SJNK ETF

SPDR® Bloomberg Short Term High Yield Bond ETF (SJNK) aims to reduce risk by focusing on junk bonds with maturities under 5 years. SJNK is well-diversified across sectors and issuers, with a significant allocation to consumer cyclicals and industrials. Despite marginally outperforming a junk bond benchmark, SJNK has suffered significant value decay and underperformed "fallen angels" ETFs.

SJNK: Short-Term High-Yield Bond ETF, Strong 7.3% Yield, Good Performance

Consider junk bond funds with shorter duration and lower volatility, such as the SPDR® Bloomberg Short Term High Yield Bond ETF.

SPDR Bloomberg Short Term High Yield Bond ETF holds short-term corporate debt that is below investment grade. SJNK has an annualized distribution yield of 8.4%, offering a higher yield compared to risk-free government bonds and money markets but also comes with higher risk. Many investors might be turned off by the risk while those with higher risk appetite might appreciate the higher yield and see it worth the risk.