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HYDB vs JBBB: Differences, Returns & Fees

Over the year HYDB returned +0.3% to JBBB's +4.9%, and HYDB charges 0.35% to JBBB's 0.47%. Net assets: $1.5bn on Oct 20, 2026 for iShares High Yield Systematic Bond ETF, and $1.4bn on Jul 31, 2026 for Janus Henderson B-BBB CLO ETF.

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HYDB costs 0.12 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 4.6 points; HYDB is 1.1 times larger.

HYDB vs JBBB: Differences, Returns & Fees
HYDBJBBB
Expense ratio0.35%0.47%
Net assets, as of Jul 31, 2026$1.6bn$1.4bn
Total return, 1 year+0.3%+4.9%
What it tracksBlackRock High Yield Systematic Bond IndexNo index, actively managed
Holdings in common0%
Below its high3.6%, high on Aug 25, 2026

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

+0.3%
HYDB total return, 1 year
+4.9%
JBBB total return, 1 year
0.35%
HYDB expense ratio
0.47%
JBBB expense ratio

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

  1. What each follows. HYDB follows BlackRock High Yield Systematic Bond Index and JBBB follows No index, actively managed.
  2. Holdings in common. 0% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026).
  3. One-year total return. Over 1 year to Oct 20, 2026 HYDB returned +0.3% and JBBB +4.9% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 4.6 points.

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, HYDB and JBBB hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.

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0% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding HYDB JBBB
Only in HYDB
Paramount Global, due Apr 30, 2036 0.77%
Level 3 Financing Inc, due Feb 15, 2037 0.76%
Cooper-Standard Automotive Inc, due Mar 1, 2031 0.76%
Core Scientific Finance I LLC, due May 15, 2031 0.75%
Coinbase Global Inc, due Oct 1, 2028 0.75%
Fair Isaac Corp, due Sep 15, 2034 0.75%
Venture Global LNG Inc, due Jun 1, 2031 0.75%
Venture Global Plaquemines LNG LLC, due May 1, 2035 0.74%
Only in JBBB
Janus Henderson AAA CLO ETF 3.56%
Tikehau US CLO VII Ltd., Series 2025-1A, Class D1, due Feb 25, 2038 1.79%
Regatta XVIII Funding Ltd., Series 2021-1A, Class D1R, due Apr 15, 2038 1.63%
Palmer Square CLO Ltd., Series 2024-2A, Class D1R, due Jul 20, 2038 1.42%
Tikehau US CLO VI Ltd., Series 2024-1A, Class D1, due Jul 18, 2037 1.41%
Sound Point CLO 2025R-1 Ltd., Series 2025-1RA, Class D1, due Feb 20, 2038 1.18%
AGL CLO 39 Ltd., Series 2025-39A, Class D1, due Apr 20, 2038 1.11%
Regatta X Funding Ltd., Series 2017-3A, Class D1R2, due Jul 17, 2037 1.10%

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On the same fields

HYDB
iShares High Yield Systematic Bond ETF
JBBB
Janus Henderson B-BBB CLO ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF
Issuer iShares Janus Henderson
What it is Tracks an index Actively managed
Total return, 1 year +0.3% +4.9%
Its benchmark over the same days −1.6% (IUSB) not measured
Gap to its benchmark +1.9 pts vs IUSB not measured
Expense ratio 0.35% 0.47%
Holdings 257 239
Net assets, HYDB as of Oct 20, 2026 and JBBB as of Jul 31, 2026 $1.5bn $1.4bn

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

About HYDB

HYDB tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +0.3% with distributions reinvested, against −1.6% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Universal Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.35% a year. It sat 3.6% below its high of Aug 25, 2026 on Oct 20, 2026.

About JBBB

JBBB is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +4.9% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.47% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, HYDB or JBBB?
In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HYDB returned +0.3% and JBBB +4.9%.
Which is cheaper, HYDB or JBBB?
HYDB 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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Where these figures came from
HYDB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗HYDB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for HYDB ↗JBBB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗JBBB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Janus Henderson 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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