ETF comparison
HYGvsUSHY
Both US High Yield Bond.
iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF · iShares Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF
Holdings overlap
1,260 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of HYG and USHY would leave roughly88.3%of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.
Side by side
Sub-score comparison
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Cost difference
USHY is 41 bps cheaper than HYG. On a $100,000 position that's about $410/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 USHY.
Top shared holdings
1,260 shared in total| # | Holding | In HYG | In USHY | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackRock Funds III | 12.69% | 12.12% | 12.12% |
| 2 | 1261229 BC LTD | 0.54% | 0.47% | 0.47% |
| 3 | ECHOSTAR CORP | 0.44% | 0.41% | 0.41% |
| 4 | QUIKRETE HOLDINGS INC | 0.33% | 0.28% | 0.28% |
| 5 | SV RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 | 0.30% | 0.27% | 0.27% |
| 6 | CLOUD SOFTWARE GRP INC | 0.33% | 0.26% | 0.26% |
| 7 | WULF COMPUTE LLC | 0.26% | 0.25% | 0.25% |
| 8 | ASURION LLC/ASURION CO | 0.28% | 0.25% | 0.25% |
| 9 | HUB INTERNATIONAL LTD | 0.29% | 0.25% | 0.25% |
| 10 | CLOUD SOFTWARE GRP INC | 0.34% | 0.25% | 0.25% |
| 11 | VENTURE GLOBAL LNG INC | 0.28% | 0.23% | 0.23% |
| 12 | ASURION LLC/ASURION CO | 0.28% | 0.23% | 0.23% |
Only in HYG
58 total- WYNN MACAU LTD0.11%
- TEVA PHARMACEUTICALS NE0.11%
- MELCO RESORTS FINANCE0.10%
- DIRECTV FIN LLC/COINC0.10%
- WYNN MACAU LTD0.09%
- ARC FALCON I INC/ARCL/HO0.09%
- STUDIO CITY FINANCE LTD0.08%
- TEVA PHARMACEUTICALS NE0.08%
- TELENET FINANCE LUX NOTE0.08%
- CENTENE CORP0.08%
Only in USHY
630 total- CARNIVAL CORP0.21%
- DISCOVERY HOLDINGS INC0.20%
- CARNIVAL CORP0.14%
- AMC GLOBAL MEDIA INC0.11%
- ALLIANT HOLD / CO-ISSUER0.09%
- CARNIVAL CORP0.09%
- DRESDNER FNDG TRUST I0.09%
- BORR IHC LTD / BORR FIN0.08%
- NFE FINANCING LLC0.08%
- PARAMOUNT GLOBAL0.08%
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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.