Top Performing High Yield Bond ETFs 2015

Find top performing high yield bond ETFs 2015. High yield bond exchange traded funds invest mainly in low quality debts issued by companies or governments. These fixed income funds are known as junk bond funds.

Top Junk Bonds Funds

These top performer ETFs are sorted based on its 1 year return (up to April 2015). You can find the best exchange traded fund review from this article. Other fund information can be found below such as expense ratio, Morningstar rating, fund’s NAV, fund’s holdings, yield, etc.

Top performing high yield bond ETFs 2015 are:

1. SPDR BofA Merrill Lynch Crossover Corporate Bond ETF (XOVR)
2. iShares Baa-Ba Rated Corporate Bond Fund (QLTB)
3. Market Vectors Fallen Angel ETF (ANGL)
4. PowerShares Fundamental High Yield Corporate Bond Portfolio (PHB)
5. iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYG)
6. iShares 0-5 Year High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (SHYG)
7. SPDR Barclays Capital High Yield Bond ETF (JNK)
8. iShares Emerging Markets High Yield Bond Fund (EMHY)

Nonmetallic Mineral Mining Stocks

Nonmetallic mineral mining stocks are part of basic materials stock sector. Nonmetallic mineral mining companies produce and market coal, nitrogen, and phosphate, among other products. These companies may produce these minerals for consumer and industrial use.

These companies are generally structured as corporations, and usually have large international operations. Nonmetallic mineral mining companies provide dividend yields that are much higher than average S&P 500 companies.

Nonmetallic Mineral Mining Companies List

Nonmetallic mineral mining companies are:

• Yanzhou Coal Mining Co. Ltd. (YZC)
• Alliance Holdings GP, L.P. (AHGP)
• Foresight Energy, LP (FELP)
• Dominion Diamond Corporation (DDC)
• SunCoke Energy Inc. (SXC)
• SunCoke Energy Partners, L.P. (SXCP)
• Mountain Province Diamonds Inc. (MDM)
• Westmoreland Coal Co. (WLB)
• Hallador Energy Company (HNRG)
• Tantech Holdings Ltd (TANH)
• Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. (ANR)

PIMCO High Income Fund (PHK)

PIMCO High Income Fund (PHK) is one of the popular closed end funds. This actively managed bond fund invests mainly in corporate debt obligations and income producing securities. The fund objective is to provide high current income with capital growth.

This fund is previously managed by Bill Gross. The current fund managers are Mohit Mittal and Alfred T. Murata since September 2014.

PHK Fund Profile

• Fund Inception Date: 04/30/2003
• Ticker Symbol: PHK
• CUSIP: 722014107
• Rank in category (2014): 4%
• Category: Multi Sector Bond
• Yield: 11.77%
• Effective Leverage: 45.83%
• Capital Gains: -
• Premium/ Discount: 60.57%
• Base Expense Ratio: 1.03%
• Net Assets: $ 1.85 billion

Oil & Gas Drilling & Exploration Stocks

Oil & gas drilling & exploration stocks are part of basic materials stock sector. These drilling and exploration companies search for potential underground or underwater crude oil or natural gas fields, and drill and operate wells. The companies also may bring the crude oil or natural gas to the surface (this process is known as "upstream" operations).

Many of these companies are structured as trusts, limited partnerships, or limited liability corporations. The stocks also may pay higher-than-average dividend yields.

Oil & Gas Drilling & Exploration Companies List

The largest oil & gas drilling & exploration companies include CNOOC Ltd, Petrobras, and Cenovus Energy Inc. These companies may provide services include directional drilling, well drilling and reconditioning of oil and gas field wells.

Oil & gas drilling & exploration companies are:

• CNOOC Ltd. (CEO)
• Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras (PBR)
• Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras (PBR-A)
• Cenovus Energy Inc. (CVE)
• Concho Resources, Inc. (CXO)
• Antero Resources Corporation (AR)
• Helmerich & Payne, Inc. (HP)
• Whiting Petroleum Corp. (WLL)
• Transocean Ltd. (RIG)
• Ensco plc (ESV)
• SeaDrill Limited (SDRL)

Basic Materials Stocks Gap Up

Find which basic materials stocks finally gap up. Top performing industries in week 15, 2015 are nonmetallic mineral mining, oil & gas drilling & exploration, etc.

Top Mining Stocks

This post will look into the top performing stocks, industry, and sector. The S&P 500 index has a weekly return of 1.74%. NASDAQ Composite has a weekly return of 2.23%. Dow Jones Industrials Average has a weekly return of 1.68%. The small cap (Russell 2000) has a return of 0.74%.

Top performing stock industries in week 15, 2015 (April 6, 2015 to April 12, 2015) are:

1. Drug Related Products 20.18%
2. Nonmetallic Mineral Mining 14.44%
3. Oil & Gas Drilling & Exploration 8.82%
4. Photographic Equipment & Supplies 7.75%
5. Aluminum 7.68%
6. Basic Materials Wholesale 6.37%
7. Drug Stores 5.74%
8. Oil & Gas Equipment & Services 5.69%
9. Security Software & Services 5.36%
10. Gaming Activities 5.17%
11. Diversified Machinery 4.90%
12. Marketing Services 4.90%
13. Life Insurance 4.83%
14. Drug Delivery 4.56%

Processing Systems & Products Stocks

Processing systems & products stocks are part of technology sector stocks. These processing systems & products companies involve in the manufacture and distribution of products essential to business operations such as communication headsets, telephone systems, and other related accessories.

These companies in this category tend to offer low dividend yields when compared to the market.

Processing Systems & Products Stocks List

These processing systems & products companies are dominated by 3 mid-cap companies. These technology companies are specialized in this industry.

Processing Systems & Products Stocks are:

• MSCI Inc. (MSCI)
• CoreLogic, Inc. (CLGX)
• Plantronics, Inc. (PLT)
• On Track Innovations Ltd. (OTIV)

AllianzGI Ultra Micro Cap Fund (GUCAX)

AllianzGI Ultra Micro Cap Fund (GUCAX) is an actively managed equity mutual fund. This stock fund invests mainly in equity securities of ultra micro-cap companies. The managers currently define ultra micro-cap companies as those with market capitalizations less than two times the weighted average of the Russell Microcap Growth Index.

GUCAX Fund Profile

• Fund Inception Date: 12/19/2011
• Ticker Symbol: GUCAX
• CUSIP: 01880B645
• Beta (3yr): 1.38
• Rank in category (YTD): 87%
• Category: Small Growth
• Distribution Yield: 0.00%
• Capital Gains: -
• Expense Ratio: 2.16%
• Net Assets: $ 104.2 million
• Number of Years Up: 2 years
• Number of Years Down: 1 year