BHYB vs SPHY: Differences, Returns & Fees

BHYB's duration was 3.0 years on May 31, 2026 and SPHY's 3.2 on Jun 30, 2026; SPHY charges 0.05% to BHYB's 0.20%. Net assets: $3.0bn on Oct 19, 2026 for Xtrackers USD High Yield BB-B ex Financials ETF, and $11.7bn on Oct 20, 2026 for State Street SPDR Portfolio High Yield Bond ETF.

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SPHY costs 0.15 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.6 points; SPHY is 3.8 times larger.

BHYB vs SPHY: Differences, Returns & Fees
BHYBSPHY
Expense ratio0.20%0.05%
Net assets, as of Oct 19, 2026$3.0bn$11.7bn
Total return, 1 year+1.7%+1.1%
What it tracksICE BofA BB-B Non-FNCL Non-Distressed US HY Constrained IndexICE BofA US High Yield Index
Holdings in common70%

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

+1.7%
BHYB total return, 1 year
+1.1%
SPHY total return, 1 year
0.20%
BHYB expense ratio
0.05%
SPHY expense ratio

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

  1. What each follows. BHYB follows ICE BofA BB-B Non-FNCL Non-Distressed US HY Constrained Index and SPHY follows ICE BofA US High Yield Index.
  2. Cost. BHYB charges 0.20% of assets a year and SPHY 0.05%, a gap of 0.15 points.
  3. Size. BHYB has $3.0bn in net assets and SPHY $11.7bn (net assets, as of Oct 19, 2026); SPHY is 3.9 times larger.

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What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, BHYB and SPHY hold 70% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.

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70% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding BHYB SPHY
BHCCN 10 04/15/32 144A, due Apr 15, 2032 0.51% 0.42%
SATS 10.75 11/30/29 ., due Nov 30, 2029 0.47% 0.40%
MERIDI 6.25 04/30/31 144A, due Apr 30, 2031 0.48% 0.40%
TRACTD 6.5 05/01/31 144A, due May 1, 2031 0.38% 0.30%
TIBX 6.5 03/31/29 144A, due Mar 31, 2029 0.31% 0.28%
QUIKHO 6.375 03/01/32 144A, due Mar 1, 2032 0.33% 0.28%
TIBX 9 09/30/29 144A, due Sep 30, 2029 0.29% 0.27%
TRACTC 5.875 03/01/31 144A, due Mar 1, 2031 0.31% 0.27%
AAL 5.75 04/20/29 144A, due Apr 20, 2029 0.27% 0.25%
CORZ 7.75 05/15/31 144A, due May 15, 2031 0.28% 0.24%
WULF 7.75 10/15/30 144A, due Oct 15, 2030 0.28% 0.24%
VENLNG 9.5 02/01/29 144A, due Feb 1, 2029 0.27% 0.24%
Only in BHYB
VENLNG 8.125 06/01/28 144A, due Jun 1, 2028 0.20%
WBD 4.279 03/15/32 *, due Mar 15, 2032 0.18%
WCC 7.25 06/15/28 144A, due Jun 15, 2028 0.11%
CCL 5.125 05/01/29 144A, due May 1, 2029 0.10%
WBD 3.95 03/20/28 *, due Mar 20, 2028 0.10%
CITPET 8.375 01/15/29 144A, due Jan 15, 2029 0.09%
NCX 5.25 06/01/27 144A, due Jun 1, 2027 0.09%
CCL 5.875 06/15/31 144A, due Jun 15, 2031 0.09%
Only in SPHY
Asurion LLC/ Asurion Co-Issuer Inc, due Feb 1, 2034 0.25%
CRC Insurance Group LLC, due Jun 1, 2031 0.24%
Asurion LLC/ Asurion Co-Issuer Inc, due Dec 31, 2032 0.22%
HUB International Ltd, due Jun 15, 2030 0.21%
Discovery Global Holdings Inc, due Mar 15, 2042 0.20%
Alliant Holdings Intermediate LLC / Alliant Holdings Co-Issuer, due Jan 15, 2031 0.17%
Block Inc, due May 15, 2032 0.16%
Discovery Global Holdings Inc, due Mar 15, 2032 0.16%

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On the same fields

BHYB
Xtrackers USD High Yield BB-B ex Financials ETF
SPHY
State Street SPDR Portfolio High Yield Bond ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF
What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index
Total return, 1 year +1.7% +1.1%
Its benchmark over the same days −1.6% (IUSB) +1.0% (BBHY)
Gap to its benchmark +3.3 pts vs IUSB +0.1 pts vs BBHY
Expense ratio 0.20% 0.05%
Holdings 1477 1930
Net assets, BHYB as of Oct 19, 2026 and SPHY as of Oct 20, 2026 $3.0bn $11.7bn

BHYB and SPHY 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 SPHY

SPHY tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +1.1% with distributions reinvested, against +1.0% for its benchmark, the ICE BofA US High Yield Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BHYB or SPHY?
In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BHYB returned +1.7% and SPHY +1.1%.
Which is cheaper, BHYB or SPHY?
SPHY 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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ETFIQ, BHYB against SPHY, data as of Oct 20, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/any/bhyb-vs-sphy

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