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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HYG returned +2.9% and SPHD returned +8.6%, so SPHD returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, HYG or SPHD?

HYG charges 0.49% a year and SPHD charges 0.30%, so SPHD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

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HYG vs SPHD: how they differ

HYG is a bond index fund and SPHD an equity index fund, and over the year SPHD returned more, +8.6% against +2.9%.

iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF and Invesco S&P 500 High Dividend Low Volatility ETF.

HYG and SPHD on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	HYG iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	SPHD Invesco S&P 500 High Dividend Low Volatility ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Invesco
What it is	US high yield bonds	S&P 500 High Dividend Low Volatility
Total return, 1 year	+2.9%	+8.6%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−14.6 pts	−8.9 pts
Expense ratio	0.49%	0.30%
Holdings	not filed	49

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.

SPHD in plain words

SPHD is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500 High Dividend Low Volatility. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +8.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.30% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 96% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 49 positions, with the top ten at 29.3%. It sat 4.1% below its high of Aug 24, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, HYG or SPHD?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HYG returned +2.9% and SPHD returned +8.6%, so SPHD returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, HYG or SPHD?: HYG charges 0.49% a year and SPHD charges 0.30%, so SPHD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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