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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HYG returned +1.3% and IGIB −1.8%.

Which is cheaper, HYG or IGIB?

IGIB 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.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

HYG vs IGIB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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On Aug 31, 2026 HYG's duration was 2.9 years and IGIB's 5.9; IGIB charges 0.04% to HYG's 0.49%.

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Net assets: $17.5bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF, and $19.5bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF.

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At a glance

+1.3%

HYG total return, 1 year

−1.8%

IGIB total return, 1 year

0.49%

HYG expense ratio

0.04%

IGIB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IGIB costs 0.45 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 3.1 points; IGIB is 1.2 times larger.

HYG vs IGIB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	HYG	IGIB
Return
Measure	HYG	IGIB
Total return, 1 year	+1.3%	−1.8%
Drawdown
Measure	HYG	IGIB
Below its high		3.2%, high on Feb 27, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	HYG	IGIB
What it tracks	Markit iBoxx USD Liquid High Yield Index	ICE BofA 5-10 Year US Corporate Index
Cost and size
Measure	HYG	IGIB
Expense ratio	0.49%	0.04%
Net assets, as of Oct 23, 2026	$16.6bn	$19.5bn
Holdings
Measure	HYG	IGIB
Holdings in common	0%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Aug 31, 2026. Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, HYG and IGIB hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Aug 31, 2026.

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first HYG IGIB

Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III BV, due Dec 1, 2032 0.01% 0.00%

Only in one fund ↓

Only in HYG

1261229 BC Ltd, due Apr 15, 2032 0.50%

Meridian Arc Holdco LLC, due Apr 30, 2031 0.45%

EchoStar Corp, due Nov 30, 2029 0.43%

PR RNO Property Owner 1 LLC, due May 1, 2031 0.34%

Quikrete Holdings Inc, due Mar 1, 2032 0.32%

Cloud Software Group LLC, due Mar 31, 2029 0.32%

Cloud Software Group LLC, due Sep 30, 2029 0.32%

Galaxy Helios Data Centers II LLC, due Aug 1, 2031 0.30%

Only in IGIB

Meta Platforms Inc, due Nov 15, 2035 0.22%

Amazon.com Inc, due Mar 13, 2036 0.22%

Space Exploration Technologies Corp, due Jul 15, 2036 0.20%

Anheuser-Busch Cos LLC / Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc, due Feb 1, 2036 0.20%

Meta Platforms Inc, due May 15, 2036 0.19%

Bank of America Corp, due Apr 25, 2034 0.19%

Space Exploration Technologies Corp, due Jul 15, 2033 0.19%

Bank of America Corp, due Jan 23, 2035 0.19%

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Side by side

HYG iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF IGIB iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer iShares iShares

What it is Tracks an index of US high yield bonds Tracks an index of 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond

Total return, 1 year +1.3% −1.8%

Its benchmark over the same days −1.2% (IUSB) not measured

Gap to its benchmark +2.5 pts vs IUSB not measured

Expense ratio 0.49% 0.04%

Holdings 1332 3064

Net assets, HYG as of Oct 27, 2026 and IGIB as of Oct 28, 2026 $17.5bn $19.5bn

HYG and IGIB on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund

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.

IGIB

IGIB tracks an index of 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −1.8% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year. It sat 3.2% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, HYG or IGIB?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HYG returned +1.3% and IGIB −1.8%.
Which is cheaper, HYG or IGIB?: IGIB 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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Where to next

HYG on its own →IGIB on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →HYG dividend history →HYG holdings →IGIB dividend history →IGIB holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

HYG and IGIB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

HYG and IGIB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for HYG ↗

iShares page for IGIB ↗

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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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