The BNY Mellon High Yield Beta ETF (BKHY) offers broad exposure to “junk” bonds — debt issued by borrowers with a higher risk of default. For taking on the added risk, investors are rewarded with higher yields than those offered on ultra-safe U.S. Treasuries or investment-grade debt issued by the most creditworthy companies. ETFs offer quite a few high-yield options, including active management, so-called “smart” indexing, and even an ETF that screens junk debt based on environmental, social, and government criteria.
The BNY Mellon High Yield Beta ETF (BKHY) offers broad exposure to “junk” bonds — debt issued by borrowers with a higher risk of default. For taking on the added risk, investors are rewarded with higher yields than those offered on ultra-safe U.S. Treasuries or investment-grade debt issued by the most creditworthy companies. ETFs offer quite a few high-yield options, including active management, so-called “smart” indexing, and even an ETF that screens junk debt based on environmental, social, and government criteria.
BKHY is competitively priced. It is much cheaper than its largest rivals: the iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYG) and the SPDR Bloomberg Barclays High Yield Bond ETF (JNK). It competes with other low-cost high-yield funds like the SPDR Portfolio High Yield Bond ETF (SPHY)
BKHY is part of a lineup of ETFs introduced by BNY Mellon in April 2020. As a latecomer to a crowded market, BNY Mellon garnered attention by offering extremely low-fee products, including some of the first zero-fee ETFs, making its new funds some of the cheapest on the market.