HYLS News and Press, First Trust Tactical High Yield ETF From 07/24/23

2023-07-24 21:44:00 ET Summary We believe the five primary economic and market signals that provide perspective on where we go from here are GDP growth, earnings, interest rates, inflation and central bank policy. While some argue that elevated inflation remains a primary concern ...

2023-07-21 14:26:55 ET First Trust Tactical High Yield ETF ( NASDAQ: HYLS ) declares $0.21/share monthly dividend , 10.5% increase from prior dividend of $0.19. Forward yield 6.34% Payable July 31; for shareholders of record July 24; ex-div July 21. See H...

2023-07-21 07:44:00 ET Summary Most of the past month has been dominated by bond buying, typically long-duration in nature. The same has been seen in corporates, and there has also been a decent bid into high-yield bonds. A glance at total return year-to-date show some impressive ...

2023-07-19 20:25:00 ET Summary After arguably the worst year on modern record in 2022, it was our belief that this year was set up to be a potential positive experience for the bond investor. Despite continued rate hikes from the Federal Reserve and other global central banks, fix...

2023-07-15 02:55:00 ET Summary An improved income outlook for multi-asset investors, including higher yields, sharply contrasts with cloudy conditions at 2023’s start. The MSCI World Index rose 15% year to date through June 30, shrugging off a banking sector crisis and a te...

2023-07-13 00:52:00 ET Summary The bond market offers potential for equity-like returns with less volatility and downside risk compared to the stock market, making it valuable for building resilient portfolios. We expect to see policy tightening and bank challenges begin to impact...

2023-07-12 03:30:00 ET Summary The high-yield sector offers attractive absolute and relative return prospects due to resilient corporate fundamentals. Consumers and labor market conditions remain on solid footing. Spreads have mostly widened from the end of 2022 through the en...

2023-07-12 02:35:00 ET Summary Despite bearish sentiment, factors including a shrinking market, fund flows, higher yields and a stronger economic outlook have supported the sector this year. Entering 2023, the tone among many market strategists concerning European high yield marke...

2023-07-11 12:25:00 ET Summary Unlike government bonds that typically rise while stock prices fathom bear market lows, higher-risk corporate bonds tend to fall with risk appetite and equity prices. As US junk bond prices have tumbled, their yields have risen to around 8.75% from s...

2023-07-10 20:20:00 ET Summary Tightening is a slow process, and there is still a flood of excess liquidity chasing after yield. Financial conditions for junk-rated companies have tightened only a little since the Fed started tightening in early 2022. These junk-rated companie...