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Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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DYNF vs HYG: how they differ

DYNF is an equity index fund and HYG a bond index fund, and over the year DYNF returned more, +20.8% against +2.9%.

iShares U.S. Equity Factor Rotation Active ETF and iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF.

DYNF and HYG on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
DYNF
iShares U.S. Equity Factor Rotation Active ETF
HYG
iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesiShares
What it isU.S. Equity Factor Rotation ActiveUS high yield bonds
Total return, 1 year+20.8%+2.9%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+3.3 pts−14.6 pts
Expense ratio0.26%0.49%
Holdings187not filed

DYNF in plain words

DYNF is an index equity fund tracking the U.S. Equity Factor Rotation Active. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +20.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.26% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 99% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 187 positions, with the top ten at 43.8%.

HYG in plain words

HYG is a bond fund tracking the US high yield bonds. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +2.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.49% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DYNF or HYG?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DYNF returned +20.8% and HYG returned +2.9%, so DYNF returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, DYNF or HYG?
DYNF charges 0.26% a year and HYG charges 0.49%, so DYNF is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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DYNF against HYG, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 12, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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