ETF comparison

SHYGvsSPHY

Both US High Yield Bond.

iShares 0-5 Year High Yield Corporate Bond ETF · State Street SPDR Portfolio High Yield Bond ETF

Holdings overlap

Weighted by ISIN/CUSIP
52.0%

995 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of SHYG and SPHY would leave roughly52.0%of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.

SHYG only 57.7%Shared 52.0%SPHY only 46.3%
In SHYG only
155 positions
Shared
995 positions
In SPHY only
935 positions

Side by side

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%
SPHY

State Street SPDR Portfolio High Yield Bond ETF

State Street · US High Yield Bond

87composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.050%
Net assets
$12.02B
TTM yield
7.27%
Top-10 conc.
6.6%

Sub-score comparison

70
Cost
95
44
Tax efficiency
43
95
Liquidity
100
91
Concentration
100
Tracking quality
SHYGsub-scoreSPHY

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

Cost difference

SPHY is 25 bps cheaper than SHYG. On a $100,000 position that's about $250/yr more in fees for SHYG.

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 SHYG vs SPHY.

Top shared holdings

995 shared in total
#HoldingIn SHYGIn SPHYOverlap
1ECHOSTAR CORP0.53%0.40%0.40%
2CLOUD SOFTWARE GRP INC0.46%0.28%0.28%
3CLOUD SOFTWARE GRP INC0.44%0.27%0.27%
4SV RNO PROPERTY OWNER 10.26%0.27%0.26%
5AMERICAN AIRLINES/AADVAN0.35%0.25%0.25%
6WULF COMPUTE LLC0.39%0.24%0.24%
7VENTURE GLOBAL LNG INC0.38%0.24%0.24%
8DISH NETWORK CORP0.37%0.22%0.22%
9TRANSDIGM INC0.33%0.21%0.21%
10HUB INTERNATIONAL LTD0.39%0.21%0.21%
11CCO HLDGS LLC/CAP CORP0.35%0.21%0.21%
12SIRIUS XM RADIO LLC0.23%0.20%0.20%

Only in SHYG

155 total
  • BlackRock Funds III12.63%
  • DISH DBS CORP0.33%
  • VENTURE GLOBAL LNG INC0.27%
  • DISH DBS CORP0.24%
  • SBA COMMUNICATIONS CORP0.17%
  • ICAHN ENTERPRISES/FIN0.17%
  • WYNN MACAU LTD0.16%
  • TEVA PHARMACEUTICALS NE0.15%
  • VISTRA CORP0.15%
  • DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS0.15%

Only in SPHY

935 total
  • QUIKRETE HOLDINGS INC0.28%
  • ASURION LLC/ASURION CO0.25%
  • CRC INSURANCE GROUP LLC0.24%
  • TRANSDIGM INC0.22%
  • ASURION LLC/ASURION CO0.22%
  • CENTENE CORP0.22%
  • NEXSTAR MEDIA INC0.22%
  • OAK-EAGLE ACQUIRECO INC0.21%
  • DISCOVERY HOLDINGS INC0.20%
  • WINDSTREAM SERVICES/ESCR0.19%

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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.