Which returned more over the last year, FLHY or HYGV?

In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FLHY returned +2.0% and HYGV +1.0%.

Which is cheaper, FLHY or HYGV?

HYGV is cheaper, by 0.03 percentage points a year. That is about $3 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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FLHY vs HYGV: Differences, Returns & Fees

FLHY's duration was 3.1 years on Jun 30, 2026 and HYGV's 3.0 on Jul 31, 2026; HYGV charges 0.37% to FLHY's 0.40%. Net assets: $1.2bn on Oct 20, 2026 for Franklin High Yield Corporate ETF, and $1.1bn on Jul 31, 2026 for Northern Trust High Yield Value-Scored Bond ETF.

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HYGV costs 0.03 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.0 point.

FLHY vs HYGV: Differences, Returns & Fees
	FLHY	HYGV
Expense ratio	0.40%	0.37%
Net assets, FLHY as of Oct 20, 2026 and HYGV as of Jul 31, 2026	$1.2bn	$1.1bn
Total return, 1 year	+2.0%	+1.0%
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	Northern Trust High Yield Value-Scored US Corporate Bond Index
Holdings in common	12%
Below its high		3.4%, high on Aug 25, 2026

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

+2.0%

FLHY total return, 1 year

+1.0%

HYGV total return, 1 year

0.40%

FLHY expense ratio

0.37%

HYGV expense ratio

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

What each follows. FLHY follows No index, actively managed and HYGV follows Northern Trust High Yield Value-Scored US Corporate Bond Index.
Holdings in common. 12% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026).
Number of holdings. FLHY holds 289 positions and HYGV holds 1007.

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, FLHY and HYGV hold 12% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.

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Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding FLHY HYGV

MRP 6.375 08/01/30 144A, due Aug 1, 2030 0.57% 0.51%

CLMT 9.75 02/15/31 144A, due Feb 15, 2031 0.64% 0.51%

HNDLIN 4.75 01/30/30 144A, due Jan 30, 2030 0.36% 0.55%

PARA 5.85 09/01/43, due Sep 1, 2043 0.32% 0.32%

VRTV 10.5 11/30/30 144A, due Nov 30, 2030 0.45% 0.29%

SSP 9.875 08/15/30 144A, due Aug 15, 2030 0.44% 0.29%

NSANY 8.125 07/17/35 144A, due Jul 17, 2035 0.27% 0.58%

MRP 6.25 09/15/32 144A, due Sep 15, 2032 0.26% 0.38%

HNDLIN 6.875 01/30/30 144A, due Jan 30, 2030 0.24% 0.36%

CHTR 4.5 08/15/30 144A, due Aug 15, 2030 0.47% 0.24%

HOV 8.375 10/01/33 144A, due Oct 1, 2033 0.23% 0.34%

HOV 8 04/01/31 144A, due Apr 1, 2031 0.33% 0.23%

Only in FLHY

AROC 6 02/01/34 144A, due Feb 1, 2034 0.89%

APLD 9.25 12/15/30 144A, due Dec 15, 2030 0.83%

PSDO 7.5 06/01/31 144A, due Jun 1, 2031 0.81%

ICECR 6 08/01/32 144a, due Aug 1, 2032 0.80%

OPALBD 6.5 03/31/32 144A, due Mar 31, 2032 0.76%

AKTGHL 7.5 05/15/33 144A, due May 15, 2033 0.73%

ISATLN 9 09/15/29 144A, due Sep 15, 2029 0.72%

CON 6.875 07/15/32 144A, due Jul 15, 2032 0.71%

Only in HYGV

FHLMC, due Aug 3, 2026 2.19%

Tenneco, Inc., due Nov 17, 2028 1.07%

MPT Operating Partnership LP, due Oct 15, 2027 1.07%

Carvana Co., due Jun 1, 2031 0.75%

National Mentor Holdings, Inc., due Dec 15, 2030 0.75%

1261229 BC Ltd., due Apr 15, 2032 0.68%

Moss Creek Resources Holdings, Inc., due Sep 1, 2031 0.64%

Caesars Entertainment, Inc., due Oct 15, 2032 0.63%

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On the same fields

FLHY

Franklin High Yield Corporate ETF

HYGV

Northern Trust High Yield Value-Scored Bond ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer Franklin Northern Trust

What it is Actively managed Tracks an index

Total return, 1 year +2.0% +1.0%

Its benchmark over the same days +1.2% (USHY) not measured

Gap to its benchmark +0.8 pts vs USHY not measured

Expense ratio 0.40% 0.37%

Holdings 289 1007

Net assets, FLHY as of Oct 20, 2026 and HYGV as of Jul 31, 2026 $1.2bn $1.1bn

FLHY and HYGV on the fields both publish, as of Oct 20, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

About FLHY

FLHY is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +2.0% with distributions reinvested, against +1.2% for its benchmark, the ICE BofA U.S. High Yield Constrained Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.40% a year.

About HYGV

HYGV tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +1.0% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.37% a year. It sat 3.4% below its high of Aug 25, 2026 on Oct 20, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, FLHY or HYGV?: In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FLHY returned +2.0% and HYGV +1.0%.
Which is cheaper, FLHY or HYGV?: HYGV is cheaper, by 0.03 percentage points a year. That is about $3 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

FLHY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗FLHY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Franklin website ↗HYGV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗HYGV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Northern Trust 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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