ETF comparison

HYGvsHYLB

Both US High Yield Bond.

iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF · Xtrackers USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

Holdings overlap

Weighted by ISIN/CUSIP
84.7%

1,157 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of HYG and HYLB would leave roughly84.7%of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.

HYG only 25.4%Shared 84.7%HYLB only 19.5%
In HYG only
161 positions
Shared
1,157 positions
In HYLB only
121 positions

Side by side

HYG

iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

iShares · US High Yield Bond

68composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.49%
Net assets
$16.19B
TTM yield
6.03%
Top-10 conc.
15.9%
HYLB

Xtrackers USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

DWS · US High Yield Bond

82composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.050%
Net assets
$3.56B
TTM yield
6.58%
Top-10 conc.
10.3%

Sub-score comparison

51
Cost
95
46
Tax efficiency
45
100
Liquidity
81
92
Concentration
100
Tracking quality
HYGsub-scoreHYLB

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

Cost difference

HYLB is 44 bps cheaper than HYG. On a $100,000 position that's about $440/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 HYG vs HYLB.

Top shared holdings

1,157 shared in total
#HoldingIn HYGIn HYLBOverlap
11261229 BC LTD0.54%0.53%0.53%
2ECHOSTAR CORP0.44%0.51%0.44%
3CLOUD SOFTWARE GRP INC0.34%0.33%0.33%
4QUIKRETE HOLDINGS INC0.33%0.35%0.33%
5CLOUD SOFTWARE GRP INC0.33%0.35%0.33%
6DISH NETWORK CORP0.32%0.32%0.32%
7NEXSTAR MEDIA INC0.30%0.29%0.29%
8HUB INTERNATIONAL LTD0.29%0.29%0.29%
9VENTURE GLOBAL LNG INC0.28%0.28%0.28%
10ASURION LLC/ASURION CO0.28%0.30%0.28%
11CRC INSURANCE GROUP LLC0.28%0.28%0.28%
12ASURION LLC/ASURION CO0.28%0.28%0.28%

Only in HYG

161 total
  • BlackRock Funds III12.69%
  • SV RNO PROPERTY OWNER 10.30%
  • WULF COMPUTE LLC0.26%
  • MERIDIAN ARC HOLDCO LLC0.26%
  • AMERICAN AIRLINES/AADVAN0.26%
  • APLD COMPUTECO LLC0.22%
  • BEACH ACQUISITION BIDCO0.20%
  • ECHOSTAR CORP0.19%
  • BLACK PEARL COMPUTE LLC0.18%
  • APLD COMPUTECO 2 LLC0.18%

Only in HYLB

121 total
  • DWS GOVERNMENT AND AGENCY SECURITIES PORTFOLIO DWS GOVERNMENT CASH INSTITUTIONAL SHARES6.39%
  • CENTENE CORP0.28%
  • CARNIVAL CORP LTD0.26%
  • TALEN ENERGY SUPPLY LLC0.21%
  • CENTENE CORP0.19%
  • CARNIVAL CORP LTD0.17%
  • GOL FINANCE SA0.17%
  • CENTENE CORP0.17%
  • CENTENE CORP0.17%
  • CENTENE CORP0.16%

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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.