{"id":42218,"date":"2023-07-30T07:03:53","date_gmt":"2023-07-30T11:03:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ifintechworld.com\/news\/jaaa-vs-jbbb-which-clo-etf-is-best-for-income-investors-and-retirees\/"},"modified":"2023-07-30T07:03:56","modified_gmt":"2023-07-30T11:03:56","slug":"jaaa-vs-jbbb-which-clo-etf-is-best-for-income-investors-and-retirees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ifintechworld.com\/?p=42218","title":{"rendered":"JAAA Vs. JBBB: Which CLO ETF Is Best For Income Investors And Retirees?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-test-id=\"content-container\">\n<p><figure class=\"getty-figure\" data-type=\"getty-image\"><picture>  <\/picture><figcaption> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<p>The Janus Henderson AAA CLO ETF (<span class=\"ticker-hover-wrapper\">NYSEARCA:JAAA<\/span>) and the Janus Henderson B-BBB CLO ETF (<span class=\"ticker-hover-wrapper\">BATS:JBBB<\/span>) are both actively-managed ETFs investing in senior loan CLO tranches. In simple terms, both funds invest in bundles of senior loans. JAAA focuses<span class=\"paywall-full-content invisible\"> on those rated AAA, while JBBB on those rated BBB.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall-full-content invisible\">JAAA sports a growing 4.9% dividend yield, has extremely low interest rate and credit risk, and a strong performance track-record.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall-full-content invisible\">JBBB sports a growing 7.2% dividend yield, has extremely low interest rate risk, low credit risk, and a good performance track-record.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall-full-content invisible\">In my opinion, both funds are strong investment opportunities, with JAAA being generally more appropriate for more conservative investors, JBBB for more aggressive ones.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"paywall-full-content invisible\">Strategy and Holdings Comparison<\/h2>\n<p class=\"paywall-full-content invisible\">JAAA and JBBB are both actively-managed ETFs investing in senior secured CLO tranches. Let&#8217;s have a closer look at what this entails.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall-full-content invisible no-summary-bullets\">Senior secured loans are variable rate loans from banks to medium-sized, riskier companies. There are exceptions, but not too many. These loans are senior to other debt, and secured by company assets.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall-full-content invisible no-summary-bullets\">Senior loans are sometimes bundled together in CLOs. Each CLO, or bundle of senior loans, is divided into tranches. Income from the senior loans is used to make payments to all tranches. Senior tranches get paid first, junior tranches get paid last. Investors can buy into these tranches, and receive income from the bundle of senior loans. Quick graph of how these are structured<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall-full-content invisible no-summary-bullets\">\n<figure class=\"regular-img-figure a-c paywall-full-content invisible\" contenteditable=\"false\"><picture> <span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ifintechworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/48557980-16858461181026132.png\" alt=\"Stanford Chemist - Seeking Alpha\" contenteditable=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span> <\/picture><figcaption>\n<p class=\"item-caption\"><span>Stanford Chemist &#8211; Seeking Alpha<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall-full-content invisible no-summary-bullets\">Both JAAA and JBBB invest in senior secured CLO tranches, meaning they both invest in bundles of senior loans, and receive income for doing so. Each fund focuses on a different tranche, however.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall-full-content invisible no-summary-bullets\">JAAA focuses AAA-rated CLO tranches, highlighted in red above.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall-full-content invisible no-summary-bullets\">\n<figure class=\"regular-img-figure a-c paywall-full-content invisible\" contenteditable=\"false\"><picture> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ifintechworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/48557980-16906463654872603.png\" alt=\"JAAA\" contenteditable=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\"> <\/picture><figcaption>\n<p class=\"item-caption\"><span>JAAA<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall-full-content invisible no-summary-bullets\">JBBB focuses on BBB-rated CLO tranches, highlighted in yellow above.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall-full-content invisible no-summary-bullets\">\n<figure class=\"regular-img-figure a-c paywall-full-content invisible\" contenteditable=\"false\"><picture> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ifintechworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/48557980-16906465238499134.png\" alt=\"JBBB\" contenteditable=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\"> <\/picture><figcaption>\n<p class=\"item-caption\"><span>JBBB<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall-full-content invisible no-summary-bullets\">Investing in different tranches has different implications for investors, which brings me to my next point.