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PGIM High Yield Bond Fund, Inc. (ISD)

Financial Services | Asset Management | Newark, United States | NYSE
12.73 USD -0.03 (-0.235%) ⇩ (July 14, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★⯪☆☆Dividends:★★☆☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | July 11, 2026, 6:38 a.m. EDT

The most critical issue here is the payout ratio of 107.7%, which indicates the fund is distributing more cash than it earns in net income, signaling potential capital erosion to maintain the headline yield. While the 9.8% yield is attractive on paper, it comes at the cost of sustainability, earning a low dividend rating. Fundamentally, the business shows mixed results: it has delivered positive annual returns for five of the last nine years, yet the overall trajectory remains down 11.25% since inception, suggesting the market views the underlying assets as deteriorating or insufficiently growing to offset past losses. This structural underperformance prevents a higher long-term rating despite the recent uptick in price. On the short end, the stock is trading near its 52-week lows and is significantly below its 200-day moving average, creating a neutral-to-slightly-bearish technical setup that offers no clear immediate catalyst for a rally.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.024395
AutoETS0.024751
AutoARIMA0.024964
MSTL0.036033
MSTL_1260.051526

Forecast horizon: 60 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 52%
H-stat 29.64
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.046
Excess Kurtosis -1.39
Attribute Value
Sector Financial Services
Ex Dividend Date 2026-08-12
Last Dividend Date 2026-07-08
Market Cap 424,469,568
Trailing P/E 10.88
Previous Name PGIM High Yield Bond Fund, Inc
Website https://www.pgim.com/pgim-investments/investments-products/closed-end-funds/fund-profile/pgim-high-yield-bond-fund

