Are BBB rated bonds a rated or bbb2 rated?

In the years following the global financial crisis, the share of BBB2 rated bonds steadily increased, rising from the 33% area all the way to 52% in 2021. That has since reversed, with BBB rated corporates making up 47% of the Bloomberg US Corporate Bond Index, while the A rated bond share has increased to 45%.

What is US corporate BBB effective yield?

Upgrade now. US Corporate BBB Effective Yield is at 5.45%, compared to 5.49% the previous market day and 5.67% last year. This is higher than the long term average of 5.27%. In depth view into US Corporate BBB Effective Yield including historical data from 1996 to 2024, charts and stats.

What is the ice BofA BBB US corporate index?

This data represents the effective yield of the ICE BofA BBB US Corporate Index, a subset of the ICE BofA US Corporate Master Index tracking the performance of US dollar denominated investment grade rated corporate debt publicly issued in the US domestic market. This subset includes all securities with a given investment grade rating BBB.