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"paywall-full-content invisible no-summary-bullets\">Credit Risk Comparison &#8211; JAAA Clear Winner<\/h2>\n<p class=\"paywall-full-content invisible no-summary-bullets\">As mentioned previously, senior CLO tranches get paid first. JAAA invests in AAA CLOs, the senior-most tranche, meaning the fund and its investors get paid first, before all other tranches, and before almost all investors (they get paid at the same time as other AAA investors). The securities backing these CLOs effectively always generate sufficient income for the AAA tranche, so investors in these effectively always get paid too. As per S&amp;P, not a <em>single<\/em> AAA CLO has ever defaulted, and the product has existed for several decades.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall-full-content invisible no-summary-bullets\">Corollary of the above, is that junior CLO tranches get paid last, while those in the middle get paid in the middle. JBBB focuses on BBB-rated tranches, and so gets paid somewhere in the middle out of all investors. Still, their overall credit risk is decisively below-average, as the vast majority of senior loans are paid back, in full, at maturity. Only around 3.0% &#8211; 4.0% of these default every year, although figures do vary depending on economic conditions. The other +95% get repaid without issue, and these almost always generate more than sufficient cash to pay back investment-grade CLO tranches, <em>including<\/em> BBB tranches. As per S&amp;P, BBB CLOs have annual default rates of just 0.01%, effectively equivalent to zero.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall-full-content invisible no-summary-bullets\">A quick table of cumulative default rates for CLOs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall-full-content invisible no-summary-bullets\">\n<figure class=\"regular-img-figure a-c paywall-full-content invisible\" contenteditable=\"false\"><picture> <span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ifintechworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/48557980-16858471271887486.png\" alt=\"S&amp;P\" contenteditable=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span> <\/picture><figcaption>\n<p class=\"item-caption\"><span>S&amp;P<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall-full-content invisible no-summary-bullets\">As should be clear from the above, JAAA has almost no credit risk, while JBBB has very low credit risk. JBBB compares unfavorably to JAAA in this regard, although the fund is not all that risky on an absolute basis, or relative to other bond funds. JAAA should see minimal losses during downturns and recessions, JBBB should see low losses during these. As both funds are quite young, I can&#8217;t really gauge their performance during any period of market stress, but I&#8217;m reasonably confident of this assessment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall-full-content invisible no-summary-bullets\">JAAA&#8217;s extremely low credit risk is a significant benefit for the fund and its shareholders, and its key advantage relative to JBBB. In my opinion, JAAA is the clear choice for more conservative investors wishing to minimize their credit risk.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"paywall-full-content invisible no-summary-bullets\">Dividends Comparison &#8211; JBBB Clear Winner<\/h2>\n<p class=\"paywall-full-content invisible no-summary-bullets\">JAAA and JBBB both indirectly invest in senior loans, income-generating securities, which results in reasonably good yields for both funds.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall-full-content invisible no-summary-bullets\">JAAA focuses on the relatively safe, low-yielding AAA CLO tranches of these securities. As these are the safest, senior-most tranches, yields are somewhat low, with the fund yielding 4.9%.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall-full-content invisible no-summary-bullets\">JBBB focuses on BBB CLO tranches of these securities. As these are in the middle of the pack based on seniority and safety, yields are moderately strong, with the fund yielding 7.2%. Yields would be much higher if the fund focused on the more junior tranches, but risks would be higher too.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall-full-content invisible no-summary-bullets\">For reference, some benchmark interest rates.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall-full-content invisible no-summary-bullets\">\n<figure class=\"sa-widget sa-ycharts paywall-full-content invisible\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ifintechworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/saupload_74c1b6efb3be10389e8c73619f0f071c.png\" alt=\"Chart\" width=\"635\" height=\"366\" class=\"sa-ycharts-img\" data-width=\"635\" data-height=\"366\" loading=\"lazy\"><figcaption>Data by YCharts<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall-full-content invisible no-summary-bullets\">JAAA and JBBB both indirectly invest in senior loans, which see higher rates of interest as Federal Reserve funds rates increase (the situation is a bit more complicated, especially for CLOs, but that is the gist of it). As the Federal Reserve has aggressively hiked rates since early 2022 both funds should have seen strong dividend growth since, as has indeed been the case. JAAA&#8217;s growth has been greater in percentage terms, due to starting from a lower base \/ yield.