2024-06-11 11:23:25 ET
Summary
- The Credit Suisse High Yield Bond Fund offers a 9.07% distribution yield, comparable to other closed-end junk bond funds.
- The fund has outperformed both the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index and the Bloomberg High Yield Very Liquid Index over the past six months.
- The fund's leverage ratio is below one-third of assets, indicating a reasonable balance between risk and potential returns.
- Credit spreads are very tight right now, but they could widen if economic data continues to show weakness. That could push down the fund's share price.
- The fund is fully covering its distributions and the shares currently trade at a discount on net asset value.
The Credit Suisse High Yield Bond Fund ( DHY ) is a closed-end fund that income-focused investors can employ as a method of achieving their goal of generating a high level of current income from the assets that they already possess. The fund manages to do a fairly good job of that, as it currently boasts a 9.07% distribution yield. This is in line with the yields possessed by other closed-end junk bond funds:
Fund Name | Morningstar Classification | Current Yield |
Credit Suisse High Yield Bond Fund | Fixed Income-Taxable-High Yield | 9.07% |
Allspring Income Opportunities Fund ( EAD ) | Fixed Income-Taxable-High Yield | 9.38% |
BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund ( DHF ) | Fixed Income-Taxable-High Yield | 8.59% |
BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund ( HYT ) | Fixed Income-Taxable-High Yield | 9.61% |
KKR Income Opportunities Fund ( KIO ) | Fixed Income-Taxable-High Yield | 10.74% |
Pioneer High Income Fund ( PHT ) | Fixed Income-Taxable-High Yield | 8.96% |
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DHY: Narrow Credit Spreads Could Pose A Risk To The Fund's Assets