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By David Ashworth | Mar 12, 2015 10:09 am EDT. Investment-grade bonds are fixed-income issuances with a rating of BBB and above as provided by credit ratings agency S&P (Standard & Poorâs). The agency uses modifiers + and â to show relative standing within the major rating categories.
Those companies rated below Baa3 or below BBB- are considered âspeculative grade.â They have a higher risk of default and are classified as high-yield bonds, as are some types of non-rated bonds. The table below describes the rating assignments for both investment-grade and below-investment-grade debt.