FALN
iShares Fallen Angels USD Bond ETF · BlackRock
Bonds & Treasuries
1Y Return
+1.0%
Expense Ratio
0.25%
AUM
$1.6B
Dividend Yield
6.71%
Avg Annual Growth (Since Inception)
+0.5%
Issuer
BlackRock (iShares)

Overview

Bonds that fell from investment grade — 'fallen angels' like Vodafone hybrids and Boeing-era credits, bought at the point of maximum forced selling.

Top Holdings

TickerHoldingWeight

Fund Details

Index
US High Yield Fallen Angel 3% Capped
# Holdings
156
Inception
Jun 2016
Issuer
BlackRock (iShares)
Expense Ratio
0.25%
TTM Yield
6.71%
Avg Annual Growth (Since Inception)
+0.5%
Avg Annual Yield (Since Inception)
4.82%

Investment Thesis

The market's most reliable anomaly: downgraded bonds get dumped by mandate-constrained funds at exactly the wrong price, and fallen-angel indices have historically beaten regular high yield because of it. 6.7% yield from former blue chips with upgrade optionality built in.

Who It's For

High-yield investors who want the asset class's best-documented structural edge instead of the broad junk index.

10-Year History

Annual Closing Price
YearClose% Chg
2016----
2017$27.14--
2018$24.40-10.1%
2019$27.12+11.1%
2020$29.43+8.5%
2021$29.97+1.8%
2022$24.61-17.9%
2023$26.40+7.3%
2024$26.71+1.2%
2025$27.30+2.2%
Annual Dividend Yield
YearYield
2016--
2017--
2018--
2019--
2020--
20211.10%
20225.08%
20235.37%
20246.24%
20256.31%
Annual AUM
YearAUM% Chg
2016----
2017----
2018----
2019----
2020----
2021----
2022----
2023----
2024----
2025$1.6B--

Historical figures are ETFHub estimates modelled from asset-class return patterns and may differ from official fund records. Data as of August 2026.

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