Ron Heller, CEO and Senior Portfolio Manager at Peritus, will be attending the TD Ameritrade 2013 National Conference from January 30th to February 1st, at the Manchester Grand Hyatt Hotel in San Diego, California.  Visit Ron at the AdvisorShares booth.

The greatest risk we face as high yield bond investors is that of default.  Post the 2009 all-time record level of defaults, we have seen a very benign default environment, which is a massive positive for high yield and leveraged … Continue reading →

As we wind down 2012, market activity continues at a higher pace than expected and demand for paper lasting much longer than anyone anticipated as managers position for what is expected to be a very strong January. Five new issues … Continue reading →

The year-end slow down widely expected by the market continues to elude us, as secondary high yield bonds are still well bid and new issues continue to price. One deal priced yesterday, trading well on the break, and there are … Continue reading →

As we head into the final two weeks of 2012, some of the strength we’ve experienced in the high yield market the last couple weeks has dissipated, replaced by inactivity, as many market participants head away on vacation and trading … Continue reading →

During a week that is traditionally characterized by slowing market conditions in preparation for the holiday season, the high yield market was unusually busy,  Yields and spreads continued to tighten, while the primary market was very busy and fresh capital … Continue reading →

Inflows into the high yield market have total $23.3 billion so far this year into U.S. domiciled high-yield mutual funds and exchange traded funds, with 34%, or $8 billion, of that coming from exchange traded funds (ETFs).1   Between the inflows … Continue reading →

We’re opening this morning with continued strength in high yield bonds, despite a small outflow yesterday of $230mm. We’ll likely see the inflow pace stall for the next couple weeks as we move into Christmas vacations and the end of … Continue reading →

Peritus was mentioned in the article, “Comprehensive Guide to U.S. Junk Bond ETF Investing,” by Zacks Equity Research, December 11, 2012.