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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HYG returned +2.9% and VEU returned +22.9%, so VEU returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, HYG or VEU?

HYG charges 0.49% a year and VEU charges 0.04%, so VEU 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 VEU: how they differ

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

iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF and Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, HYG and VEU 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 VEU
BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 0.68%	Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 1.83%
1261229 BC LTD 144A 0.56%	ASML Holding NV 1.45%
MERIDIAN ARC HOLDCO LLC 144A 0.47%	SK hynix Inc 1.24%
PR RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 LLC 144A 0.35%	Tencent Holdings Ltd 0.97%
WULF COMPUTE LLC 144A 0.29%	HSBC Holdings PLC 0.81%
GALAXY HELIOS DATA CENTERS II LLC 144A 0.28%	Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 0.76%
PANTHER ESCROW ISSUER LLC 144A 0.28%	AstraZeneca PLC 0.73%
SV RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 LLC 144A 0.28%	Novartis AG 0.73%

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 Apr 30, 2026 and Sep 10, 2026.

HYG and VEU on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	HYG iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	VEU Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	US high yield bonds	FTSE All-World ex-US
Total return, 1 year	+2.9%	+22.9%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−14.6 pts	+5.4 pts
Expense ratio	0.49%	0.04%
Holdings	1326	3860

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.

VEU in plain words

VEU is an index equity fund tracking the FTSE All-World ex-US. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +22.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 3860 positions, with the top ten at 13.6%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, HYG or VEU?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HYG returned +2.9% and VEU returned +22.9%, so VEU returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, HYG or VEU?: HYG charges 0.49% a year and VEU charges 0.04%, so VEU is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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