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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SPHD returned +8.6% and USHY returned +3.3%, so SPHD returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, SPHD or USHY?

SPHD charges 0.30% 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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SPHD vs USHY: how they differ

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

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

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, SPHD 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 SPHD	Only in USHY
Verizon Communications Inc. 3.49%	1261229 BC LTD 0.48%
Altria Group, Inc. 3.45%	ECHOSTAR CORP 0.42%
Healthpeak Properties, Inc. 3.24%	QUIKRETE HOLDINGS INC 0.29%
Kraft Heinz Co. (The) 3.03%	SV RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 0.28%
Pfizer Inc. 2.99%	CLOUD SOFTWARE GRP INC 0.27%
Franklin Resources, Inc. 2.82%	WULF COMPUTE LLC 0.26%
VICI Properties Inc. 2.68%	ASURION LLC/ASURION CO 0.26%
ONEOK, Inc. 2.66%	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 and May 31, 2026.

SPHD and USHY on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	SPHD Invesco S&P 500 High Dividend Low Volatility ETF	USHY iShares Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Invesco	iShares
What it is	S&P 500 High Dividend Low Volatility	Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond
Total return, 1 year	+8.6%	+3.3%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−8.9 pts	−14.2 pts
Expense ratio	0.30%	0.08%
Holdings	49	1894

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.

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, SPHD or USHY?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SPHD returned +8.6% and USHY returned +3.3%, so SPHD returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, SPHD or USHY?: SPHD charges 0.30% a year and USHY charges 0.08%, so USHY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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