ANGL vs NHYB: Differences, Returns & Fees

On Jul 31, 2026 ANGL's duration was 4.5 years and NHYB's 3.2; NHYB charges 0.08% to ANGL's 0.25%. Net assets: $3.0bn on Oct 19, 2026 for VanEck Fallen Angel High Yield Bond ETF, and $1.7bn on Jul 31, 2026 for Nuveen High Yield Corporate Bond ETF.

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NHYB costs 0.17 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.7 points; ANGL is 1.8 times larger.

ANGL vs NHYB: Differences, Returns & Fees
ANGLNHYB
Expense ratio0.25%0.08%
Net assets, as of Jul 31, 2026$3.0bn$1.7bn
Total return, 1 year−1.2%+1.5%
What it tracksICE US Fallen Angel High Yield 10% Constrained IndexICE BofA BB-B U.S. Cash Pay High Yield Constrained Index
Holdings in common5%
Below its high5.1%, high on Aug 25, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jul 31, 2026.

−1.2%
ANGL total return, 1 year
+1.5%
NHYB total return, 1 year
0.25%
ANGL expense ratio
0.08%
NHYB expense ratio

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ANGL and NHYB 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 NHYB follows ICE BofA BB-B U.S. Cash Pay High Yield Constrained Index.
  2. Holdings in common. 5% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Jul 31, 2026).
  3. One-year total return. Over 1 year to Oct 20, 2026 ANGL returned −1.2% and NHYB +1.5% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 2.7 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 NHYB hold 5% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026.

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5% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding ANGL NHYB
Nissan Motor Co Ltd, due Sep 17, 2027 3.42% 0.19%
Nissan Motor Co Ltd, due Sep 17, 2030 3.23% 0.16%
Vodafone Group PLC, due Apr 4, 2079 3.33% 0.15%
Celanese US Holdings LLC, due Nov 15, 2030 1.70% 0.13%
Whirlpool Corp, due Feb 26, 2029 1.06% 0.11%
Entegris Inc, due Apr 15, 2029 2.55% 0.10%
Celanese US Holdings LLC, due Nov 15, 2033 1.71% 0.10%
Paramount Global, due Jul 30, 2030 0.86% 0.09%
DPL LLC/Ohio, due Apr 15, 2029 0.63% 0.09%
Dresdner Funding Trust I, due Jun 30, 2031 1.73% 0.09%
Paramount Global, due Jan 15, 2031 1.15% 0.08%
Paramount Global, due May 19, 2032 0.85% 0.07%
Only in ANGL
Resorts World Las Vegas LLC / RWLV Capital Inc, due Apr 16, 2029 1.48%
FS KKR Capital Corp, due Jan 15, 2030 1.11%
Telecom Italia Capital SA, due Jul 18, 2036 0.88%
Diversified Healthcare Trust, due Feb 15, 2028 0.79%
FS KKR Capital Corp, due Jan 15, 2029 0.66%
Service Properties Trust, due Oct 1, 2029 0.65%
Transocean International Ltd, due Apr 15, 2031 0.65%
Service Properties Trust, due Jan 15, 2028 0.63%
Only in NHYB
State Street Institutional US Government Money Market Fund 0.62%
1261229 BC Ltd, due Apr 15, 2032 0.47%
EchoStar Corp, due Nov 30, 2029 0.42%
Meridian Arc Holdco LLC, due Apr 30, 2031 0.35%
Centene Corp, due Aug 1, 2031 0.33%
PR RNO Property Owner 1 LLC, due May 1, 2031 0.29%
CCO Holdings LLC / CCO Holdings Capital Corp, due Feb 1, 2031 0.29%
Cloud Software Group LLC, due Sep 30, 2029 0.29%

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On the same fields

ANGL
VanEck Fallen Angel High Yield Bond ETF
NHYB
Nuveen High Yield Corporate Bond ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF
Issuer VanEck Nuveen
What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index
Total return, 1 year −1.2% +1.5%
Its benchmark over the same days not measured −1.9% (AGG)
Gap to its benchmark not measured +3.5 pts vs AGG
Expense ratio 0.25% 0.08%
Holdings 132 1680
Net assets, ANGL as of Oct 19, 2026 and NHYB as of Jul 31, 2026 $3.0bn $1.7bn

ANGL and NHYB 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 NHYB

NHYB tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +1.5% with distributions reinvested, against −1.9% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, ANGL or NHYB?
In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ANGL returned −1.2% and NHYB +1.5%.
Which is cheaper, ANGL or NHYB?
NHYB is cheaper, by 0.17 percentage points a year. That is about $17 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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