{"url":"https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-a-high-yield-bond-etf","section":"learn","title":"What is a high-yield bond ETF? | ETFIQ","description":"As of Nov 4, 2026, ETFIQ covers 100 high-yield bond ETFs at a median fee of 0.40%, and 131 bond funds take half their credit risk below investment grade.","as_of":"Nov 4, 2026","structured_data":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-a-high-yield-bond-etf#article","headline":"What is a high-yield bond ETF?","description":"As of Nov 4, 2026, ETFIQ covers 100 high-yield bond ETFs at a median fee of 0.40%, and 131 bond funds take half their credit risk below investment grade.","url":"https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-a-high-yield-bond-etf","mainEntityOfPage":"https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-a-high-yield-bond-etf","dateModified":"2026-11-04","datePublished":"2026-11-04","author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"ETFIQ Research","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"ETFIQ Research","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"about":"What is a high-yield bond ETF?","inLanguage":"en"},{"@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-a-high-yield-bond-etf#questions","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"Is high yield the same as junk?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Yes. Both mean bonds rated below investment grade."}},{"@type":"Question","name":"How does ETFIQ measure credit risk?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"From the bonds each fund files, counting how much of its credit spread risk is below investment grade."}},{"@type":"Question","name":"Why not trust the name?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"A name is a hope. The bond list is the fact."}}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"ETFIQ","item":"https://etfiq.com/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Learn","item":"https://etfiq.com/learn/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"What is a high-yield bond ETF?","item":"https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-a-high-yield-bond-etf"}]},{"@type":"WebPage","name":"What is a high-yield bond ETF?","description":"As of Nov 4, 2026, ETFIQ covers 100 high-yield bond ETFs at a median fee of 0.40%, and 131 bond funds take half their credit risk below investment grade.","url":"https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-a-high-yield-bond-etf","dateModified":"2026-11-04","isPartOf":{"@type":"WebSite","name":"ETFIQ","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"speakable":{"@type":"SpeakableSpecification","cssSelector":[".lede",".faq"]},"publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org"}}],"characters":1987,"truncated":false,"content":"ETFIQ / Learn / What is a high-yield bond ETF? \n \n What is a high-yield bond ETF?\n Data as of Nov 4, 2026. Rebuilt every trading night.\n As of Nov 4, 2026, ETFIQ covers 100 high-yield bond ETFs at a median fee of 0.40%, and 131 bond funds take half their credit risk below investment grade.\n \n In plain words\n A high-yield bond ETF owns bonds from companies with lower credit ratings, often called junk bonds. They pay more interest because default is likelier, and the fund spreads that risk over many issuers.\n ETFIQ counts 100 high-yield funds at a median fee of 0.40%. 131 bond funds take half or more of their credit risk from below investment grade, including funds not named high yield. Credit risk shows up as falls when the economy weakens, at the same time as stocks. ETFIQ reads each fund\u2019s own bond list, not its name.\n Questions\n Is high yield the same as junk? Yes. Both mean bonds rated below investment grade.\n How does ETFIQ measure credit risk? From the bonds each fund files, counting how much of its credit spread risk is below investment grade.\n Why not trust the name? A name is a hope. The bond list is the fact.\n Where to next\n Bonds High yield bonds Screener: filter every ETF What is a municipal bond ETF? What is a Treasury ETF? What is bond ETF duration? All ETF explainers How ETFIQ computes these numbers \n Cite this page. ETFIQ, What is a high-yield bond ETF?, data as of Nov 4, 2026. https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-a-high-yield-bond-etf Free to use with attribution for data ETFIQ computes; issuer data stays under its owner's terms. The underlying files are at Open data .\n Other forms Plain ETFIQ, What is a high-yield bond ETF?, data as of Nov 4, 2026. https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-a-high-yield-bond-etf APA ETFIQ. (Nov 4, 2026). What is a high-yield bond ETF?. Retrieved from https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-a-high-yield-bond-etf Markdown [What is a high-yield bond ETF? (ETFIQ, Nov 4, 2026)](https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-a-high-yield-bond-etf)","source":"ETFIQ, independent ETF data. 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