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

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 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*.

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, ...