Which returned more over the last year, HFSI or HYG?

In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HFSI returned −0.7% and HYG +0.7%.

Which is cheaper, HFSI or HYG?

Neither: HFSI and HYG both charge 0.49% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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HFSI vs HYG: Differences, Returns & Fees

HFSI's duration was 5.2 years on Jul 31, 2026 and HYG's 3.0 on May 31, 2026; both charge 0.49%. Net assets: $1.1bn on Jul 31, 2026 for Hartford Strategic Income ETF, and $16.2bn on Oct 20, 2026 for iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF.

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Both cost 0.49% a year; their one-year returns differ by 1.4 points; HYG is 16.0 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

HFSI vs HYG: Differences, Returns & Fees
	HFSI	HYG
Expense ratio	0.49%	0.49%
Net assets, as of Jul 31, 2026	$1.1bn	$17.1bn
Total return, 1 year	−0.7%	+0.7%
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	Markit iBoxx USD Liquid High Yield Index
Holdings in common	3%
Below its high	3.3%, high on Aug 25, 2026

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

−0.7%

HFSI total return, 1 year

+0.7%

HYG total return, 1 year

0.49%

HFSI expense ratio

0.49%

HYG expense ratio

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

What each follows. HFSI follows No index, actively managed and HYG follows Markit iBoxx USD Liquid High Yield Index.
Holdings in common. 3% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and May 31, 2026).
Size. HFSI has $1.1bn in net assets and HYG $17.1bn (net assets, as of Jul 31, 2026); HYG is 15.5 times larger.

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, HFSI and HYG hold 3% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.

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3% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding HFSI HYG

Asurion LLC/ Asurion Co-Issuer Inc, due Feb 1, 2034 0.25% 0.28%

AthenaHealth Group Inc, due Feb 15, 2030 0.24% 0.20%

CHS/Community Health Systems Inc, due Jan 15, 2034 0.24% 0.16%

Univision Communications Inc, due Apr 15, 2033 0.48% 0.13%

McAfee Corp, due Feb 15, 2030 0.37% 0.12%

Directv Financing LLC / Directv Financing Co-Obligor Inc, due Jun 1, 2032 0.44% 0.10%

CrossCountry Intermediate HoldCo LLC, due Oct 1, 2030 0.30% 0.08%

HUB International Ltd, due Jan 31, 2032 0.08% 0.17%

Acrisure LLC / Acrisure Finance Inc, due Feb 1, 2029 0.16% 0.08%

Altice France SA, due Jul 15, 2032 0.08% 0.12%

Star Parent Inc, due Oct 1, 2030 0.07% 0.09%

Tronox Inc, due Mar 15, 2029 0.41% 0.07%

Only in HFSI

Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security, TBA, due Aug 1, 2056 6.82%

U.S. Treasury Bills, due Aug 25, 2026 3.95%

Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security, TBA, due Aug 1, 2041 2.56%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Nov 15, 2034 2.31%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Sep 15, 2028 2.31%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due May 15, 2037 1.97%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Aug 31, 2030 1.87%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Aug 15, 2035 1.86%

Only in HYG

1261229 BC Ltd, due Apr 15, 2032 0.54%

EchoStar Corp, due Nov 30, 2029 0.44%

Quikrete Holdings Inc, due Mar 1, 2032 0.33%

DISH Network Corp, due Nov 15, 2027 0.32%

SV RNO Property Owner 1 LLC, due Mar 1, 2031 0.30%

Nexstar Media Inc, due Sep 15, 2033 0.30%

HUB International Ltd, due Jun 15, 2030 0.29%

Venture Global LNG Inc, due Feb 1, 2029 0.28%

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On the same fields

HFSI

Hartford Strategic Income ETF

HYG

iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer Hartford iShares

What it is Actively managed Tracks an index of US high yield bonds

Total return, 1 year −0.7% +0.7%

Its benchmark over the same days −1.9% (AGG) −1.6% (IUSB)

Gap to its benchmark +1.3 pts vs AGG +2.3 pts vs IUSB

Expense ratio 0.49% 0.49%

Holdings 965 1334

Net assets, HFSI as of Jul 31, 2026 and HYG as of Oct 20, 2026 $1.1bn $16.2bn

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

About HFSI

HFSI is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned −0.7% with distributions reinvested, against −1.9% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.49% a year. It sat 3.3% below its high of Aug 25, 2026 on Oct 20, 2026.

About HYG

HYG tracks an index of US high yield bonds. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +0.7% with distributions reinvested, against −1.6% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Universal Index.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, HFSI or HYG?: In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HFSI returned −0.7% and HYG +0.7%.
Which is cheaper, HFSI or HYG?: Neither: HFSI and HYG both charge 0.49% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

HFSI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗HFSI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Hartford website ↗HYG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗HYG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for HYG ↗

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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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