HYG vs JBBB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Over the year HYG returned +0.7% to JBBB's +4.9%, and JBBB charges 0.47% to HYG's 0.49%. Net assets: $16.2bn on Oct 20, 2026 for iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF, and $1.4bn on Jul 31, 2026 for Janus Henderson B-BBB CLO ETF.
JBBB costs 0.02 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 4.2 points; HYG is 12.2 times larger.
| HYG | JBBB | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.49% | 0.47% |
| Net assets, as of Jul 31, 2026 | $17.1bn | $1.4bn |
| Total return, 1 year | +0.7% | +4.9% |
| What it tracks | Markit iBoxx USD Liquid High Yield Index | No index, actively managed |
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.
HYG and JBBB are built for the same job. How do they differ in cost, holdings and results?
- What each follows. HYG follows Markit iBoxx USD Liquid High Yield Index and JBBB follows No index, actively managed.
- Holdings in common. 0% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026).
- One-year total return. Over 1 year to Oct 20, 2026 HYG returned +0.7% and JBBB +4.9% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 4.2 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, HYG 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
On the same fields
HYG and JBBB on the fields both publish, as of Oct 20, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
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. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.49% a year.
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, HYG or JBBB?
- In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HYG returned +0.7% and JBBB +4.9%.
- Which is cheaper, HYG or JBBB?
- JBBB is cheaper, by 0.02 percentage points a year. That is about $2 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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