Discover the benefits of high yield bonds in your fixed income strategy, such as potentially higher returns and a typically low correlation with investment grade bonds. High yield bonds are one of our core expertise and we manage $8bn+ in high yield bonds for investors globally.
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Our experience fixed income team is made up of 180 investment professionals across the globe.
Our capabilities allow us to seek attractive income from a broad range of higher yielding bonds from across the globe to help you meet your investment goals. This may include corporate high yield bonds or subordinated debt securities. Our approach is centred on the belief that fundamental research, both top-down and bottom-up, is the best way to determine future returns and we take a suitable amount of credit risk across different market environments.
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High yield bonds have a higher credit risk than investment grade bonds because the issuers are considered to have a higher chance of defaulting, or not being able to meet their contracted obligations. For this reason, high yield bonds tend to offer higher yields, to compensate for the higher risk.
Credit risk is the risk that a debtor fails to meet a contracted obligation – either the payment of a coupon or the repayment of principal.
Bonds are rated according to their risk of default by independent credit rating agencies, such as Moody's, Standard & Poor's and Fitch. Bonds with credit ratings below BBB are generally considered to be high yield bonds. Bonds with lower ratings have higher risks associated with them that investors should consider.
Investment grade bonds are typically favoured when economic conditions are declining. However, when there is optimism regarding the economy, demand for high yield bonds usually increases. Amid stronger global growth, higher yielding bonds have generally outperformed lower yielding ones.
Historically, high yield bonds have been more volatile with higher default risk among underlying issuers versus investment grade bonds. The volatility of the high yield bond market is typically similar to the volatility of the stock market, unlike the investment grade bond market, which typically has much lower volatility.
Investments in high yield strategies can be made through actively managed mutual funds or exchange traded funds (ETFs). Invesco offers a broad range of actively managed fixed income funds and fixed income ETFs.
Fundamental research involves analysing data which is expected to impact the price or perceived value of a stock. Some stock fundamentals include the profitability of a business, the cash flow, return on assets, and the level of indebtedness of a company.
Full information on risks can be found in the sales documents.
Full information on risks can be found in the sales documents.
The value of investments and the income from them are subject to fluctuations. This may be partly due to changes in exchange rates. Investors may not receive the full amount invested when they redeem their shares.
Because a large portion of this fund is invested in less developed countries, investors should be prepared to accept a higher level of risk than would be the case with an ETF that only invests in developed countries.
The creditworthiness of the debt securities to which the Fund is exposed may decline, causing the Fund's value to fluctuate. There is no guarantee that debt issuers will repay the interest and principal on the redemption date. Risk is higher if the fund has exposure to high-yield debt securities.
Changes in interest rates will cause the value of the Fund to fluctuate.
This Fund may hold a significant amount of lower-rated debt instruments. This may result in large fluctuations in the ETF's value and, in certain circumstances, reduce its liquidity.
The Fund intends to invest in securities of issuers that better manage their ESG exposures relative to their peers. This may impact the Fund's exposure to certain issuers and may result in the Fund forgoing certain investment opportunities. The Fund's performance may differ from that of other funds and it may underperform other funds that do not rely on their ESG ratings when investing in securities of issuers.
Currency hedging between the base currency of the Fund and the currency of the Share Class may not completely eliminate the currency risk between these two currencies and may impact the performance of the Share Class.
During stressed market conditions, it may be difficult for the Fund to purchase or sell certain instruments. Therefore, the price obtained when selling such instruments may be lower than under normal market conditions.
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The value of investments and the income from them are subject to fluctuations. This may be partly due to changes in exchange rates. Investors may not receive the full amount invested when they redeem their shares.
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Data as of July 31, 2024 unless otherwise stated.
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