Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
HYG vs SCHB: how they differ
HYG and SCHB hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and SCHB returned more over the year.
iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF and Schwab U.S. Broad Market ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, HYG and SCHB hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in HYG | Only in SCHB |
|---|---|
| BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 0.68% | NVIDIA Corp. 6.64% |
| 1261229 BC LTD 144A 0.56% | Apple, Inc. 5.82% |
| MERIDIAN ARC HOLDCO LLC 144A 0.47% | Microsoft Corp. 3.80% |
| PR RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 LLC 144A 0.35% | Amazon.com, Inc. 3.20% |
| WULF COMPUTE LLC 144A 0.29% | Alphabet, Inc. 2.87% |
| GALAXY HELIOS DATA CENTERS II LLC 144A 0.28% | Broadcom, Inc. 2.45% |
| PANTHER ESCROW ISSUER LLC 144A 0.28% | Alphabet, Inc. 2.29% |
| SV RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 LLC 144A 0.28% | Micron Technology, Inc. 1.78% |
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 Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 10, 2026.
| HYG iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF | SCHB Schwab U.S. Broad Market ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | iShares | Schwab |
| What it is | US high yield bonds | US broad market |
| Total return, 1 year | +2.9% | +17.2% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −14.6 pts | −0.3 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.49% | not published |
| Holdings | 1326 | 2497 |
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.
SCHB in plain words
SCHB is an index equity fund tracking the US broad market. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 88% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 2497 positions, with the top ten at 32.2%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, HYG or SCHB?
- In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HYG returned +2.9% and SCHB returned +17.2%, so SCHB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
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