Which returned more over the last year, HYG or PVAL?

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HYG returned +2.9% and PVAL returned +28.4%, so PVAL returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

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

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HYG vs PVAL: how they differ

HYG is a bond index fund and PVAL an equity index fund, and over the year PVAL returned more, +28.4% against +2.9%.

iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF and Putnam Focused Large Cap Value ETF.

HYG and PVAL on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	HYG iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	PVAL Putnam Focused Large Cap Value ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Putnam
What it is	US high yield bonds	Putnam Focused Large Cap Value
Total return, 1 year	+2.9%	+28.4%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−14.6 pts	+10.8 pts
Expense ratio	0.49%	not published
Holdings	not filed	45

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.

PVAL in plain words

PVAL is an index equity fund tracking the Putnam Focused Large Cap Value. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +28.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. By its holdings filed for May 29, 2026, 95% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 45 positions, with the top ten at 35.6%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, HYG or PVAL?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HYG returned +2.9% and PVAL returned +28.4%, so PVAL returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

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