Which returned more over the last year, JAAA or USHY?

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, JAAA returned +4.9% and USHY returned +3.3%, so JAAA returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, JAAA or USHY?

JAAA charges 0.20% a year and USHY charges 0.08%, so USHY 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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JAAA vs USHY: how they differ

JAAA and USHY hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and JAAA returned more over the year.

Janus Henderson AAA CLO ETF and iShares Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, JAAA and USHY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in JAAA	Only in USHY
KKR CLO 35 Ltd. 0.96%	1261229 BC LTD 0.48%
AB BSL CLO 1 Ltd. 0.88%	ECHOSTAR CORP 0.42%
Anchorage Capital CLO 16 Ltd. 0.82%	QUIKRETE HOLDINGS INC 0.29%
Anchorage Capital CLO 17 Ltd. 0.80%	SV RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 0.28%
Carlyle US CLO Ltd. 0.70%	CLOUD SOFTWARE GRP INC 0.27%
Carlyle US CLO Ltd. 0.67%	WULF COMPUTE LLC 0.26%
Regatta XIX Funding Ltd. 0.67%	ASURION LLC/ASURION CO 0.26%
Magnetite XXXII Ltd. 0.67%	HUB INTERNATIONAL LTD 0.26%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Apr 30, 2026.

JAAA and USHY on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	JAAA Janus Henderson AAA CLO ETF	USHY iShares Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Janus	iShares
What it is	Henderson AAA CLO	Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond
Total return, 1 year	+4.9%	+3.3%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−12.6 pts	−14.2 pts
Expense ratio	0.20%	0.08%
Holdings	600	1894

JAAA in plain words

JAAA is an index equity fund tracking the Henderson AAA CLO. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +4.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.20% 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 600 positions, with the top ten at 7.5%.

USHY in plain words

USHY is a bond fund tracking the Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +3.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, JAAA or USHY?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, JAAA returned +4.9% and USHY returned +3.3%, so JAAA returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, JAAA or USHY?: JAAA charges 0.20% a year and USHY charges 0.08%, so USHY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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