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The majority of the outperformance in 2021 came from the energy sector, where fallen angels are overweight the broad high yield index by more than 2x,” writes Nicolas Fonseca, VanEck associate portfolio manager.

Bonds with a higher credit risk can offer attractive yields, but for the more risk-averse investors, quality is needed to ensure stability of income.

“An index of debt issued by developing nations denominated in their own currencies has returned about 1% over the past three months, while a similar gauge of hard currency bonds has tumbled 2.9%, according to data compiled by Bloomberg,” reports Bloomberg outperformance has come amid optimism the proactive central-bank policy was enough to get ahead of inflation, and should mean that further tightening is now less necessary into 2022

“Wall Street’s biggest banks are expected to hit the corporate bond market after they report quarterly results in an effort to raise money before the Federal Reserve knocks borrowing costs higher,” Bloomberg reports.

Charles Schwab has trimmed the fees on five fixed income ETFs that provide core Treasury and corporate bond exposure.

Given the current market landscape, investors can opt for Treasury inflation-protected securities (TIPS), short-duration, and high-dividend yields.

“Owning bonds today is still relevant because they provide steady income and protect portfolios when risky assets fall,” Wendling added.

In fixed income, across many sectors, across corporate, government, mortgage-backed securities, the 1-3 year space tends to have a higher Sharpe ratio, so the risk/return profile tends to be better

We also think that AA-rated CLOs will look good compared to a blend of lower-quality investment-grade, and that the securitized market itself is a place for opportunity going into 2022.

However, with the tide shifting in the latter half of the year, active ETFs saw an increase in flows, and the trend is expected to continue into 2022, particularly within the fixed income space, believes Todd Rosenbluth, head of ETF and mutual fund research at CFRA

These type of hybrid securities offer investors the benefits of both stocks and bonds in one asset and allow for a lot of flexibility on the investor’s end.

They are also a type of security that can be converted to common stock — though not every issuer offers convertible preferred shares — with the same kind of conversion mechanics as a convertible bond.

With rates rising in 2022, fixed income investors can catch yield on both ends of the spectrum: long or short—either way, Vanguard has a plethora of options available.

This index includes fixed income securities issued by the U.S. Treasury (not including inflation-protected bonds) with maturities greater than 10 years.