ETF comparison

FALNvsUSHY

Both US High Yield Bond.

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

Holdings overlap

Weighted by ISIN/CUSIP
16.3%

125 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of FALN and USHY would leave roughly16.3%of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.

FALN only 95.1%Shared 16.3%USHY only 92.9%
In FALN only
37 positions
Shared
125 positions
In USHY only
1,765 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%
USHY

iShares Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

iShares · US High Yield Bond

85composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.080%
Net assets
$28.73B
TTM yield
7.00%
Top-10 conc.
14.8%

Sub-score comparison

75
Cost
92
45
Tax efficiency
44
66
Liquidity
100
71
Concentration
93
Tracking quality
FALNsub-scoreUSHY

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

Cost difference

USHY is 17 bps cheaper than FALN. On a $100,000 position that's about $170/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 thecost calculator pre-filled with FALN vs USHY.

Top shared holdings

125 shared in total
#HoldingIn FALNIn USHYOverlap
1BlackRock Funds III14.14%12.12%12.12%
2NISSAN MOTOR CO1.05%0.16%0.16%
3NISSAN MOTOR CO1.00%0.15%0.15%
4VODAFONE GROUP PLC2.99%0.15%0.15%
5PARAMOUNT GLOBAL0.37%0.08%0.08%
6PARAMOUNT GLOBAL0.30%0.08%0.08%
7CELANESE US HOLDINGS LLC0.60%0.08%0.08%
8CELANESE US HOLDINGS LLC0.61%0.07%0.07%
9CELANESE US HOLDINGS LLC0.61%0.07%0.07%
10GFL ENVIRONMENTAL INC2.15%0.07%0.07%
11PARAMOUNT GLOBAL0.27%0.07%0.07%
12PARAMOUNT GLOBAL0.28%0.07%0.07%

Only in FALN

37 total
  • RESORTS WORLD/RWLV CAP1.84%
  • HORIZON MUTUAL HOLDINGS1.18%
  • WILTON RE LTD0.81%
  • CONSTELLATION INSURC INC0.68%
  • GENWORTH HOLDINGS INC0.52%
  • GLOBAL MARINE INC0.52%
  • BELO CORP0.52%
  • DISCOVERY HOLDINGS INC0.51%
  • ALCOA NEDERLAND HOLDING0.47%
  • PROVIDENT FINANCING TR I0.46%

Only in USHY

1,765 total
  • 1261229 BC LTD0.47%
  • ECHOSTAR CORP0.41%
  • QUIKRETE HOLDINGS INC0.28%
  • SV RNO PROPERTY OWNER 10.27%
  • CLOUD SOFTWARE GRP INC0.26%
  • WULF COMPUTE LLC0.25%
  • ASURION LLC/ASURION CO0.25%
  • HUB INTERNATIONAL LTD0.25%
  • CLOUD SOFTWARE GRP INC0.25%
  • VENTURE GLOBAL LNG INC0.23%

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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.