ETF comparison
HYG vs HYLB
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 roughly 84.7% of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.
Unmatched is the part of a fund's weight the other fund doesn't match: names only it holds, plus any extra weight it puts in names both funds hold.
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 the cost 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
160 total- SV RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 0.30%
- WULF COMPUTE LLC 0.26%
- MERIDIAN ARC HOLDCO LLC 0.26%
- AMERICAN AIRLINES/AADVAN 0.26%
- APLD COMPUTECO LLC 0.22%
- BEACH ACQUISITION BIDCO 0.20%
- ECHOSTAR CORP 0.19%
- BLACK PEARL COMPUTE LLC 0.18%
- APLD COMPUTECO 2 LLC 0.18%
- CVS HEALTH CORP 0.18%
Only in HYLB
120 total- CENTENE CORP 0.28%
- CARNIVAL CORP LTD 0.26%
- TALEN ENERGY SUPPLY LLC 0.21%
- CENTENE CORP 0.19%
- CARNIVAL CORP LTD 0.17%
- GOL FINANCE SA 0.17%
- CENTENE CORP 0.17%
- CENTENE CORP 0.17%
- CENTENE CORP 0.16%
- FIRST QUANTUM MINERALS LTD 0.13%
Related comparisons
More comparisons with HYG
- HYG vs USHY · iShares Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF 74.5%
- HYG vs SCYB · Schwab High Yield Bond ETF 72.4%
- HYG vs SPHY · State Street SPDR Portfolio High Yield Bond ETF 69.7%
- HYG vs JNK · State Street SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF 62.5%
- HYG vs SHYG · iShares 0-5 Year High Yield Corporate Bond ETF 54.8%
- HYG vs SJNK · State Street SPDR Bloomberg Short Term High Yield Bond ETF 47.6%
More comparisons with HYLB
- HYLB vs SCYB · Schwab High Yield Bond ETF 70.8%
- HYLB vs USHY · iShares Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF 70.7%
- HYLB vs SPHY · State Street SPDR Portfolio High Yield Bond ETF 66.3%
- HYLB vs JNK · State Street SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF 60.0%
- HYLB vs SHYG · iShares 0-5 Year High Yield Corporate Bond ETF 54.2%
- HYLB vs SJNK · State Street SPDR Bloomberg Short Term High Yield Bond ETF 47.1%
Percentages are holdings overlap with the named fund.
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/methodology/.
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