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

In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BHYB returned +1.7% and HYLB +1.2%.

Which is cheaper, BHYB or HYLB?

HYLB 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 HYLB: Differences, Returns & Fees

BHYB's duration was 3.0 years on May 31, 2026 and HYLB's 2.9 on May 29, 2026; HYLB charges 0.05% to BHYB's 0.20%. Net assets on Oct 19, 2026: $3.0bn for Xtrackers USD High Yield BB-B ex Financials ETF and $3.2bn for Xtrackers USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF.

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HYLB costs 0.15 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.5 points.

BHYB vs HYLB: Differences, Returns & Fees
	BHYB	HYLB
Expense ratio	0.20%	0.05%
Net assets, as of Oct 19, 2026	$3.0bn	$3.2bn
Total return, 1 year	+1.7%	+1.2%
What it tracks	ICE BofA BB-B Non-FNCL Non-Distressed US HY Constrained Index	Solactive USD High Yield Corporates Total Market Index
Holdings in common	71%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 29, 2026 and May 31, 2026.

+1.7%

BHYB total return, 1 year

+1.2%

HYLB total return, 1 year

0.20%

BHYB expense ratio

0.05%

HYLB expense ratio

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BHYB and HYLB 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 HYLB follows Solactive USD High Yield Corporates Total Market Index.
Cost. BHYB charges 0.20% of assets a year and HYLB 0.05%, a gap of 0.15 points.
Holdings in common (similar). 71% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated May 31, 2026 and May 29, 2026).

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 HYLB hold 71% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated May 29, 2026 and May 31, 2026.

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71% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding BHYB HYLB

BHCCN 10 04/15/32 144A, due Apr 15, 2032 0.51% 0.53%

SATS 10.75 11/30/29 ., due Nov 30, 2029 0.47% 0.51%

TRACTD 6.5 05/01/31 144A, due May 1, 2031 0.38% 0.40%

QUIKHO 6.375 03/01/32 144A, due Mar 1, 2032 0.33% 0.35%

TIBX 6.5 03/31/29 144A, due Mar 31, 2029 0.31% 0.35%

TIBX 9 09/30/29 144A, due Sep 30, 2029 0.29% 0.33%

NXST 6.5 09/15/33 144A, due Sep 15, 2033 0.28% 0.29%

VENLNG 9.5 02/01/29 144A, due Feb 1, 2029 0.27% 0.28%

CNC 4.625 12/15/29, due Dec 15, 2029 0.26% 0.28%

CCL 5.75 08/01/32 144A, due Aug 1, 2032 0.25% 0.26%

EA 7.25 07/01/33 144A, due Jul 1, 2033 0.25% 0.26%

CRWV 9.75 10/01/31 144A, due Oct 1, 2031 0.24% 0.25%

Only in BHYB

MERIDI 6.25 04/30/31 144A, due Apr 30, 2031 0.48%

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

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%

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

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

SATS 6.75 11/30/30, due Nov 30, 2030 0.22%

CVNA 9 06/01/31 144A, due Jun 1, 2031 0.21%

Only in HYLB

ASUCOR 8 12/31/32 144A, due Dec 31, 2032 0.30%

HBGCN 7.25 06/15/30 144A, due Jun 15, 2030 0.29%

TIHLLC 7.125 06/01/31 144A, due Jun 1, 2031 0.28%

ASUCOR 8.375 02/01/34 144A, due Feb 1, 2034 0.28%

DISH 5.75 12/01/28 144A, due Dec 1, 2028 0.22%

TLN 6.375 05/01/33 144A, due May 1, 2033 0.21%

ATHENA 6.5 02/15/30 144A, due Feb 15, 2030 0.19%

JANEST 6.75 05/01/33 144A, due May 1, 2033 0.18%

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On the same fields

BHYB

Xtrackers USD High Yield BB-B ex Financials ETF

HYLB

Xtrackers USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer Xtrackers Xtrackers

What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index

Total return, 1 year +1.7% +1.2%

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

Gap to its benchmark +3.3 pts vs IUSB +2.8 pts vs IUSB

Expense ratio 0.20% 0.05%

Holdings 1477 1277

Net assets, as of Oct 19, 2026 $3.0bn $3.2bn

BHYB and HYLB 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 HYLB

HYLB tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +1.2% with distributions reinvested, against −1.6% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Universal Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BHYB or HYLB?: In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BHYB returned +1.7% and HYLB +1.2%.
Which is cheaper, BHYB or HYLB?: HYLB 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 and HYLB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗BHYB and HYLB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Xtrackers 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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