Why everyone is afraid of junk bonds

Funds and ETFs have helped make it easy to get into junk and low-quality bonds. But it might not be so easy to get out.

U.S. funds investing in debt rated below investment grade lost an average 1.33% last month and redemptions hit $5 billion the WSJ reports.

Many investors say liquidity is drying up as the Fed pares its monthly stimulus and large banks trim their bond inventories.

They spoke with a few fund managers who say it’s growing more difficult to sell and some who are buying Treasuries for the first time in years.

Bloomberg USD high yield corporate bond index

Bloomberg USD high yield corporate bond index

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