iShares Fallen Angels USD Bond ETFFALN
FALN
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Funds holding %
of 7,323 funds
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Analysts bullish %
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2025 Q1 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
9,340% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $472K | Put options by funds: $5K
93% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 129 | Existing positions reduced: 67
58% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 30 | Existing positions closed: 19
19% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.3B [Q4 2024] → $1.55B (+$247M) [Q1 2025]
17% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 6 [Q4 2024] → 7 (+1) [Q1 2025]
4.58% more ownership
Funds ownership: 68.39% [Q4 2024] → 72.97% (+4.58%) [Q1 2025]
1% more funds holding
Funds holding: 269 [Q4 2024] → 273 (+4) [Q1 2025]
Research analyst outlook
We haven’t received any recent analyst ratings for FALN.
Financial journalist opinion
Positive
Seeking Alpha
1 month ago
Five Strong High-Yield Corporate Bond ETFs
High-yield corporate bond ETFs provide investors with strong yields, albeit somewhat elevated credit risk. There are lots of high-yield bond ETFs available to investors. Some with higher yields, some with better performance track-records, some focusing on more niche areas of the market. A quick overview of five of these follows. ETFs include simple, cheap vanilla ETFs, smart beta ETFs, and those targeting niche, best-performing bonds.
Positive
Seeking Alpha
1 month ago
FALN: 3 Reasons To Invest In This High-Yield Bond ETF
FALN invests in fallen angels, or corporate bonds recently downgraded from investment-grade to non-investment grade. Fallen angels tend to experience forced selling, and then significant gains as prices recover. Focusing on fallen angels is an incredibly strong investment strategy, with a strong performance track record, and one benefitting from macro trends.
Positive
Seeking Alpha
3 months ago
Profit From Wider Credit Spreads With These High-Yield Bond Funds
The ongoing trade war has led to a massive increase in uncertainty and bearish sentiment. Credit spreads have widened as a result, going from their lowest levels in history, to solidly above-average. Investing in high-yield corporate bond funds seems like an easy way to profit from these changes.
Neutral
Seeking Alpha
5 months ago
High Yield Is Not As High As You Think. WEA Vs. FALN, CEF Vs. ETF
Recent trends show narrowing spreads between Treasuries and investment-grade bonds, pushing us to explore slightly below investment-grade bond portfolios for better yields. We analyze iShares Fallen Angels USD Bond ETF and Western Asset Premier Bond Fund for their yield potential and risk profiles. FALN offers a 6.88% yield to maturity with a "BB-" credit score equivalent, while WEA provides a 7.27% potential yield with a "BB+" credit score equivalent.
Positive
Seeking Alpha
6 months ago
Top Dividend ETFs For 2025
On Seeking Alpha, I focus on dividend ETFs targeted towards income investors and retirees. Of these, six currently stand out for their comparatively high yields, strong overall risk-return profile. ETFs vary in risk, from similar to cash, to leveraged high-yield bonds and loans.
Positive
Seeking Alpha
8 months ago
The Largest Bond ETFs Are Good, But These ETFs Are Better
The largest bond ETFs are almost exclusively index funds focusing on the broader bond market, or on specific bond sub-asset classes. These ETFs are reasonable investments, but investors can do much better than reasonable. Lots of ETFs offer higher yields, returns, and risk-adjusted returns than these larger ETFs, with extra advantages to boot.
Negative
Barrons
8 months ago
Junk Bonds Have a ‘Fallen Angel' Problem
A strong economy and falling interest rates have been a great combination for investors in high-yield bonds.
Negative
Seeking Alpha
10 months ago
FALN: Sorting The Best Of The Junk
iShares Fallen Angels USD Bond ETF (FALN) invests in junk bonds whose issuers previously had an investment grade rating. FALN has outperformed other junk bond ETFs and its closest competitor ANGL. However, FALN has lagged inflation in value and suffered a decay in distribution.
Neutral
ETF Trends
11 months ago
Precise Exposure of Fixed Income ETFs
While ETF popularity continues to grow, education remains key. Some advisors and investors use ETFs along with mutual funds or individual securities.
Positive
Seeking Alpha
1 year ago
FALN ETF: As Smooth As High-Yield Gets
We believe the iShares Fallen Angels USD Bond ETF illustrates a good blend of credit risk and yield curve exposure, allowing a stable pricing environment. Furthermore, FALN ETF provides lucrative dividends, which could be sustained if our outlook on credit risk and the yield curve pans out. Although debatable, our models forecast an all-in return above 10%.
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