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HYG HYGM \n Expense ratio 0.49% 0.79% \n Net assets, as of Oct 23, 2026 $16.6bn $712,127 \n Total return, 1 year +1.3% not published \n What it tracks Markit iBoxx USD Liquid High Yield Index Benchmark: US high yield bonds, measured through HYG \n H","source":"ETFIQ, independent ETF data. Recomputed nightly from public filings and prices.","publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org","name":"ETFIQ","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"license":"https://etfiq.com/license/","license_text":"Data ETFIQ computes is free to use with attribution: ETFIQ (etfiq.com). Issuer data stays under its owner's terms.","citation":"ETFIQ, HYG against HYGM, data as of Oct 28, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/any/hyg-vs-hygm","a":{"ticker":"HYG","name":"iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF","issuer":"iShares","desk":"core","as_of":"2026-10-28","verdict":"HYG tracks an index of US high yield bonds and returned +1.3% over the past year.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/hyg","key_facts":[{"label":"Total return, 1 year","value":"+1.3%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"0.49%","as_of":"2026-06-18","source":"485BPOS XBRL, Jun 18, 2026"},{"label":"Holdings","value":"1332","as_of":"2026-10-27","source":"the issuer\u2019s daily holdings file"},{"label":"Below its high","value":"\u22121.9%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"ETFIQ"},{"label":"12-month yield, capital gains included, on its starting price","value":"5.8%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and distributions"},{"label":"Last payment (paid monthly), ex-date Oct 1, 2026","value":"$0.3416","as_of":"2026-10-01","source":"Tiingo end-of-day distributions"},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$17.5bn","as_of":"2026-10-27","source":"the issuer\u2019s own daily fund list, as of Oct 27, 2026"}]},"b":{"ticker":"HYGM","name":"Amplify HYG High Yield 10% Target Income ETF","issuer":"Amplify","desk":"income","as_of":"2026-10-28","verdict":"Since launch in Apr 2026, HYGM paid 4.1% in cash and lost 0.2% in total, against \u22120.5% for HYG.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/hygm","key_facts":[{"label":"Cash paid, since launch, on its starting price","value":"4.1%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and distributions"},{"label":"Total return, since launch","value":"\u22120.2%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices"},{"label":"Against HYG","value":"+0.3 pts","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices"},{"label":"Return of capital, latest payout (Amplify estimate)","value":"37.0%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"Amplify estimate"},{"label":"Last payment (paid monthly), ex-date Sep 29, 2026","value":"$0.2004","as_of":"2026-09-29","source":"Tiingo end-of-day distributions"},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$716,173","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"issuer page, as of Oct 28, 2026"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"0.79%","as_of":"2026-04-17","source":"485BPOS XBRL, Apr 17, 2026"}]},"overlap_pct":0,"full_text_at":"https://etfiq.com/compare/any/hyg-vs-hygm"}