High-Yield Bond Funds Losses: Options for Investors

High-Yield Bond Funds Losses

Did your financial advisor sell you any of the below-listed high yield bond funds as a “conservative” or “moderate” risk investment? If so, you may have a claim for damages. Contact Sonn Law Group for a free review.

Bonds that are rated below investment grade (that is, BB or lower by Standard & Poor’s, and BA or lower by Moody’s) are sometimes called “junk” bonds. In normal circumstances, when market interest rate levels rise, existing bonds’ market values usually drop. High-yield bonds are risky compared to other bonds, so they compensate investors for the additional returns.

Unlike bonds, bond funds have no maturity date by which all principal must be paid, and bond funds pay the manager fees every year you hold the fund. Therefore, bond funds are not for risk-averse investors.

 

HIGH YIELD BOND FUNDS

  • WP Income Plus Fund;Institutional
  • Western Asset SMASh Series Core Plus Completion Fd
  • Pioneer Corporate High Yield Fund;Y
  • AXS Sustainable Income Fund;
  • Muzinich US High Yield Credit Fund;SInst
HIGH YIELD MUNICIPAL BOND FUNDS

  • PIMCO Total Return Fund;Institutional
  • Principal Street High Income Municipal Fund;Inv
  • Franklin High Yield Tax-Free Income Fund;A
  • Invesco Rochester Municipal Opp Fund;A
  • Northern High Yield Municipal Fund

 

HIGH YIELD CLOSED-END BOND FUNDS

  • MFS Charter Income Trust (XNYS:MCR)
  • Western Asset Gl Hi Inc (XNYS:EHI)
  • OPGIM SHORT DURATION HIGH YIELD OPPORTUNITIES FUND (XNYS:SDHY)
  • Western Asset Hi Inc II (XNYS:HIX)
  • First Trust HYO 2027 Trm (XNYS:FTHY)
HIGH YIELD MUNICIPAL BOND ETFs

  • Rareview Tax Adv Inc (BATS:RTAI)
  • VanEck:Muni Alloc (BATS:MAAX)
  • Franklin ETF:Lib Fed TFB (ARCX:FLMB)
  • SPDR Nuv Bbg Muni Bd (ARCX:TFI)
  • Overlay Shs Muni Bd ETF (ARCX:OVM)

 

HIGH YIELD EXCHANGE TRADED BOND FUNDS

  • High Yield ETF (ARCX:HYLD)
  • Tidal:ATAC Credit Rot (ARCX:JOJO)
  • Invesco GI ST HY Bd (ARCX:PGHY)
  • Xtrackers JPM ESG HY CB (BATS:ESHY)
  • Xtrackers Hi Beta Hi Yld (ARCX:HYUP)
HIGH YIELD MUNICIPAL BOND CLOSED-END FUNDS

  • PIONEER MUNICIPAL HIGH INCOME OPPORTUNITIES FUND, INC. (XNYS:MIO)
  • Pioneer Muni High Income (XNYS:MHI)
  • MFS High Inc Muni (XNYS:CXE)
  • Pioneer Mu Hi Inc Advt (XNYS:MAV)
  • MFS High Yld Muni (XNYS:CMU)

The funds listed here have performed very poorly compared to their peers. If you own one, your advisor may have breached his or her duty to you to act in your best interests. Call Sonn Law now at (305) 912-3000 or complete our short online for a free consultation.