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall-full-content invisible no-summary-bullets\">\n<figure class=\"sa-widget sa-ycharts paywall-full-content invisible\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ifintechworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/saupload_f354b092049fddf45ef7b6c245b08bd2.png\" alt=\"Chart\" width=\"635\" height=\"366\" class=\"sa-ycharts-img\" data-width=\"635\" data-height=\"366\" loading=\"lazy\"><figcaption>Data by YCharts<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall-full-content invisible no-summary-bullets\">Both funds should see strong dividend growth moving forward, due to recent Federal Reserve hikes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall-full-content invisible no-summary-bullets\">Both funds generate more in income than they distribute to shareholders, as evidenced by their SEC yields, a standardized measure of a fund&#8217;s underlying generation of income. Both funds have higher expected returns than their dividend yields, as evidenced by their yield to maturities. The dividends on both funds look quite good, across most relevant metrics.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall-full-content invisible no-summary-bullets\">\n<figure class=\"regular-img-figure a-c paywall-full-content invisible\" contenteditable=\"false\"><picture> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ifintechworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/48557980-16906476859667816.png\" alt=\"Fund Filings - Chart by Author\" contenteditable=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\"> <\/picture><figcaption>\n<p class=\"item-caption\"><span>Fund Filings &#8211; Chart by Author<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall-full-content invisible no-summary-bullets\">JBBB&#8217;s comparatively strong, growing 7.2% dividend yield is a significant benefit for the fund and its shareholders, and its key advantage relative to JAAA. In my opinion, JBBB is the clear choice for more aggressive investors wishing to maximize their yield. Exact opposite situation relative to JAAA.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall-full-content invisible no-summary-bullets\">At the same time, the dividends on both JBBB <em>and<\/em> JAAA compare favorably to those of most bonds and bond sub-asset classes. JBBB yields more than, well, all broad-based bond index funds, while JAAA yields more than most of these.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall-full-content invisible no-summary-bullets\">\n<figure class=\"regular-img-figure a-c paywall-full-content invisible\" contenteditable=\"false\"><picture> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ifintechworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/48557980-16906480758423061.png\" alt=\"Fund Filings - Chart by Author\" contenteditable=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\"> <\/picture><figcaption>\n<p class=\"item-caption\"><span>Fund Filings &#8211; Chart by Author<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall-full-content invisible no-summary-bullets\">The comparatively strong yields on these funds is due to (indirectly) investing in senior loans, which brings me to my next point.<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"paywall-full-content invisible no-summary-bullets\">Interest Rate Risk Comparison &#8211; Tie<\/h4>\n<p class=\"paywall-full-content invisible no-summary-bullets\">JAAA and JBBB both indirectly invest in senior loans, which are variable rate loans with very low interest rate risk. Let&#8217;s have a look as to why, exactly, is this the case.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall-full-content invisible no-summary-bullets\">Simplifying things a bit, we can say that senior loans see higher interest rates when the Fed hikes rates, and vice versa. Senior loan rates are generally reset quarterly, so it generally takes one quarter for Fed hikes to result in higher senior loan rates. The situation is more complicated at the CLO \/ ETF level, but the overall logic and process remains.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall-full-content invisible no-summary-bullets\">Importantly, the above is <em>not<\/em> true for most bonds or fixed-income securities. Most of these have fixed coupon rates <em>until maturity<\/em>, and so do not see higher interest rates as the Fed hikes rates, at least not directly. In most cases, for investors to actually see higher rates they must wait until their existing portfolio of bonds matures, to be replaced with newer, higher-yielding alternatives. Bonds generally take years to mature, so this process can take years to play out.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall-full-content invisible no-summary-bullets\">As should be clear from the above, senior loans and loan funds benefit from higher Fed rates much more swiftly than most bonds. Expect above-average dividend growth from senior loan funds when rates rise, as has been the case since early 2022. I&#8217;ve included JBBB and direct senior loan ETFs in the graph below, as well as high-yield corporate bonds, something of their closest analogue.