: Why did US junk bond funds fall from mid 2014 thru early 2016? The Federal Funds rate was 0% the whole time, and the Prime rate stayed at 3.75%, so it seems that investor fear was the cause. What caused them to be afraid?

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Why did US junk bond funds fall from mid 2014 thru early 2016?
The Federal Funds rate was 0% the whole time, and the Prime rate stayed at 3.75%, so it seems that investor fear was the cause.

What caused them to be afraid?

Here shows how two big junk bond ETFs fell in that time frame:

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