How do I get info on high yield bonds including ratings?

Bloomberg (available in the Business Library):

  • To view indices related to high-yield debt in the Bloomberg Index Browser, enter IN HY <GO> in the command line. 
  • To view distressed bonds, enter DIS <GO> in the command line. 
  • For news on high yield bonds, use the command line to enter N High Yield <GO>.
  • For Bond Ratings Definitions, use the command RATD <GO>.

Capital IQ (available in the Business Library): Click Screening in the top navigation menu, then select Fixed Income. Scroll down and add Fixed Income > Valuation > Offering Yield // Yield to Worst. You can export the results into Excel by clicking the "Go" button, and manually calculating the average.

Mergent Online: Click the Bond search tab. Includes Fitch, Moody's and S&P ratings on the synopsis page for individual bonds.

Factiva: To search information from Moody's, click on Search in the top navigation menu. In the free text search box type rst=moodp AND [your search terms].


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Last Updated: Jul 31, 2023     Views: 1495

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