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ETF comparison

FALN vs HYLB

Both US High Yield Bond.

iShares Fallen Angels USD Bond ETF · Xtrackers USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

Holdings overlap

Weighted by ISIN/CUSIP
3.8 %

52 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of FALN and HYLB would leave roughly 3.8% of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.

FALN unmatched 93.8% Shared 3.8% HYLB unmatched 94.0%

Unmatched is the part of a fund's weight the other fund doesn't match: names only it holds, plus any extra weight it puts in names both funds hold.

In FALN only
106 positions
Shared
52 positions
In HYLB only
1,225 positions

Side by side

FALN

iShares Fallen Angels USD Bond ETF

iShares · US High Yield Bond

68 composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.25%
Net assets
$1.56B
TTM yield
6.83%
Top-10 conc.
17.5%
HYLB

Xtrackers USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

DWS · US High Yield Bond

82 composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.050%
Net assets
$3.22B
TTM yield
6.76%
Top-10 conc.
3.7%

Sub-score comparison

75
Cost
95
44
Tax efficiency
44
65
Liquidity
79
89
Concentration
100
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Tracking quality
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FALN sub-score HYLB

Tracking quality isn't part of the composite — see what we don't score for why.

Cost difference

HYLB is 20 bps cheaper than FALN. On a $100,000 position that's about $200/yr more in fees for FALN.

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

Top shared holdings

52 shared in total
# Holding In FALN In HYLB Overlap
1 CENTENE CORP 0.76% 0.28% 0.28%
2 NISSAN MOTOR CO 1.04% 0.22% 0.22%
3 NISSAN MOTOR CO 0.98% 0.20% 0.20%
4 CENTENE CORP 0.50% 0.19% 0.19%
5 CENTENE CORP 0.45% 0.17% 0.17%
6 CENTENE CORP 0.43% 0.17% 0.17%
7 CENTENE CORP 0.43% 0.16% 0.16%
8 CENTENE CORP 0.26% 0.10% 0.10%
9 PARAMOUNT GLOBAL 0.36% 0.10% 0.10%
10 CELANESE US HOLDINGS LLC 0.62% 0.09% 0.09%
11 CELANESE US HOLDINGS LLC 0.65% 0.09% 0.09%
12 CELANESE US HOLDINGS LLC 0.61% 0.09% 0.09%

Only in FALN

106 total
  • VODAFONE GROUP PLC 2.98%
  • RESORTS WORLD/RWLV CAP 1.89%
  • PACIFICORP 1.79%
  • NEWELL BRANDS INC 1.28%
  • TRANSOCEAN INTERNTNL LTD 1.20%
  • BOMBARDIER INC 1.18%
  • NORDSTROM INC 1.11%
  • APTIV SWISS HOLDINGS LTD 1.07%
  • NAVIENT CORP 1.04%
  • SEALED AIR CORP 0.93%

Only in HYLB

1,225 total
  • 1261229 B.C. LTD 0.53%
  • ECHOSTAR CORP 0.51%
  • PR RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 LLC 0.40%
  • QUIKRETE HOLDINGS INC 0.35%
  • CLOUD SOFTWARE GROUP HOLDINGS INC 0.35%
  • CLOUD SOFTWARE GROUP INC 0.33%
  • DISH NETWORK CORP 0.32%
  • ASURION LLC / ASURION CO-ISSUER INC 0.30%
  • NEXSTAR MEDIA GROUP INC 0.29%
  • HUB INTERNATIONAL LTD 0.29%

Percentages are holdings overlap with the named fund.

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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.