(by Ameli Berksman)

A large wave of inflows continues to grow within the recent two weeks in the U.S.

In the week ended Wednesday U.S. junk bond mutual funds’ inflow accounted for $269 million. The prior week resulted in $264 million.

Junk bonds showed the second best results among the U.S. bonds, posting total returns of 4.66% for the year to date after U.S. Treasuries with 5.25%.