Time for Inverse Bond ETFs as IMF Warns of Bond Market Risks?

The IMF warns of rising bond market risks amid mounting debt, inflation and AI borrowing. Explore four inverse bond ETFs that could benefit from rising yields.

Zacks Investment Research • Oct 13, 2026

3 Inverse ETFs to Play Global Bond Selloffs

Global bond yields are surging on inflation and fiscal worries. Here are 3 inverse ETFs that could benefit from further bond weakness.

Zacks Investment Research • Sep 3, 2026

SJB: Tactically Bullish As A Shady Credit Risk Environment Emerges

ProShares Short High Yield ETF provides inverse exposure to the Markit iBoxx® $ Liquid High Yield Index for hedgers, speculators, and underwriters. Fundamentally, we see option-adjusted spreads widening. A factor model quantifies our thematic argument. Interest coverage ratios bottomed earlier this year but a loss in global confidence could see ratios trend down again.

Seeking Alpha • Jun 5, 2025

SJB: This ETF Has Won Big At HYG's Expense, And Will Again

I'm concerned about the health of the high yield or "junk bond" market, which makes me a fan of SJB. It can profit from an unraveling of that market segment. This ETF is essentially the opposite of HYG, the giant high yield bond ETF that was once a holding in the Fed's portfolio.

Seeking Alpha • May 12, 2023

SJB: A Good Tool To Hedge High Yield CEFs

ProShares Short High Yield ETF is an inverse fund. The vehicle seeks daily investment results that correspond to the inverse (-1x) of the daily performance of the Markit iBoxx Liquid High Yield Index.

Seeking Alpha • Jan 3, 2023

ProShares Short High Yield ETF: An Interesting Way To Play Tail Risk

In my opinion, there are three reasons to hold a short position in high-yield debt. Interest rates are likely to continue to rise.

Seeking Alpha • Oct 24, 2022

SJB: Inverse Bond Fund Rallies As Interest Rates Climb And Credit Spreads Widen

SJB shorts high yield corporate bonds. The fund has been a winner this year amid rising rates.

Seeking Alpha • Sep 17, 2022

Junk Bond ETFs Still Have Some Hurdles to Cross

Junk bond exchange traded funds have taken a beating this year, and the blows may not let up any time soon. Year-to-date, the iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corp Bond ETF (NYSEArca: HYG) declined 10.4% and the SPDR Bloomberg Barclays High Yield Bond ETF (JNK) decreased 10.9%.

ETF Trends • May 16, 2022

ETFs For A Rising Rate Environment

These ETFs could be useful if interest rates continue to increase.

ETFcom • May 11, 2022

Fade The Fed With This Bearish ETF

The Federal Reserve is rushing to shore up various areas of the fixed income market, an effort that started with investment-grade corporate bonds and was later expanded to mortgage-backed securities and municipal bonds.

ETF Trends • Apr 15, 2020