High yield bonds are living up to their name this year. With yields now at an average of 8.8% — up from 4.4% at the start of the year, according to the ICE BofA US High Yield Index — the $1.5 trillion sector is looking increasingly appealing. Plus, the yield gap between high yield debt [...] The post With Yields of 8.8%, High Yield Earns Its Moniker appeared first on ETF Trends .