ETF comparison

FALNvsSHYG

Both US High Yield Bond.

iShares Fallen Angels USD Bond ETF · iShares 0-5 Year High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

Holdings overlap

Weighted by ISIN/CUSIP
15.8%

52 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of FALN and SHYG would leave roughly15.8%of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.

FALN only 95.6%Shared 15.8%SHYG only 93.8%
In FALN only
110 positions
Shared
52 positions
In SHYG only
1,098 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%
SHYG

iShares 0-5 Year High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

iShares · US High Yield Bond

74composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.30%
Net assets
$7.76B
TTM yield
7.07%
Top-10 conc.
16.3%

Sub-score comparison

75
Cost
70
45
Tax efficiency
44
66
Liquidity
95
71
Concentration
91
Tracking quality
FALNsub-scoreSHYG

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

Cost difference

FALN is 5 bps cheaper than SHYG. On a $100,000 position that's about $50/yr more in fees for SHYG.

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 SHYG.

Top shared holdings

52 shared in total
#HoldingIn FALNIn SHYGOverlap
1BlackRock Funds III14.14%12.63%12.63%
2NISSAN MOTOR CO1.05%0.29%0.29%
3NISSAN MOTOR CO1.00%0.27%0.27%
4CELANESE US HOLDINGS LLC0.61%0.13%0.13%
5GFL ENVIRONMENTAL INC2.15%0.12%0.12%
6CELANESE US HOLDINGS LLC0.48%0.10%0.10%
7HUNTSMAN INTERNATIONAL L1.48%0.09%0.09%
8CELANESE US HOLDINGS LLC0.45%0.09%0.09%
9NISSAN MOTOR ACCEPTANCE0.32%0.09%0.09%
10WHIRLPOOL CORP0.78%0.09%0.09%
11METHANEX CORP1.44%0.08%0.08%
12VF CORP1.21%0.08%0.08%

Only in FALN

110 total
  • VODAFONE GROUP PLC2.99%
  • RESORTS WORLD/RWLV CAP1.84%
  • PACIFICORP1.78%
  • TRANSOCEAN INTERNTNL LTD1.22%
  • HORIZON MUTUAL HOLDINGS1.18%
  • NEWELL BRANDS INC1.18%
  • BOMBARDIER INC1.18%
  • NORDSTROM INC1.10%
  • APTIV SWISS HOLDINGS LTD1.06%
  • NAVIENT CORP1.05%

Only in SHYG

1,098 total
  • ECHOSTAR CORP0.53%
  • CLOUD SOFTWARE GRP INC0.46%
  • CLOUD SOFTWARE GRP INC0.44%
  • WULF COMPUTE LLC0.39%
  • HUB INTERNATIONAL LTD0.39%
  • VENTURE GLOBAL LNG INC0.38%
  • DISH NETWORK CORP0.37%
  • AMERICAN AIRLINES/AADVAN0.35%
  • CCO HLDGS LLC/CAP CORP0.35%
  • DISH DBS CORP0.33%

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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.