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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SPYD returned +12.9% and USHY returned +3.3%, so SPYD returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, SPYD or USHY?

SPYD charges 0.07% a year and USHY charges 0.08%, so SPYD 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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SPYD vs USHY: how they differ

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

State Street(R) SPDR(R) Portfolio S&P 500(R) High Dividend ETF and iShares Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, SPYD 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 SPYD	Only in USHY
Iron Mountain Inc 1.62%	1261229 BC LTD 0.48%
Franklin Resources Inc 1.57%	ECHOSTAR CORP 0.42%
CVS Health Corp 1.53%	QUIKRETE HOLDINGS INC 0.29%
Host Hotels & Resorts Inc 1.53%	SV RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 0.28%
Edison International 1.48%	CLOUD SOFTWARE GRP INC 0.27%
Target Corp 1.48%	WULF COMPUTE LLC 0.26%
APA Corp 1.48%	ASURION LLC/ASURION CO 0.26%
Viatris Inc 1.46%	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 Jun 30, 2026.

SPYD and USHY on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	SPYD State Street(R) SPDR(R) Portfolio S&P 500(R) High Dividend ETF	USHY iShares Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	State Street	iShares
What it is	SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 High Dividend	Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond
Total return, 1 year	+12.9%	+3.3%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−4.6 pts	−14.2 pts
Expense ratio	0.07%	0.08%
Holdings	78	1894

SPYD in plain words

SPYD is an index equity fund tracking the SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 High Dividend. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +12.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 78 positions, with the top ten at 15.1%. It sat 4.3% 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, SPYD or USHY?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SPYD returned +12.9% and USHY returned +3.3%, so SPYD returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, SPYD or USHY?: SPYD charges 0.07% a year and USHY charges 0.08%, so SPYD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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