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

In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BHYB returned +1.7% and HYDB +0.3%.

Which is cheaper, BHYB or HYDB?

BHYB 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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BHYB vs HYDB: Differences, Returns & Fees

On May 31, 2026 BHYB's duration was 3.0 years and HYDB's 3.2; BHYB charges 0.20% to HYDB's 0.35%. Net assets: $3.0bn on Oct 19, 2026 for Xtrackers USD High Yield BB-B ex Financials ETF, and $1.5bn on Oct 20, 2026 for iShares High Yield Systematic Bond ETF.

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BHYB costs 0.15 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.4 points; BHYB is 2.0 times larger.

BHYB vs HYDB: Differences, Returns & Fees
	BHYB	HYDB
Expense ratio	0.20%	0.35%
Net assets, as of Oct 19, 2026	$3.0bn	$1.5bn
Total return, 1 year	+1.7%	+0.3%
What it tracks	ICE BofA BB-B Non-FNCL Non-Distressed US HY Constrained Index	BlackRock High Yield Systematic Bond Index
Holdings in common	14%
Below its high		3.6%, high on Aug 25, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026.

+1.7%

BHYB total return, 1 year

+0.3%

HYDB total return, 1 year

0.20%

BHYB expense ratio

0.35%

HYDB expense ratio

Client brief · page 1 of 2Report BR-BA42669973

BHYB and HYDB 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 HYDB follows BlackRock High Yield Systematic Bond Index.
Holdings in common. 14% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated May 31, 2026).
Number of holdings. BHYB holds 1,477 positions and HYDB holds 257.

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 HYDB hold 14% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated May 31, 2026.

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Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding BHYB HYDB

SATS 10.75 11/30/29 ., due Nov 30, 2029 0.47% 0.28%

CORZ 7.75 05/15/31 144A, due May 15, 2031 0.28% 0.75%

WULF 7.75 10/15/30 144A, due Oct 15, 2030 0.28% 0.73%

TDG 6.375 03/01/29 144A, due Mar 1, 2029 0.23% 0.29%

WBD 5.05 03/15/42 *, due Mar 15, 2042 0.22% 0.40%

DVA 4.625 06/01/30 144A, due Jun 1, 2030 0.22% 0.67%

VENLNG 8.375 06/01/31 144A, due Jun 1, 2031 0.20% 0.75%

WIN 8.25 10/01/31 144A, due Oct 1, 2031 0.19% 0.72%

BECN 6.75 04/30/32 144A, due Apr 30, 2032 0.19% 0.74%

RAKUTN 9.75 04/15/29 144A, due Apr 15, 2029 0.18% 0.71%

WBD 4.279 03/15/32 *, due Mar 15, 2032 0.18% 0.73%

VEGLPL 6.75 01/15/36 144A, due Jan 15, 2036 0.18% 0.47%

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%

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%

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%

Only in HYDB

Coinbase Global Inc, due Oct 1, 2028 0.75%

Rocket Mortgage LLC / Rocket Mortgage Co-Issuer Inc, due Mar 1, 2031 0.74%

Tronox Inc, due Mar 15, 2029 0.73%

Diebold Nixdorf Inc, due Mar 31, 2030 0.69%

FTAI Aviation Investors LLC, due May 1, 2028 0.66%

MPT Operating Partnership LP / MPT Finance Corp, due Aug 1, 2029 0.64%

Nickel Industries Ltd, due Sep 30, 2030 0.60%

Icahn Enterprises LP / Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp, due Nov 15, 2029 0.59%

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On the same fields

BHYB

Xtrackers USD High Yield BB-B ex Financials ETF

HYDB

iShares High Yield Systematic Bond ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer Xtrackers iShares

What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index

Total return, 1 year +1.7% +0.3%

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

Gap to its benchmark +3.3 pts vs IUSB +1.9 pts vs IUSB

Expense ratio 0.20% 0.35%

Holdings 1477 257

Net assets, BHYB as of Oct 19, 2026 and HYDB as of Oct 20, 2026 $3.0bn $1.5bn

BHYB and HYDB 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 HYDB

HYDB tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +0.3% with distributions reinvested, against −1.6% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Universal Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.35% a year. It sat 3.6% below its high of Aug 25, 2026 on Oct 20, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BHYB or HYDB?: In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BHYB returned +1.7% and HYDB +0.3%.
Which is cheaper, BHYB or HYDB?: BHYB 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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Where these figures came from

BHYB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗BHYB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Xtrackers website ↗HYDB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗HYDB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for HYDB ↗

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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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