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ANGL vs HFSI: Differences, Returns & Fees

On Jul 31, 2026 ANGL's duration was 4.5 years and HFSI's 5.2; ANGL charges 0.25% to HFSI's 0.49%. Net assets: $3.0bn on Oct 19, 2026 for VanEck Fallen Angel High Yield Bond ETF, and $1.1bn on Jul 31, 2026 for Hartford Strategic Income ETF.

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ANGL costs 0.24 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.5 points; ANGL is 2.8 times larger.

ANGL vs HFSI: Differences, Returns & Fees
ANGLHFSI
Expense ratio0.25%0.49%
Net assets, as of Jul 31, 2026$3.0bn$1.1bn
Total return, 1 year−1.2%−0.7%
What it tracksICE US Fallen Angel High Yield 10% Constrained IndexNo index, actively managed
Holdings in common0%
Below its high5.1%, high on Aug 25, 20263.3%, high on Aug 25, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jul 31, 2026.

−1.2%
ANGL total return, 1 year
−0.7%
HFSI total return, 1 year
0.25%
ANGL expense ratio
0.49%
HFSI expense ratio

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ANGL and HFSI 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 HFSI follows No index, actively managed.
  2. Holdings in common. 0% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Jul 31, 2026).
  3. Number of holdings. ANGL holds 132 positions and HFSI holds 965.

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 HFSI hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026.

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0% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding ANGL HFSI
Hudson Pacific Properties LP, due Apr 1, 2029 0.77% 0.05%
Only in ANGL
Nissan Motor Co Ltd, due Sep 17, 2027 3.42%
Vodafone Group PLC, due Apr 4, 2079 3.33%
Nissan Motor Co Ltd, due Sep 17, 2030 3.23%
Entegris Inc, due Apr 15, 2029 2.55%
Dresdner Funding Trust I, due Jun 30, 2031 1.73%
Celanese US Holdings LLC, due Nov 15, 2033 1.71%
Celanese US Holdings LLC, due Nov 15, 2030 1.70%
Celanese US Holdings LLC, due Jul 15, 2032 1.69%
Only in HFSI
Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security, TBA, due Aug 1, 2056 6.82%
U.S. Treasury Bills, due Aug 25, 2026 3.95%
Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security, TBA, due Aug 1, 2041 2.56%
U.S. Treasury Notes, due Nov 15, 2034 2.31%
U.S. Treasury Notes, due Sep 15, 2028 2.31%
U.S. Treasury Bonds, due May 15, 2037 1.97%
U.S. Treasury Notes, due Aug 31, 2030 1.87%
U.S. Treasury Notes, due Aug 15, 2035 1.86%

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On the same fields

ANGL
VanEck Fallen Angel High Yield Bond ETF
HFSI
Hartford Strategic Income ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF
Issuer VanEck Hartford
What it is Tracks an index Actively managed
Total return, 1 year −1.2% −0.7%
Its benchmark over the same days not measured −1.9% (AGG)
Gap to its benchmark not measured +1.3 pts vs AGG
Expense ratio 0.25% 0.49%
Holdings 132 965
Net assets, ANGL as of Oct 19, 2026 and HFSI as of Jul 31, 2026 $3.0bn $1.1bn

ANGL and HFSI 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 HFSI

HFSI is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned −0.7% with distributions reinvested, against −1.9% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.49% a year. It sat 3.3% below its high of Aug 25, 2026 on Oct 20, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, ANGL or HFSI?
In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ANGL returned −1.2% and HFSI −0.7%.
Which is cheaper, ANGL or HFSI?
ANGL is cheaper, by 0.24 percentage points a year. That is about $24 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
ANGL filings on SEC EDGAR ↗ANGL prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗VanEck website ↗HFSI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗HFSI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Hartford website ↗

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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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