ANGL vs FLHY: Differences, Returns & Fees
ANGL's duration was 4.5 years on Jul 31, 2026 and FLHY's 3.1 on Jun 30, 2026; ANGL charges 0.25% to FLHY's 0.40%. Net assets: $3.0bn on Oct 19, 2026 for VanEck Fallen Angel High Yield Bond ETF, and $1.2bn on Oct 20, 2026 for Franklin High Yield Corporate ETF.
ANGL costs 0.15 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 3.2 points; ANGL is 2.4 times larger.
| ANGL | FLHY | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.25% | 0.40% |
| Net assets | $2.9bn | $1.2bn |
| Total return, 1 year | −1.2% | +2.0% |
| What it tracks | ICE US Fallen Angel High Yield 10% Constrained Index | No index, actively managed |
| Holdings in common | 1% | |
| Below its high | 5.1%, high on Aug 25, 2026 | |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.
ANGL and FLHY are built for the same job. How do they differ in cost, holdings and results?
- What each follows. ANGL follows ICE US Fallen Angel High Yield 10% Constrained Index and FLHY follows No index, actively managed.
- Holdings in common. 1% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026).
- One-year total return. Over 1 year to Oct 20, 2026 ANGL returned −1.2% and FLHY +2.0% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 3.2 points.
Data as of Oct 20, 2026. The differences are picked by a fixed rule, in a fixed order; the PDF prints it. Page 2 has the returns, overlap, risks and sources.
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What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, ANGL and FLHY hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.
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1% in common
On the same fields
ANGL and FLHY 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 FLHY
FLHY is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +2.0% with distributions reinvested, against +1.2% for its benchmark, the ICE BofA U.S. High Yield Constrained Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.40% a year.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, ANGL or FLHY?
- In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ANGL returned −1.2% and FLHY +2.0%.
- Which is cheaper, ANGL or FLHY?
- ANGL is cheaper, by 0.15 percentage points a year. That is about $15 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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How this is computed
Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.
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