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

In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BHYB returned +1.7% and HFSI −0.7%.

Which is cheaper, BHYB or HFSI?

BHYB is cheaper, by 0.29 percentage points a year. That is about $29 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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BHYB vs HFSI: Differences, Returns & Fees

BHYB's duration was 3.0 years on May 31, 2026 and HFSI's 5.2 on Jul 31, 2026; BHYB charges 0.20% to HFSI's 0.49%. Net assets: $3.0bn on Oct 19, 2026 for Xtrackers USD High Yield BB-B ex Financials ETF, and $1.1bn on Jul 31, 2026 for Hartford Strategic Income ETF.

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BHYB costs 0.29 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.4 points.

BHYB vs HFSI: Differences, Returns & Fees
	BHYB	HFSI
Expense ratio	0.20%	0.49%
Net assets, BHYB as of Oct 19, 2026 and HFSI as of Jul 31, 2026	$3.0bn	$1.1bn
Total return, 1 year	+1.7%	−0.7%
What it tracks	ICE BofA BB-B Non-FNCL Non-Distressed US HY Constrained Index	No index, actively managed
Holdings in common	2%
Below its high		3.3%, high on Aug 25, 2026

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

+1.7%

BHYB total return, 1 year

−0.7%

HFSI total return, 1 year

0.20%

BHYB expense ratio

0.49%

HFSI expense ratio

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BHYB and HFSI 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 HFSI follows No index, actively managed.
Holdings in common. 2% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026).
One-year total return. Over 1 year to Oct 20, 2026 BHYB returned +1.7% and HFSI −0.7% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 2.4 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, BHYB and HFSI hold 2% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.

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Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding BHYB HFSI

CYH 9.75 01/15/34 144A, due Jan 15, 2034 0.16% 0.24%

DTV 9.25 06/01/32 144A, due Jun 1, 2032 0.13% 0.44%

UVN 8.875 04/15/33 144A, due Apr 15, 2033 0.12% 0.48%

SYNH 9 10/01/30 144A, due Oct 1, 2030 0.09% 0.07%

THS 7.75 02/11/33 144A, due Feb 11, 2033 0.07% 0.07%

SPLS 10.75 09/01/29 144A, due Sep 1, 2029 0.20% 0.06%

LVLT 8.5 01/15/36 144A, due Jan 15, 2036 0.17% 0.06%

GMABDC 6.25 12/15/32 144A, due Dec 15, 2032 0.12% 0.06%

ALACN V7.2 10/15/54 144A, due Oct 15, 2054 0.08% 0.05%

OTEXCN 4.125 12/01/31 144A, due Dec 1, 2031 0.05% 0.05%

NCLH 6.75 02/01/32 144A, due Feb 1, 2032 0.14% 0.05%

GCCN 8.75 11/15/29 144A, due Nov 15, 2029 0.05% 0.33%

Only in BHYB

BHCCN 10 04/15/32 144A, due Apr 15, 2032 0.51%

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%

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%

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

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

BHYB

Xtrackers USD High Yield BB-B ex Financials ETF

HFSI

Hartford Strategic Income ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer Xtrackers Hartford

What it is Tracks an index Actively managed

Total return, 1 year +1.7% −0.7%

Its benchmark over the same days −1.6% (IUSB) −1.9% (AGG)

Gap to its benchmark +3.3 pts vs IUSB +1.3 pts vs AGG

Expense ratio 0.20% 0.49%

Holdings 1477 965

Net assets, BHYB as of Oct 19, 2026 and HFSI as of Jul 31, 2026 $3.0bn $1.1bn

BHYB and HFSI 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 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, BHYB or HFSI?: In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BHYB returned +1.7% and HFSI −0.7%.
Which is cheaper, BHYB or HFSI?: BHYB is cheaper, by 0.29 percentage points a year. That is about $29 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 ↗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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