ETF comparison
FALNvsHYG
Both US High Yield Bond.
iShares Fallen Angels USD Bond ETF · iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF
Holdings overlap
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.
Side by side
Sub-score comparison
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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| # | Holding | In FALN | In HYG | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackRock Funds III | 14.14% | 12.69% | 12.69% |
| 2 | NISSAN MOTOR CO | 1.05% | 0.22% | 0.22% |
| 3 | NISSAN MOTOR CO | 1.00% | 0.21% | 0.21% |
| 4 | VODAFONE GROUP PLC | 2.99% | 0.17% | 0.17% |
| 5 | PARAMOUNT GLOBAL | 0.37% | 0.09% | 0.09% |
| 6 | CELANESE US HOLDINGS LLC | 0.61% | 0.09% | 0.09% |
| 7 | CELANESE US HOLDINGS LLC | 0.60% | 0.09% | 0.09% |
| 8 | CELANESE US HOLDINGS LLC | 0.61% | 0.09% | 0.09% |
| 9 | GFL ENVIRONMENTAL INC | 2.15% | 0.08% | 0.08% |
| 10 | PARAMOUNT GLOBAL | 0.27% | 0.07% | 0.07% |
| 11 | PACIFICORP | 1.78% | 0.07% | 0.07% |
| 12 | HUNTSMAN INTERNATIONAL L | 1.48% | 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%
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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.