Data as of Oct 28, 2026.
HYG vs IDEV: Differences, Returns & Fees
Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, HYG returned +1.3% to IDEV's +13.4%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.
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Net assets: $17.5bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF, and $34.0bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF.
Pair scorecard
IDEV costs 0.45 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 12.1 points; IDEV is 2.0 times larger.
| Measure | HYG | IDEV |
|---|---|---|
| Return | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +1.3% | +13.4% |
| Drawdown | ||
| Below its high | 4.4%, high on Aug 25, 2026 | |
| Benchmark | ||
| What it tracks | Markit iBoxx USD Liquid High Yield Index | MSCI World ex USA Investable Market Index |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.49% | 0.04% |
| Net assets, as of Oct 23, 2026 | $16.6bn | $33.5bn |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
| In the S&P 500, by weight | 0% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 10.9% | |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 27, 2026. Method
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, HYG and IDEV hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.
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0% in common
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Side by side
HYG and IDEV on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
HYG
HYG tracks an index of US high yield bonds. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +1.3% with distributions reinvested, against −1.2% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Universal Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.49% a year.
IDEV
IDEV tracks the MSCI International Developed Markets. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +13.4% with distributions reinvested, against +14.3% for its benchmark, the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 2,317 positions, with the top ten at 10.9%. It sat 4.4% below its high of Aug 25, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, HYG or IDEV?
- In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HYG returned +1.3% and IDEV +13.4%.
- Which is cheaper, HYG or IDEV?
- IDEV is cheaper, by 0.45 percentage points a year. That is about $45 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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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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