BHYB vs USHY: Differences, Returns & Fees

BHYB's duration was 3.0 years on May 31, 2026 and USHY's 3.0 on Jul 31, 2026; USHY charges 0.08% to BHYB's 0.20%. Net assets: $3.0bn on Oct 19, 2026 for Xtrackers USD High Yield BB-B ex Financials ETF, and $25.6bn on Oct 20, 2026 for iShares Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF.

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USHY costs 0.12 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.5 points; USHY is 8.4 times larger.

BHYB vs USHY: Differences, Returns & Fees
BHYBUSHY
Expense ratio0.20%0.08%
Net assets, as of Oct 19, 2026$3.0bn$25.5bn
Total return, 1 year+1.7%+1.2%
What it tracksICE BofA BB-B Non-FNCL Non-Distressed US HY Constrained IndexICE BofA US High Yield Constrained Index
Holdings in common76%

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

+1.7%
BHYB total return, 1 year
+1.2%
USHY total return, 1 year
0.20%
BHYB expense ratio
0.08%
USHY expense ratio

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BHYB and USHY 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 USHY follows ICE BofA US High Yield Constrained Index.
  2. Cost. BHYB charges 0.20% of assets a year and USHY 0.08%, a gap of 0.12 points.
  3. Size. BHYB has $3.0bn in net assets and USHY $25.5bn (net assets, as of Oct 19, 2026); USHY is 8.5 times larger.

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What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, BHYB and USHY hold 76% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.

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76% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding BHYB USHY
BHCCN 10 04/15/32 144A, due Apr 15, 2032 0.51% 0.47%
MERIDI 6.25 04/30/31 144A, due Apr 30, 2031 0.48% 0.39%
SATS 10.75 11/30/29 ., due Nov 30, 2029 0.47% 0.39%
QUIKHO 6.375 03/01/32 144A, due Mar 1, 2032 0.33% 0.29%
TRACTD 6.5 05/01/31 144A, due May 1, 2031 0.38% 0.28%
TIBX 6.5 03/31/29 144A, due Mar 31, 2029 0.31% 0.26%
TIBX 9 09/30/29 144A, due Sep 30, 2029 0.29% 0.25%
TRACTC 5.875 03/01/31 144A, due Mar 1, 2031 0.31% 0.24%
WULF 7.75 10/15/30 144A, due Oct 15, 2030 0.28% 0.24%
NXST 6.5 09/15/33 144A, due Sep 15, 2033 0.28% 0.23%
VENLNG 9.5 02/01/29 144A, due Feb 1, 2029 0.27% 0.22%
CORZ 7.75 05/15/31 144A, due May 15, 2031 0.28% 0.21%
Only in BHYB
CCL 5.75 08/01/32 144A, due Aug 1, 2032 0.25%
WBD 5.05 03/15/42 *, due Mar 15, 2042 0.22%
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%
DISH 11.75 11/15/27 144A, due Nov 15, 2027 0.17%
GTLS 7.5 01/01/30 144A, due Jan 1, 2030 0.12%
WBD 4.054 03/15/29 *, due Mar 15, 2029 0.11%
WCC 7.25 06/15/28 144A, due Jun 15, 2028 0.11%
Only in USHY
Asurion LLC/ Asurion Co-Issuer Inc, due Dec 31, 2032 0.26%
HUB International Ltd, due Jun 15, 2030 0.24%
CRC Insurance Group LLC, due Jun 1, 2031 0.23%
Asurion LLC/ Asurion Co-Issuer Inc, due Feb 1, 2034 0.21%
Discovery Global Holdings Inc, due Mar 15, 2042 0.18%
Discovery Global Holdings Inc, due Mar 15, 2032 0.16%
Block Inc, due May 15, 2032 0.16%
Rocket Cos Inc, due Aug 1, 2030 0.15%

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On the same fields

BHYB
Xtrackers USD High Yield BB-B ex Financials ETF
USHY
iShares Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF
What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index of Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond
Total return, 1 year +1.7% +1.2%
Its benchmark over the same days −1.6% (IUSB) +1.1% (SPHY)
Gap to its benchmark +3.3 pts vs IUSB 0.0 pts vs SPHY
Expense ratio 0.20% 0.08%
Holdings 1477 1901
Net assets, BHYB as of Oct 19, 2026 and USHY as of Oct 20, 2026 $3.0bn $25.6bn

BHYB and USHY 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 USHY

USHY tracks an index of Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +1.2% with distributions reinvested, against +1.1% for its benchmark, the ICE BofA US High Yield Constrained Index, measured by the closely related ICE BofA US High Yield Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BHYB or USHY?
In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BHYB returned +1.7% and USHY +1.2%.
Which is cheaper, BHYB or USHY?
USHY is cheaper, by 0.12 percentage points a year. That is about $12 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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