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

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

Which is cheaper, HYG or VOX?

HYG charges 0.49% a year and VOX charges 0.09%, so VOX 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 VOX: how they differ

HYG is a bond index fund and VOX an equity index fund, and over the year they finished level, +2.9% against +2.9%.

iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF and Vanguard Communication Services Index Fund.

HYG and VOX on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	HYG iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	VOX Vanguard Communication Services Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	US high yield bonds	Communication Services
Total return, 1 year	+2.9%	+2.9%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−14.6 pts	−14.6 pts
Expense ratio	0.49%	0.09%
Holdings	not filed	114

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.

VOX in plain words

VOX is an index equity fund tracking the Communication Services. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 84% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 114 positions, with the top ten at 72.1%. It sat 4.3% below its high of Jan 29, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, HYG or VOX?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HYG returned +2.9% and VOX returned +2.9%, so HYG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, HYG or VOX?: HYG charges 0.49% a year and VOX charges 0.09%, so VOX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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