Which returned more over the last year, BHYB or FLHY?

In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BHYB returned +1.7% and FLHY +2.0%.

Which is cheaper, BHYB or FLHY?

BHYB is cheaper, by 0.20 percentage points a year. That is about $20 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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BHYB vs FLHY: Differences, Returns & Fees

BHYB's duration was 3.0 years on May 31, 2026 and FLHY's 3.1 on Jun 30, 2026; BHYB charges 0.20% to FLHY's 0.40%. Net assets: $3.0bn on Oct 19, 2026 for Xtrackers USD High Yield BB-B ex Financials ETF, and $1.2bn on Oct 20, 2026 for Franklin High Yield Corporate ETF.

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BHYB costs 0.20 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.3 points; BHYB is 2.5 times larger.

BHYB vs FLHY: Differences, Returns & Fees
	BHYB	FLHY
Expense ratio	0.20%	0.40%
Net assets, as of Oct 19, 2026	$3.0bn	$1.2bn
Total return, 1 year	+1.7%	+2.0%
What it tracks	ICE BofA BB-B Non-FNCL Non-Distressed US HY Constrained Index	No index, actively managed
Holdings in common	17%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.

+1.7%

BHYB total return, 1 year

+2.0%

FLHY total return, 1 year

0.20%

BHYB expense ratio

0.40%

FLHY expense ratio

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

What each follows. BHYB follows ICE BofA BB-B Non-FNCL Non-Distressed US HY Constrained Index and FLHY follows No index, actively managed.
Holdings in common. 17% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026).
Number of holdings. BHYB holds 1,477 positions and FLHY holds 289.

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, BHYB and FLHY hold 17% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.

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Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding BHYB FLHY

TRACTD 6.5 05/01/31 144A, due May 1, 2031 0.38% 0.43%

TRACTC 5.875 03/01/31 144A, due Mar 1, 2031 0.31% 0.52%

WULF 7.75 10/15/30 144A, due Oct 15, 2030 0.28% 0.55%

VENLNG 9.5 02/01/29 144A, due Feb 1, 2029 0.27% 0.59%

CCL 5.75 08/01/32 144A, due Aug 1, 2032 0.25% 0.32%

EA 7.25 07/01/33 144A, due Jul 1, 2033 0.25% 0.31%

DVA 4.625 06/01/30 144A, due Jun 1, 2030 0.22% 0.93%

EA 8.75 07/01/34 144A, due Jul 1, 2034 0.22% 0.41%

NLSN 9.29 04/15/29 144A, due Apr 15, 2029 0.22% 0.22%

CHTR 4.5 08/15/30 144A, due Aug 15, 2030 0.21% 0.47%

SKX 10 07/15/33 144a, due Jul 15, 2033 0.21% 0.87%

APLD 9.25 12/15/30 144A, due Dec 15, 2030 0.20% 0.83%

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%

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%

NXST 6.5 09/15/33 144A, due Sep 15, 2033 0.28%

CORZ 7.75 05/15/31 144A, due May 15, 2031 0.28%

AAL 5.75 04/20/29 144A, due Apr 20, 2029 0.27%

Only in FLHY

ECPG 6.625 06/01/32 144A, due Jun 1, 2032 0.74%

AKTGHL 7.5 05/15/33 144A, due May 15, 2033 0.73%

DEXAXL 7.5 04/15/32 144A, due Apr 15, 2032 0.70%

ADVGRO 8 08/01/33 144A, due Aug 1, 2033 0.67%

VST 7.75 10/15/31 144A, due Oct 15, 2031 0.65%

CLMT 9.75 02/15/31 144A, due Feb 15, 2031 0.64%

PHHESC 9.875 11/01/29 144A, due Nov 1, 2029 0.58%

NEWARC 9.75 03/01/33 144A, due Mar 1, 2033 0.58%

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On the same fields

BHYB

Xtrackers USD High Yield BB-B ex Financials ETF

FLHY

Franklin High Yield Corporate ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer Xtrackers Franklin

What it is Tracks an index Actively managed

Total return, 1 year +1.7% +2.0%

Its benchmark over the same days −1.6% (IUSB) +1.2% (USHY)

Gap to its benchmark +3.3 pts vs IUSB +0.8 pts vs USHY

Expense ratio 0.20% 0.40%

Holdings 1477 289

Net assets, BHYB as of Oct 19, 2026 and FLHY as of Oct 20, 2026 $3.0bn $1.2bn

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

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.

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, BHYB or FLHY?: In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BHYB returned +1.7% and FLHY +2.0%.
Which is cheaper, BHYB or FLHY?: BHYB is cheaper, by 0.20 percentage points a year. That is about $20 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

BHYB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗BHYB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Xtrackers website ↗FLHY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗FLHY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Franklin 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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