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
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.
Side by side
Sub-score comparison
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| # | Holding | In FALN | In SHYG | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackRock Funds III | 14.14% | 12.63% | 12.63% |
| 2 | NISSAN MOTOR CO | 1.05% | 0.29% | 0.29% |
| 3 | NISSAN MOTOR CO | 1.00% | 0.27% | 0.27% |
| 4 | CELANESE US HOLDINGS LLC | 0.61% | 0.13% | 0.13% |
| 5 | GFL ENVIRONMENTAL INC | 2.15% | 0.12% | 0.12% |
| 6 | CELANESE US HOLDINGS LLC | 0.48% | 0.10% | 0.10% |
| 7 | HUNTSMAN INTERNATIONAL L | 1.48% | 0.09% | 0.09% |
| 8 | CELANESE US HOLDINGS LLC | 0.45% | 0.09% | 0.09% |
| 9 | NISSAN MOTOR ACCEPTANCE | 0.32% | 0.09% | 0.09% |
| 10 | WHIRLPOOL CORP | 0.78% | 0.09% | 0.09% |
| 11 | METHANEX CORP | 1.44% | 0.08% | 0.08% |
| 12 | VF CORP | 1.21% | 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%
Open FALN or SHYG 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.