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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HYG returned +2.9% and NOBL returned +9.4%, so NOBL returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, HYG or NOBL?

HYG charges 0.49% a year and NOBL charges 0.35%, so NOBL is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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HYG vs NOBL: how they differ

HYG and NOBL hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and NOBL returned more over the year.

iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF and ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, HYG and NOBL hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in HYG	Only in NOBL
BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 0.68%	INTL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP 1.72%
1261229 BC LTD 144A 0.56%	BECTON DICKINSON AND CO 1.69%
MERIDIAN ARC HOLDCO LLC 144A 0.47%	ERIE INDEMNITY COMPANY-CL A 1.69%
PR RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 LLC 144A 0.35%	ROPER TECHNOLOGIES INC 1.68%
WULF COMPUTE LLC 144A 0.29%	TARGET CORP 1.64%
GALAXY HELIOS DATA CENTERS II LLC 144A 0.28%	CHEVRON CORP 1.61%
PANTHER ESCROW ISSUER LLC 144A 0.28%	GENUINE PARTS CO 1.61%
SV RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 LLC 144A 0.28%	MEDTRONIC PLC 1.61%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Sep 10, 2026 and Sep 11, 2026.

HYG and NOBL on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	HYG iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	NOBL ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	ProShares
What it is	US high yield bonds	S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats
Total return, 1 year	+2.9%	+9.4%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−14.6 pts	−8.1 pts
Expense ratio	0.49%	0.35%
Holdings	1326	69

HYG in plain words

HYG is a bond fund tracking the US high yield bonds. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +2.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.49% a year.

NOBL in plain words

NOBL is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +9.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.35% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 11, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 69 positions, with the top ten at 16.5%. It sat 4.8% below its high of Aug 24, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, HYG or NOBL?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HYG returned +2.9% and NOBL returned +9.4%, so NOBL returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, HYG or NOBL?: HYG charges 0.49% a year and NOBL charges 0.35%, so NOBL is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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HYG against NOBL, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 13, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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