VanEck High Yield Muni ETF (HYD)
| Assets | $2.78B |
| Expense Ratio | 0.35% |
| PE Ratio | n/a |
| Shares Out | 54.45M |
| Dividend (ttm) | $2.04 |
| Dividend Yield | 4.00% |
| Ex-Dividend Date | Jun 1, 2023 |
| Payout Ratio | n/a |
| 1-Year Return | -8.21% |
| Volume | 308,123 |
| Open | 51.08 |
| Previous Close | 51.03 |
| Day's Range | 50.83 - 51.08 |
| 52-Week Low | 48.42 |
| 52-Week High | 55.66 |
| Beta | 0.38 |
| Holdings | 1478 |
| Inception Date | Feb 4, 2009 |
About HYD
Fund Home PageThe VanEck High Yield Muni ETF (HYD) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in high yield fixed income. The fund tracks a market value-weighted index of high-yield, tax-exempt US municipal bonds. HYD was launched on Feb 4, 2009 and is managed by VanEck.
Dividends
| Ex-Dividend | Amount | Pay Date |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 1, 2023 | $0.1736 | Jun 7, 2023 |
| May 1, 2023 | $0.1642 | May 5, 2023 |
| Apr 3, 2023 | $0.1939 | Apr 10, 2023 |
| Mar 1, 2023 | $0.1589 | Mar 7, 2023 |
| Feb 1, 2023 | $0.1788 | Feb 7, 2023 |
| Dec 28, 2022 | $0.1728 | Dec 30, 2022 |
News
Munis Positioned to Shine in 2023
Municipal bonds now offer yields not seen in more than a decade (aside from a spike at the onset of the pandemic). Investors need to pay attention to these higher income levels as they consider portfo...
Opportunity Knocks With High Yield Muni Bonds
With aggregate bond indexes flailing this year at the hands of rising interest rates, fixed income investors are understandably frustrated and wary about the asset class at large. However, this year's...
Muni ETFs Could Be Just What Frustrated Bond Investors Need
With the widely observed Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index down 11.55% year-to-date, it's easy to understand why fixed income investors are frustrated and why many are departing the related funds, inc...
Embracing Muni Bonds for Recession Protection
Debate lingers regarding whether or not the U.S. economy is in a recession, but recent GDP data are discouraging, indicating market participants may want to evaluate recession-buffering assets. Tradit...
High Yield Munis Remain Strong Income Ideas
Like other fixed income segments, municipal bonds are incurring punishment at the hands of rising interest rates, but some market observers believe that munis are being too harshly repudiated and that...
Muni Carnage Could Create Opportunity
Municipal bonds and the related exchange traded funds are languishing as interest rates rise, but a silver lining could materialize. While the first four months of 2022 have been rough on munis, some ...
High-Yield Muni Bond ETFs Are Having a Rough Time
Speculative-grade municipal bond-related exchange traded funds have taken a beating, with high-yield munis on pace for their worst year since 2008. Year-to-date, the VanEck Vectors High Yield Muni ETF...
VanEck to Transition Underlying Indexes for Several of Its Municipal Bond ETFs
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--VanEck announces plans to change underlying indexes tracked by some of the firm's municipal bond ETFs to new indexes from ICE Data Indices (“ICE”)
Riskier Muni Bonds, Funds Paying off for Investors
Low bond yields on Treasuries and other safe fixed income assets, including investment-grade municipal bonds, often encourage investors to take on more risk in the bond space. That scenario is repeati...
High-Yield Munis Worth Considering as Default Rates Cooperate
Yields are low across the fixed income universe this year, and municipal bonds aren't exempt from that trend. That may sound like an invitation to embrace high-yield municipal bonds and exchange trade...
High-Yield Munis Remain Sturdy Despite an Uptick in Defaults
The federal government heaped billions of dollars on states to help them tidy up their balance sheets in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. However, municipal default rates ticked higher in 2020 an...
The HYD ETF: Elevate Your Municipal Bond Income
Yields are low across the fixed income spectrum and municipal bonds aren't being spared. The positive is that bond prices are appreciating, but when yields get too low, investors are often compelled t...
As Tax Talks Ramp Up, Investors Turning to High-Yield Munis
The Biden Administration is proposing significant increases to capital gains taxes, and while those levies are aimed at big earners and the wealthy, the debate is bringing renewed attention to tax-adv...
Municipal Bonds Are Soaring. So Are 3 VanEck ETFs
For seven straight months, fixed income investors turned to municipal bonds over Treasuries, putting the spotlight on three VanEck ETFs investors can consider. “America's municipal bonds are staging t...
These 3 High Yield Bond ETFs from VanEck Are Dominating YTD Inflows
Fund flows can help indicate investors' penchant for certain ETFs when it comes to bonds and right now, it's high yield for ETF provider VanEck. One reason could be the falling default rates.
These 3 High Yield ETFs Are Posting Massive Inflows
More investors are looking at riskier assets in order to obtain increasingly elusive yield. ETF provider VanEck is seeing strong inflows in three of its ETFs that focus on high yield debt.
Add High Yield to Your Municipal Bond Mix with the HYD ETF
Government debt has typically been viewed through the lens of a solid safe haven play. One sector that's been getting a closer look lately is municipal bonds.
High-yield ETF issuer on his forecast for 'fallen angels,' gold
Van Eck Associates CEO Jan van Eck and Seymour Asset Management CIO Tim Seymour unpack what could lie ahead for high-yield ETFs and gold with CNBC's Bob Pisani.
Will a Biden Presidency Be a Boon for High Yield Bonds?
A win for Democratic hopeful Joe Biden in the upcoming U.S. presidential election could be a boon for high yield bonds, according to a recent MarketWatch article.
Muni ETFs Aren’t Dependent on Electoral Outcomes
Among fixed income assets, municipal bonds are often sensitive to political conjecture due to the tax treatment of these bonds, bu the VanEck Vectors High-Yield Municipal ETF (CBOE: HYD) could be a s...
With Default Rates Low, Munis Still Look Interesting for Conservative Investors
Municipal bond default rates are low, a pleasant surprise in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic and one that highlights opportunities with the VanEck Vectors High-Yield Municipal ETF (CBOE: HYD). D...
Muni Bonds Could be Bolstered by Interesting Revenue Stream
Amid fears, plenty of which are being realized, that the coronavirus pandemic will punish state revenue intake, previously steady municipals are taking some lumps this year. For example, the VanEck V...
Why are ETFs are trading at big discounts
CNBC's Dom Chu breaks down ETFs amid the coronavirus pandemic.