ETF comparison

FALNvsHYG

Both US High Yield Bond.

iShares Fallen Angels USD Bond ETF · iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

Holdings overlap

Weighted by ISIN/CUSIP
15.6%

51 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of FALN and HYG would leave roughly15.6%of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.

FALN only 95.9%Shared 15.6%HYG only 94.5%
In FALN only
111 positions
Shared
51 positions
In HYG only
1,267 positions

Side by side

FALN

iShares Fallen Angels USD Bond ETF

iShares · US High Yield Bond

66composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.25%
Net assets
$1.67B
TTM yield
6.63%
Top-10 conc.
30.1%
HYG

iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

iShares · US High Yield Bond

68composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.49%
Net assets
$16.19B
TTM yield
6.03%
Top-10 conc.
15.9%

Sub-score comparison

75
Cost
51
45
Tax efficiency
46
66
Liquidity
100
71
Concentration
92
Tracking quality
FALNsub-scoreHYG

Tracking quality isn't part of the composite — seewhat we don't scorefor why.

Cost difference

FALN is 24 bps cheaper than HYG. On a $100,000 position that's about $240/yr more in fees for HYG.

Fee figure is the annual expense charged on $100,000. To see how the gap compounds over a multi-decade holding period, open thecost calculator pre-filled with FALN vs HYG.

Top shared holdings

51 shared in total
#HoldingIn FALNIn HYGOverlap
1BlackRock Funds III14.14%12.69%12.69%
2NISSAN MOTOR CO1.05%0.22%0.22%
3NISSAN MOTOR CO1.00%0.21%0.21%
4VODAFONE GROUP PLC2.99%0.17%0.17%
5PARAMOUNT GLOBAL0.37%0.09%0.09%
6CELANESE US HOLDINGS LLC0.61%0.09%0.09%
7CELANESE US HOLDINGS LLC0.60%0.09%0.09%
8CELANESE US HOLDINGS LLC0.61%0.09%0.09%
9GFL ENVIRONMENTAL INC2.15%0.08%0.08%
10PARAMOUNT GLOBAL0.27%0.07%0.07%
11PACIFICORP1.78%0.07%0.07%
12HUNTSMAN INTERNATIONAL L1.48%0.07%0.07%

Only in FALN

111 total
  • RESORTS WORLD/RWLV CAP1.84%
  • FLUOR CORP1.25%
  • TRANSOCEAN INTERNTNL LTD1.22%
  • HORIZON MUTUAL HOLDINGS1.18%
  • NEWELL BRANDS INC1.18%
  • BOMBARDIER INC1.18%
  • NORDSTROM INC1.10%
  • NAVIENT CORP1.05%
  • LIBERTY MUTUAL GROUP INC1.02%
  • ROCKIES EXPRESS PIPELINE0.92%

Only in HYG

1,267 total
  • 1261229 BC LTD0.54%
  • ECHOSTAR CORP0.44%
  • CLOUD SOFTWARE GRP INC0.34%
  • QUIKRETE HOLDINGS INC0.33%
  • CLOUD SOFTWARE GRP INC0.33%
  • DISH NETWORK CORP0.32%
  • SV RNO PROPERTY OWNER 10.30%
  • NEXSTAR MEDIA INC0.30%
  • HUB INTERNATIONAL LTD0.29%
  • VENTURE GLOBAL LNG INC0.28%

Open FALN or HYG at a brokerage

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Holdings overlap is the sum of min(weight_a, weight_b) over positions matched on ISIN (CUSIP fallback). Methodology: see/methodology/.

Comparing two funds doesn't endorse swapping one for the other. Tax-lot history, account type, and personal goals matter — PlainIndex publishes data and methodology, not investment advice.