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.82% 9.09% 9.48% 9.60%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-07-09 0.105 0.816485
2026-06-11 0.105 0.822884
2026-05-14 0.105 0.796058
2026-04-09 0.105 0.793651
2026-03-12 0.105 0.764192
2026-02-12 0.105 0.716724
2025-12-26 0.105 0.726141
2025-12-11 0.105 0.727651
2025-11-13 0.105 0.729673
2025-10-16 0.105 0.743100
2025-09-11 0.105 0.724638
2025-08-14 0.105 0.726141
2025-07-10 0.105 0.741002
2025-06-12 0.105 0.760870
2025-05-15 0.105 0.753769
2025-04-10 0.105 0.841346
2025-03-13 0.105 0.756484
2025-02-13 0.105 0.750000
2024-12-26 0.105 0.758671
2024-12-12 0.105 0.750000
2024-11-14 0.105 0.777202
2024-10-10 0.105 0.754853
2024-09-12 0.105 0.765306
2024-08-08 0.105 0.784753
2024-07-11 0.105 0.797872
2024-06-13 0.105 0.824823
2024-05-09 0.105 0.824823
2024-04-11 0.105 0.837321
2024-03-14 0.105 0.812065
2024-02-15 0.105 0.827423
2023-12-26 0.105 0.844051
2023-12-14 0.105 0.845411
2023-11-08 0.105 0.901288
2023-10-12 0.105 0.910668
2023-09-14 0.105 0.869205
2023-08-10 0.105 0.854353
2023-07-13 0.105 0.842697
2023-06-15 0.105 0.844051
2023-05-11 0.105 0.852965
2023-04-13 0.105 0.841346
2023-03-16 0.105 0.891341
2023-02-09 0.105 0.817121
2022-12-27 0.105 0.891341
2022-12-15 0.105 0.861362
2022-11-09 0.105 0.882353
2022-10-13 0.105 0.925110
2022-09-15 0.105 0.851582
2022-08-11 0.105 0.780089
2022-07-14 0.105 0.868486
2022-06-16 0.105 0.877193
2022-05-12 0.105 0.821596
2022-04-13 0.105 0.750000
2022-03-17 0.105 0.736325
2022-02-10 0.105 0.695364
2021-12-27 0.105 0.658307
2021-12-16 0.105 0.664557
2021-11-10 0.105 0.641026
2021-10-14 0.105 0.635978
2021-09-16 0.105 0.638298
2021-08-12 0.105 0.649351
2021-07-15 0.105 0.654206
2021-06-10 0.105 0.642202
2021-05-13 0.105 0.667514
2021-04-15 0.105 0.660793
2021-03-11 0.105 0.673941
2021-02-11 0.105 0.674807
2020-12-28 0.105 0.702341
2020-12-10 0.105 0.705645
2020-11-12 0.105 0.744681
2020-10-15 0.105 0.755940
2020-09-10 0.105 0.749465
2020-08-13 0.105 0.753769
2020-07-16 0.105 0.779510
2020-06-11 0.105 0.784167
2020-05-14 0.105 0.865622
2020-04-16 0.105 0.859951
2020-03-12 0.105 0.882353
2020-02-13 0.105 0.671355
2019-12-26 0.105 0.690789
2019-12-12 0.105 0.698603
2019-11-14 0.105 0.705645
2019-10-10 0.105 0.715746
2019-09-12 0.105 0.709459
2019-08-15 0.100 0.706714
2019-07-18 0.100 0.686813
2019-06-13 0.100 0.700771
2019-05-16 0.100 0.698812
2019-04-17 0.100 0.694927
2019-03-21 0.100 0.701262
2019-02-14 0.085 0.608447
2018-12-27 0.085 0.658915
2018-12-13 0.085 0.632911
2018-11-15 0.085 0.627306
2018-10-11 0.085 0.619082
2018-09-13 0.085 0.600707
2018-08-16 0.085 0.603265
2018-07-12 0.085 0.608447
2018-06-14 0.085 0.602837
2018-05-10 0.085 0.604552
2018-04-12 0.085 0.600282
2018-03-15 0.085 0.596491
2018-02-15 0.093 0.642709
2017-12-28 0.093 0.625841
2017-12-14 0.093 0.630081
2017-11-16 0.093 0.629229
2017-10-12 0.093 0.613052
2017-09-14 0.093 0.612648
2017-08-16 0.093 0.616302
2017-07-12 0.093 0.611038
2017-06-14 0.093 0.605469
2017-05-10 0.103 0.664516
2017-04-11 0.103 0.667098
2017-03-15 0.103 0.675853
2017-02-15 0.103 0.655633
2016-12-28 0.103 0.672324
2016-12-14 0.103 0.676297
2016-11-16 0.103 0.688043
2016-10-12 0.103 0.656888
2016-09-14 0.103 0.660256
2016-08-17 0.110 0.690088
2016-07-13 0.110 0.698413
2016-06-15 0.110 0.701084
2016-05-11 0.110 0.713822
2016-04-13 0.110 0.708763
2016-03-16 0.110 0.723684
2016-02-17 0.110 0.761773
2015-12-28 0.110 0.745763
2015-12-16 0.110 0.767620
2015-11-18 0.110 0.762301
2015-10-14 0.110 0.740741
2015-09-16 0.110 0.758621
2015-08-19 0.123 0.832206
2015-07-15 0.123 0.804447
2015-06-17 0.123 0.797665
2015-05-13 0.123 0.772613
2015-04-15 0.123 0.756923
2015-03-18 0.122 0.751694
2015-02-19 0.123 0.757389
2014-12-26 0.238 1.475512
2014-12-17 0.123 0.774072
2014-11-18 0.123 0.750000
2014-10-15 0.123 0.755993
2014-09-17 0.123 0.725236
2014-08-19 0.123 0.709752
2014-07-16 0.123 0.698467
2014-06-18 0.123 0.689462
2014-05-19 0.123 0.689849
2014-04-15 0.123 0.693739
2014-03-25 0.123 0.694523
2014-02-19 0.123 0.695701
2013-12-27 0.250 1.432665
2013-12-18 0.123 0.694915
2013-11-18 0.122 0.693182
2013-10-16 0.122 0.694365
2013-09-18 0.123 0.696095
2013-08-19 0.122 0.709715
2013-07-17 0.122 0.668493
2013-06-18 0.122 0.656974
2013-05-20 0.122 0.614300
2013-04-17 0.122 0.618348
2013-03-18 0.122 0.610611
2013-02-19 0.122 0.610611
2012-12-26 0.123 0.631417
2012-12-17 0.218 1.125452
2012-11-19 0.123 0.618401
2012-10-17 0.123 0.610725
2012-09-19 0.123 0.605315
2012-08-20 0.123 0.612855
2012-07-18 0.123 0.613161
2012-06-18 0.123 0.621526
Additional Data
dividendRate 1.26
dividendYield 9.87
exDividendDate 2026-08-13
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
lastDividendValue 0.105
lastDividendDate 2026-07-09
dividendDate 2019-02-28