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall-full-content invisible no-summary-bullets\">\n<figure class=\"regular-img-figure a-c paywall-full-content invisible\" contenteditable=\"false\"><picture> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ifintechworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/saupload_eb39b576fbae0f950fa2fc0577c5b622.png\" alt=\"Data by YCharts\" contenteditable=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\"> <\/picture><figcaption>\n<p class=\"item-caption\"><span>Data by YCharts<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall-full-content invisible no-summary-bullets\">Senior loan dividend yields have also seen higher growth than comparable bond funds. I&#8217;ve excluded JBBB here, as the fund is quite young, and so dividend yields were not particularly informative in early 2022 (they still have grown though).<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall-full-content invisible no-summary-bullets\">\n<figure class=\"sa-widget sa-ycharts paywall-full-content invisible\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ifintechworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/saupload_4c56d7fbda2a219db5a68becedbf8e38.png\" alt=\"Chart\" width=\"635\" height=\"366\" class=\"sa-ycharts-img\" data-width=\"635\" data-height=\"366\" loading=\"lazy\"><figcaption>Data by YCharts<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall-full-content invisible no-summary-bullets\">Bond prices tend to decline when the Fed hikes rates, as investors sell off their older, lower-yielding bonds to buy newer, higher-yielding alternatives. Senior loans prices, however, tend to be much more stable and resilient, as these securities see higher coupon rates as the Fed hikes. No need to sell your low-yield senior loan if the rate will increase next quarter.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall-full-content invisible no-summary-bullets\">Due to the above, senior loans and senior loan funds tend to see lower capital losses when interest rates increase, leading to outperformance. Both JAAA and JBBB outperformed most other bonds and bond sub-asset classes during 2022, a period of rapidly rising rates. Other senior loan ETFs outperformed as well. JBBB&#8217;s performance was quite a bit weaker than that of JAAA, likely due to its higher credit risk combined with investor bearishness.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall-full-content invisible no-summary-bullets\">\n<figure class=\"regular-img-figure a-c paywall-full-content invisible\" contenteditable=\"false\"><picture> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ifintechworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/saupload_66eb40493412b31e2e12dfa995a02d49.png\" alt=\"Data by YCharts\" contenteditable=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\"> <\/picture><figcaption>\n<p class=\"item-caption\"><span>Data by YCharts<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall-full-content invisible no-summary-bullets\">JAAA and JBBB both have very low interest rate risk, a significant benefit for themselves and their investors.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"paywall-full-content invisible no-summary-bullets\">Overall Risk and Volatility &#8211; JAAA Clear Winner<\/h2>\n<p class=\"paywall-full-content invisible no-summary-bullets\">JAAA&#8217;s share price is more stable than that of JBBB, as the former has lower credit risk.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall-full-content invisible no-summary-bullets\">\n<figure class=\"sa-widget sa-ycharts paywall-full-content invisible\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ifintechworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/saupload_cc8e1723bef0a201fd11e22f0d9e01ae.png\" alt=\"Chart\" width=\"635\" height=\"366\" class=\"sa-ycharts-img\" data-width=\"635\" data-height=\"366\" loading=\"lazy\"><figcaption>Data by YCharts<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall-full-content invisible no-summary-bullets\">JAAA is much more stable than most other bond funds too, with JBBB being somewhat more stable than most as well.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall-full-content invisible no-summary-bullets\">\n<figure class=\"sa-widget sa-ycharts paywall-full-content invisible\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ifintechworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/saupload_8c873440a46f07f3c9e17902d8abc740.png\" alt=\"Chart\" width=\"635\" height=\"366\" class=\"sa-ycharts-img\" data-width=\"635\" data-height=\"366\" loading=\"lazy\"><figcaption>Data by YCharts<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall-full-content invisible no-summary-bullets\">JAAA&#8217;s lower overall risk and volatility is a significant benefit for the fund, and an important advantage relative to JBBB.<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"paywall-full-content invisible no-summary-bullets\">Performance Track-Record Comparison &#8211; JAAA Slight Winner<\/h4>\n<p class=\"paywall-full-content invisible no-summary-bullets\">JBBB focuses on CLO tranches with weaker credit ratings and higher yields than JAAA. This should result in stronger long-term returns for JBBB. This has <em>not<\/em> been the case since inception, as both funds are young, and have really only existed during a prolonged bear market.