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

Weighted by ISIN/CUSIP
88.3%

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.

HYG only 21.7%Shared 88.3%USHY only 20.9%
In HYG only
58 positions
Shared
1,260 positions
In USHY only
630 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%
USHY

iShares Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

iShares · US High Yield Bond

85composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.080%
Net assets
$28.73B
TTM yield
7.00%
Top-10 conc.
14.8%

Sub-score comparison

51
Cost
92
46
Tax efficiency
44
100
Liquidity
100
92
Concentration
93
Tracking quality
HYGsub-scoreUSHY

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

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
#HoldingIn HYGIn USHYOverlap
1BlackRock Funds III12.69%12.12%12.12%
21261229 BC LTD0.54%0.47%0.47%
3ECHOSTAR CORP0.44%0.41%0.41%
4QUIKRETE HOLDINGS INC0.33%0.28%0.28%
5SV RNO PROPERTY OWNER 10.30%0.27%0.27%
6CLOUD SOFTWARE GRP INC0.33%0.26%0.26%
7WULF COMPUTE LLC0.26%0.25%0.25%
8ASURION LLC/ASURION CO0.28%0.25%0.25%
9HUB INTERNATIONAL LTD0.29%0.25%0.25%
10CLOUD SOFTWARE GRP INC0.34%0.25%0.25%
11VENTURE GLOBAL LNG INC0.28%0.23%0.23%
12ASURION LLC/ASURION CO0.28%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.