ETF comparison

HYGvsSHYG

Both US High Yield Bond.

iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF · iShares 0-5 Year High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

Holdings overlap

Weighted by ISIN/CUSIP
66.0%

762 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of HYG and SHYG would leave roughly66.0%of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.

HYG only 44.0%Shared 66.0%SHYG only 43.7%
In HYG only
556 positions
Shared
762 positions
In SHYG only
388 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%
SHYG

iShares 0-5 Year High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

iShares · US High Yield Bond

74composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.30%
Net assets
$7.76B
TTM yield
7.07%
Top-10 conc.
16.3%

Sub-score comparison

51
Cost
70
46
Tax efficiency
44
100
Liquidity
95
92
Concentration
91
Tracking quality
HYGsub-scoreSHYG

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

Cost difference

SHYG is 19 bps cheaper than HYG. On a $100,000 position that's about $190/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 SHYG.

Top shared holdings

762 shared in total
#HoldingIn HYGIn SHYGOverlap
1BlackRock Funds III12.69%12.63%12.63%
2ECHOSTAR CORP0.44%0.53%0.44%
3CLOUD SOFTWARE GRP INC0.34%0.44%0.34%
4CLOUD SOFTWARE GRP INC0.33%0.46%0.33%
5DISH NETWORK CORP0.32%0.37%0.32%
6HUB INTERNATIONAL LTD0.29%0.39%0.29%
7VENTURE GLOBAL LNG INC0.28%0.38%0.28%
8WULF COMPUTE LLC0.26%0.39%0.26%
9SV RNO PROPERTY OWNER 10.30%0.26%0.26%
10AMERICAN AIRLINES/AADVAN0.26%0.35%0.26%
11DAVITA INC0.25%0.32%0.25%
121011778 BC / NEW RED FIN0.24%0.24%0.24%

Only in HYG

556 total
  • QUIKRETE HOLDINGS INC0.33%
  • NEXSTAR MEDIA INC0.30%
  • ASURION LLC/ASURION CO0.28%
  • ASURION LLC/ASURION CO0.28%
  • CRC INSURANCE GROUP LLC0.28%
  • TRANSDIGM INC0.26%
  • DISCOVERY HOLDINGS INC0.22%
  • CCO HLDGS LLC/CAP CORP0.21%
  • VENTURE GLOBAL LNG INC0.21%
  • BEACH ACQUISITION BIDCO0.20%

Only in SHYG

388 total
  • DISH DBS CORP0.24%
  • RAKUTEN GROUP INC0.21%
  • SBA COMMUNICATIONS CORP0.17%
  • VISTRA CORP0.15%
  • TEVA PHARMACEUTICALS NE0.15%
  • ALLIANT HOLD / CO-ISSUER0.14%
  • DISCOVERY HOLDINGS INC0.13%
  • CSC HOLDINGS LLC0.13%
  • ROCKETMTGE CO-ISSUER INC0.13%
  • AIR CANADA0.12%

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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.