ETF comparison
HYGvsHYLB
Both US High Yield Bond.
iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF · Xtrackers USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF
Holdings overlap
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.
Side by side
Sub-score comparison
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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| # | Holding | In HYG | In HYLB | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1261229 BC LTD | 0.54% | 0.53% | 0.53% |
| 2 | ECHOSTAR CORP | 0.44% | 0.51% | 0.44% |
| 3 | CLOUD SOFTWARE GRP INC | 0.34% | 0.33% | 0.33% |
| 4 | QUIKRETE HOLDINGS INC | 0.33% | 0.35% | 0.33% |
| 5 | CLOUD SOFTWARE GRP INC | 0.33% | 0.35% | 0.33% |
| 6 | DISH NETWORK CORP | 0.32% | 0.32% | 0.32% |
| 7 | NEXSTAR MEDIA INC | 0.30% | 0.29% | 0.29% |
| 8 | HUB INTERNATIONAL LTD | 0.29% | 0.29% | 0.29% |
| 9 | VENTURE GLOBAL LNG INC | 0.28% | 0.28% | 0.28% |
| 10 | ASURION LLC/ASURION CO | 0.28% | 0.30% | 0.28% |
| 11 | CRC INSURANCE GROUP LLC | 0.28% | 0.28% | 0.28% |
| 12 | ASURION LLC/ASURION CO | 0.28% | 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.