ANGL vs BHYB: Differences, Returns & Fees

ANGL's duration was 4.5 years on Jul 31, 2026 and BHYB's 3.0 on May 31, 2026; BHYB charges 0.20% to ANGL's 0.25%. Net assets on Oct 19, 2026: $3.0bn for VanEck Fallen Angel High Yield Bond ETF and $3.0bn for Xtrackers USD High Yield BB-B ex Financials ETF.

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BHYB costs 0.05 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.9 points.

ANGL vs BHYB: Differences, Returns & Fees
ANGLBHYB
Expense ratio0.25%0.20%
Net assets, as of Oct 19, 2026$3.0bn$3.0bn
Total return, 1 year−1.2%+1.7%
What it tracksICE US Fallen Angel High Yield 10% Constrained IndexICE BofA BB-B Non-FNCL Non-Distressed US HY Constrained Index
Holdings in common5%
Below its high5.1%, high on Aug 25, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.

−1.2%
ANGL total return, 1 year
+1.7%
BHYB total return, 1 year
0.25%
ANGL expense ratio
0.20%
BHYB expense ratio

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ANGL and BHYB are built for the same job. How do they differ in cost, holdings and results?

  1. What each follows. ANGL follows ICE US Fallen Angel High Yield 10% Constrained Index and BHYB follows ICE BofA BB-B Non-FNCL Non-Distressed US HY Constrained Index.
  2. Holdings in common. 5% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and May 31, 2026).
  3. One-year total return. Over 1 year to Oct 20, 2026 ANGL returned −1.2% and BHYB +1.7% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 2.9 points.

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What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, ANGL and BHYB hold 5% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.

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5% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding ANGL BHYB
Nissan Motor Co Ltd, due Sep 17, 2027 3.42% 0.20%
Nissan Motor Co Ltd, due Sep 17, 2030 3.23% 0.20%
Vodafone Group PLC, due Apr 4, 2079 3.33% 0.17%
Entegris Inc, due Apr 15, 2029 2.55% 0.12%
Paramount Global, due Jan 15, 2031 1.15% 0.10%
Celanese US Holdings LLC, due Nov 15, 2033 1.71% 0.10%
Celanese US Holdings LLC, due Nov 15, 2030 1.70% 0.09%
Paramount Global, due Apr 30, 2036 0.99% 0.09%
Paramount Global, due Mar 15, 2043 0.89% 0.08%
Paramount Global, due Sep 1, 2043 0.89% 0.08%
Celanese US Holdings LLC, due Nov 15, 2028 1.25% 0.07%
PacifiCorp, due Sep 15, 2055 1.37% 0.07%
Only in ANGL
Dresdner Funding Trust I, due Jun 30, 2031 1.73%
Resorts World Las Vegas LLC / RWLV Capital Inc, due Apr 16, 2029 1.48%
FS KKR Capital Corp, due Oct 12, 2028 1.14%
FS KKR Capital Corp, due Jan 15, 2030 1.11%
FS KKR Capital Corp, due Aug 15, 2029 0.97%
Transocean International Ltd, due Mar 15, 2038 0.93%
Navient Corp, due Aug 1, 2033 0.80%
Diversified Healthcare Trust, due Feb 15, 2028 0.79%
Only in BHYB
BHCCN 10 04/15/32 144A, due Apr 15, 2032 0.51%
MERIDI 6.25 04/30/31 144A, due Apr 30, 2031 0.48%
SATS 10.75 11/30/29 ., due Nov 30, 2029 0.47%
TRACTD 6.5 05/01/31 144A, due May 1, 2031 0.38%
QUIKHO 6.375 03/01/32 144A, due Mar 1, 2032 0.33%
TRACTC 5.875 03/01/31 144A, due Mar 1, 2031 0.31%
TIBX 6.5 03/31/29 144A, due Mar 31, 2029 0.31%
TIBX 9 09/30/29 144A, due Sep 30, 2029 0.29%

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On the same fields

ANGL
VanEck Fallen Angel High Yield Bond ETF
BHYB
Xtrackers USD High Yield BB-B ex Financials ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF
What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index
Total return, 1 year −1.2% +1.7%
Its benchmark over the same days not measured −1.6% (IUSB)
Gap to its benchmark not measured +3.3 pts vs IUSB
Expense ratio 0.25% 0.20%
Holdings 132 1477
Net assets, as of Oct 19, 2026 $3.0bn $3.0bn

ANGL and BHYB on the fields both publish, as of Oct 20, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

About ANGL

ANGL tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned −1.2% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.25% a year. It sat 5.1% below its high of Aug 25, 2026 on Oct 20, 2026.

About BHYB

BHYB tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +1.7% with distributions reinvested, against −1.6% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Universal Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.20% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, ANGL or BHYB?
In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ANGL returned −1.2% and BHYB +1.7%.
Which is cheaper, ANGL or BHYB?
BHYB is cheaper, by 0.05 percentage points a year. That is about $5 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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