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BOXX vs USHY: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, BOXX returned +4.0% to USHY's +1.7%, and USHY charges 0.08% to BOXX's 0.19%.

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Net assets: $14.5bn on Oct 28, 2026 for Alpha Architect 1-3 Month Box ETF, and $26.3bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF.

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At a glance
+4.0%
BOXX total return, 1 year
+1.7%
USHY total return, 1 year
0.19%
BOXX expense ratio
0.08%
USHY expense ratio

Pair scorecard

USHY costs 0.11 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.3 points; USHY is 1.8 times larger.

BOXX vs USHY: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureBOXXUSHY
Return
Total return, 1 year+4.0%+1.7%
Benchmark
What it tracksNo index, actively managedICE BofA US High Yield Constrained Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.19%0.08%
Net assets, as of Oct 23, 2026$14.4bn$25.8bn
Holdings
Holdings in commonnot published

Method

Side by side

BOXX Alpha Architect 1-3 Month Box ETF USHY iShares Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF
Issuer Alpha Architect iShares
What it is Actively managed Tracks an index of Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond
Total return, 1 year +4.0% +1.7%
Its benchmark over the same days not measured +1.8% (SPHY)
Gap to its benchmark not measured −0.1 pts vs SPHY
Expense ratio 0.19% 0.08%
Holdings not counted 1900
Net assets, BOXX as of Oct 28, 2026 and USHY as of Oct 27, 2026 $14.5bn $26.3bn

BOXX and USHY on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund
BOXX

BOXX is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +4.0% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.19% a year.

USHY

USHY tracks an index of Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +1.7% with distributions reinvested, against +1.8% 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, BOXX or USHY?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BOXX returned +4.0% and USHY +1.7%.
Which is cheaper, BOXX or USHY?
USHY is cheaper, by 0.11 percentage points a year. That is about $11 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Sources and dates
BOXX filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
BOXX prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Alpha Architect website ↗
USHY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
USHY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for USHY ↗

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