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.09695685
Address1 655 Broad Street
Address2 17th Floor
All Time High 20.95
All Time Low 8.99
Ask 13.75
Ask Size 500
Average Daily Volume10 Day 121,800
Average Daily Volume3 Month 99,826
Average Volume 99,826
Average Volume10Days 121,800
Bid 11.71
Bid Size 100
City Newark
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 12.73
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,782,777,600
Day High 12.83
Day Low 12.67
Display Name PGIM High Yield Bond Fund
Dividend Date 1,551,312,000
Dividend Rate 1.26
Dividend Yield 9.87
Ebitda Margins 0.0
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 1.17
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,786,579,200
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 12.9986
Fifty Day Average Change -0.26860046
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.0206638
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -9.695684
Fifty Two Week High 14.79
Fifty Two Week High Change -2.0600004
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.13928333
Fifty Two Week Low 12.53
Fifty Two Week Low Change 0.19999981
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.015961677
Fifty Two Week Range 12.53 - 14.79
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,335,533,400,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 9.33
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Gross Margins 0.0
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.0
Held Percent Institutions 0.42673
Implied Shares Outstanding 33,344,037
Industry Asset Management
Industry Disp Asset Management
Industry Key asset-management
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,783,555,200
Last Dividend Value 0.105
Long Business Summary PGIM High Yield Bond Fund, Inc. is a close ended fixed income mutual fund launched and managed by Prudential Investments LLC. The fund is co-managed by Prudential Investment Management, Inc. It invests in the fixed income markets of the United States. The fund primarily invests in a diversified portfolio of high yield fixed income instruments that are rated below investment grade (Ba1 or lower by Moody's Investors Service, Inc. or BB+ or lower by Standard & Poor's Ratings Services). It seeks to invest in securities across all maturities, while attempting to maintain a weighted average portfolio duration of three years or less. The fund employs fundamental analysis to make its investments. It does not invest in municipal debt obligations, asset backed securities, or mortgage backed securities. PGIM High Yield Bond Fund, Inc. was formed on April 30, 2012 and is domiciled in the United States.
Long Name PGIM High Yield Bond Fund, Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 424,469,568
Market State PRE
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_204816565
Name Change Date 2,026-07-15
Non Diluted Market Cap 425,469,912
Open 12.75
Operating Margins 0.0
Payout Ratio 1.0769
Phone 800 225 1852
Pre Market Change 0.0
Pre Market Change Percent 0.0
Pre Market Price 12.73
Pre Market Time 1,784,102,420
Prev Name PGIM High Yield Bond Fund, Inc
Previous Close 12.76
Price Hint 2
Profit Margins 0.0
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.0300007
Regular Market Change Percent -0.235115
Regular Market Day High 12.83
Regular Market Day Low 12.67
Regular Market Day Range 12.67 - 12.83
Regular Market Open 12.75
Regular Market Previous Close 12.76
Regular Market Price 12.73
Regular Market Time 1,784,059,203
Regular Market Volume 90,043
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20365608
Sector Financial Services
Sector Disp Financial Services
Sector Key financial-services
Shares Outstanding 33,344,037
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0008
Shares Short 11,478
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,780,012,800
Shares Short Prior Month 20,886
Short Name PGIM Short Duration High Yield
Short Ratio 0.21
Source Interval 15
State NJ
Symbol ISD
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing Eps 1.17
Trailing P E 10.880342
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 13.89425
Two Hundred Day Average Change -1.1642504
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.083793685
Type Disp Equity
Volume 90,043
Website https://www.pgim.com/pgim-investments/investments-products/closed-end-funds/fund-profile/pgim-high-yield-bond-fund
Zip 7,102