VanEck Fallen Angel High Yield Bond ETF
$27.54+0.04 (+0.16%)
- 0.25%
- $2.98B
- 0.0%
- 7.56%
- 905K sh
- low $27.25high $29.78
The ETF.net ANGL Grade
B
Score 70 out of 100
- 20 of 85
Score 70 of 100 falls in the A band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25. The letter stays B for now. A new letter must hold for 3 published runs before it replaces it.
Cost
The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.A79 out of 100Rank 18 of 85Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A99 out of 100Rank 19 of 77Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.F21 out of 100Rank 80 of 85Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.A78 out of 100Rank 11 of 85Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.D33 out of 100Rank 71 of 85Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.A83 out of 100Rank 10 of 85
Our read on ANGL
In short
BJunk bonds with a pedigree. ANGL holds US dollar corporate bonds that were investment grade at issue and got downgraded later, a rules-based slice of high yield running since 2012 at a quarter-percent fee.
Stated mandate
The fund seeks to track the price and yield performance of an index of U.S.-dollar corporate bonds that were investment grade when issued but later became below investment grade.
Why people hold it
Worth knowing
ANGL Holdings
- Other
- 132
- 21%
- Nissan Motor Co Ltd
Geography
- United States82.16%
- Japan3.85%
- Canada3.65%
- Luxembourg3.48%
- United Kingdom3.44%
- Ireland1.60%
- Cayman Islands0.97%
- Switzerland0.85%
ANGL Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
ANGL$10,002
Returns run to the Nov 2, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
| Period | ANGL |
|---|---|
| Year to date | −1.0% |
| 1 month | +0.3% |
| 3 months | −2.7% |
| 1 year | 0.0% |
| 3 years | +7.0% |
| 5 years | +2.1% |
| 10 years | +5.2% |
Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.
| Year | Return bar | ANGL |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | −1.0% | |
| 2025 | +9.1% | |
| 2024 | +6.1% | |
| 2023 | +12.5% | |
| 2022 | −14.3% | |
| 2021 | +6.8% | |
| 2020 | +13.2% |
ANGL in the news
ANGL Dividends
- 7.56%
- $2.08
- $0.17 per share
- Monthly
ANGL Risk
- 6.1%
How it’s calculated: standard deviation
The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.
- 0.53
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio
Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.
Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.
- −19.3%
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown
The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.
Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.
- 0.80
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
FMP measures it over up to five years of monthly returns.
ANGL Cost
Overpaying vs SCYB, cheapest in US High Yield
$4,521
On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.
ANGL 0.25%
$5,159
SCYB 0.03% Cheapest
$638
Cost over time
Year by year
| Year | ANGL | SCYB | Overpaying |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | $455 | $55 | $400 |
| 20 | $1,769 | $216 | $1,553 |
| 30 | $5,159 | $638 | $4,521 |
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