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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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HYG vs IDEV: how they differ

HYG is a bond index fund and IDEV an equity index fund, and over the year IDEV returned more, +18.7% against +2.9%.

iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF and iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF.

HYG and IDEV on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
HYG
iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF
IDEV
iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesiShares
What it isUS high yield bondsCore MSCI International Developed Markets
Total return, 1 year+2.9%+18.7%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−14.6 pts+1.2 pts
Expense ratio0.49%0.04%
Holdingsnot filed2268

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.

IDEV in plain words

IDEV is an index equity fund tracking the Core MSCI International Developed Markets. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +18.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 2268 positions, with the top ten at 10.2%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, HYG or IDEV?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HYG returned +2.9% and IDEV returned +18.7%, so IDEV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, HYG or IDEV?
HYG charges 0.49% a year and IDEV charges 0.04%, so IDEV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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HYG against IDEV, 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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