

Fallen angels are delivering decent performances on a year-to-date basis. They are outperforming investment-grade corporate bonds while keeping pace with traditional high-yield fare. The VanEck Fallen ...

Fallen angels outperformed broad high yield by 0.53% YTD, driven by security selection and duration. This marks 15 years of historical outperformance out of the last 22 calendar years*. There were 10 ...

Fallen angels were nearly twice as likely to default compared with peers that are rated speculative-grade at inception (referred to as original high yield; OHY), according to a study published by ...