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall-full-content invisible no-summary-bullets\">\n<figure class=\"sa-widget sa-ycharts paywall-full-content invisible\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ifintechworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/saupload_95d6466788523acf9781308ffb5d0efb.png\" alt=\"Chart\" width=\"635\" height=\"366\" class=\"sa-ycharts-img\" data-width=\"635\" data-height=\"366\" loading=\"lazy\"><figcaption>Data by YCharts<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall-full-content invisible no-summary-bullets\">Notwithstanding the above, I&#8217;m pretty confident that JBBB <em>should<\/em> outperform JAAA long-term, as it yields more and has reasonably low credit risk.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall-full-content invisible no-summary-bullets\">Both funds have performed quite well relative to funds with comparable credit ratings. JAAA has outperformed other investment-grade bond index funds, including those focused on t-bills.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall-full-content invisible no-summary-bullets\">\n<figure class=\"sa-widget sa-ycharts paywall-full-content invisible\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ifintechworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/saupload_15aaf6fa39d8dd43ef23b31bf67ae6f4.png\" alt=\"Chart\" width=\"635\" height=\"366\" class=\"sa-ycharts-img\" data-width=\"635\" data-height=\"366\" loading=\"lazy\"><figcaption>Data by YCharts<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall-full-content invisible no-summary-bullets\">JBBB has outperformed <em>most<\/em> other non-investment grade corporate bond ETFs, although it has <em>not<\/em> outperformed relative to the Invesco Senior Loan ETF (BKLN), one of the largest senior loan ETFs in the market.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall-full-content invisible no-summary-bullets\">\n<figure class=\"sa-widget sa-ycharts paywall-full-content invisible\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ifintechworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/saupload_d534f4f7487244368af8b5b4a21783f8.png\" alt=\"Chart\" width=\"635\" height=\"366\" class=\"sa-ycharts-img\" data-width=\"635\" data-height=\"366\" loading=\"lazy\"><figcaption>Data by YCharts<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall-full-content invisible no-summary-bullets\">In general terms, the performance track-record of both funds is strong, more so for JAAA. On the other hand, JBBB should see stronger performance long-term <em>moving forward<\/em>.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"paywall-full-content invisible no-summary-bullets\">CLO ETFs<\/h2>\n<p class=\"paywall-full-content invisible no-summary-bullets\">Finally, a quick table on some of the larger CLO ETFs in the market. Plan an article looking at these in the coming days, time permitting. For some of the younger funds, annualized the latest dividend payment to arrive at a dividend yield.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall-full-content invisible no-summary-bullets\">\n<figure class=\"regular-img-figure paywall-full-content invisible\" contenteditable=\"false\"> <picture> <\/picture><span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ifintechworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/48557980-16906550426028686.png\" alt=\"Fund Filings - Chart by Author\" contenteditable=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><figcaption>\n<p class=\"item-caption\"><span>Fund Filings &#8211; Chart by Author<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"paywall-full-content invisible no-summary-bullets\">Conclusion<\/h2>\n<p class=\"paywall-full-content invisible no-summary-bullets\">JAAA and JBBB are both actively-managed ETFs investing in senior loan CLO tranches.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall-full-content invisible no-summary-bullets\">JAAA focuses on AAA-rated tranches, JBBB on BBB-rated tranches.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall-full-content invisible no-summary-bullets\">JAAA sports a growing 4.9% dividend yield, has extremely low interest rate and credit risk, and has a strong performance track-record.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall-full-content invisible no-summary-bullets\">JBBB sports a growing 7.2% dividend yield, has very low interest rate risk, low credit risk, and good performance track-record.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall-full-content invisible no-summary-bullets\">Both are strong investment opportunities, with JAAA being generally more appropriate for more conservative investors, JBBB for more aggressive ones.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Read the full article <a href=\"https:\/\/seekingalpha.com\/article\/4621592-jaaa-versus-jbbb-which-clo-etf-is-best-for-income-investors-and-retirees?source=feed_all_articles\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Janus Henderson AAA CLO ETF (NYSEARCA:JAAA) and the Janus Henderson B-BBB CLO ETF (BATS:JBBB) are both actively-managed ETFs investing in senior loan CLO tranches. 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