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Invesco Junk ETF Has Record Redemption Amid Europe Crisis
By Devon Layne | June 08, 2012

Related ETFs: PHB

 

The PowerShares Fundamental High Yield Corporate Bond Portfolio (NYSEArca: PHB), the third-largest ETF that buys debt, saw a record number of outflows on June 5 as investors pulled close to $29.5 million—or 1.6 million shares—from the fund, reports Bloomberg.

PHB’s record-breaking outflows come as U.S. high-yield bonds are in decline, and as the Federal Reserve appears to be contemplating the possibility of another round of quantitative easing. The article noted that the high-yield bond sector has lost 1.7 percent since the end of April.

For the full story, go to Bloomberg.com.