Bond fund mix

MarcoM

 iShares Markit iBoxx Euro High Yield IE00B66F4759 
 iShares JPMorgan $ Emerging Markets Bon IE00B2NPKV68
 Short-Term High Yield Corp Bond E IE00BF8HV600
iShares $ Short Duration High Yield IE00BCRY6003
 Invesco Pref Shs Ucits Etf Eur Hdg Di IE00BDT8V027 
iShares J.P. Morgan EM Local Govt Bond IE00B5M4WH52 
Hi,
do you think a mix of the above funds would provide a decent income?
Regards,

grumiofoundation

What is "decent"?

MarcoM

something like three or four percent per year

ColdIron

Presumably you have looked at the yields of the listed ETFs or did you just pick them by name?

Linton

They would initially provide a "decent income" of 3-4% but it is unlikely to increase with inflation.  If you are wanting long term income you would need to include equity funds to top up your income portfolio.

coyrls

They are at the risky end of bonds, as they would have to be to get that yield.  If you've chosen bonds in preference to equities to reduce risk, you may be disappointed.

dunstonh

do you think a mix of the above funds would provide a decent income?

Noting that bond weightings on portfolios are very low at the moment (or even non existent depending on your risk profile), how would these fit with your wider portfolio?

Any reason why you have focused on the high risk bond funds?  Some of these are higher risk than equity funds.