$84.75 0.17 (+0.20%)
2/9/2010 4:00 PM

iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bd (HYG)

CAPS Rating: 3 out of 5

Current Price $84.75 Mkt Cap $3.95B
Open $84.86 P/E Ratio 0.00
Prev. Close $84.58 Div. (Yield) 8.24 (9.50%)
Daily Range $84.46 - $85.05 Volume 853,740
52-Wk Range $61.50 - $90.29 Avg. Daily Vol. 0

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Top HYG Bull/Bear Pitches

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TomFoolNC (98.47)
Submitted January 21, 2009

Investment Thesis- though stocks are way down majority of US corporations have lots of cash, expect them to buy back their debt at these discounts- high yield in meantime due to bonds selling at discounts- expect bonds to recover before stocksGoing… More

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Member Avatar BudFoster56 (< 20) Submitted: 1/14/2010 2:41:09 AM : Outperform Start Price: $88.76 HYG Score: +1.83

I like this for the yield and the play on companies buying back distressed debt.

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Member Avatar Imperial1964 (96.32) Submitted: 12/20/2009 9:32:06 PM : Outperform Start Price: $86.57 HYG Score: +1.09

9% yield and a beta of 0.7.
That sounds like better risk-adjusted returns than I will get from the S&P 500 for a while.

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Member Avatar smithydoogle (55.02) Submitted: 10/26/2009 7:08:43 PM : Outperform Start Price: $84.36 HYG Score: +0.28

tracks the market but pay's a much better dividend than any market indexed mutual fund

Leaderboard

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Score Leader

OConnorFocus

OConnorFocus (99.66) Score: +25.82

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Member Name Member
Rating
Start
Date
Call Time
Frame
Start
Price
Stock
Gain
S&P
Gain
Score Commentary
HodarReport < 20 12/16/2008 Outperform NS $57.87 +46.44% +23.70% +22.74
icanpickm 93.43 12/17/2008 Outperform 3M $59.35 +42.79% +21.09% +21.70
reepicheepo 98.52 12/4/2008 Outperform NS $57.52 +47.35% +26.65% +20.70
BettyJane20902 70.07 3/25/2008 Outperform NS $83.19 +1.87% -17.55% +19.42 1 Comment
tennissandiego 20.35 3/25/2008 5/15/2008 Outperform 3M $83.19 +1.87% -17.55% +19.42
magnus44 < 20 3/24/2008 Outperform NS $82.85 +2.29% -16.59% +18.88
cincy34 69.13 12/4/2008 Outperform 5Y $58.04 +46.03% +27.82% +18.20
OutstandingOdds 98.89 12/4/2008 Outperform 3Y $58.04 +46.03% +27.82% +18.20
StillSmokin 99.29 10/28/2008 Outperform NS $59.48 +42.49% +26.06% +16.43
Kvothe 89.92 12/2/2008 Outperform 3Y $57.99 +46.15% +29.89% +16.26

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