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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HYG returned +2.9% and XOVR returned 0.0%, so HYG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, HYG or XOVR?

HYG charges 0.49% a year and XOVR charges 0.75%, so HYG 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 XOVR: how they differ

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

iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF and ERShares Private-Public Crossover ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, HYG and XOVR 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 XOVR
BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 0.68%	Nvidia Corp 9.48%
1261229 BC LTD 144A 0.56%	Astera Labs Inc 7.75%
MERIDIAN ARC HOLDCO LLC 144A 0.47%	Alphabet Inc 6.53%
PR RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 LLC 144A 0.35%	Meta Platforms Inc 4.47%
WULF COMPUTE LLC 144A 0.29%	Applovin Corp 3.95%
GALAXY HELIOS DATA CENTERS II LLC 144A 0.28%	Natera Inc 3.70%
PANTHER ESCROW ISSUER LLC 144A 0.28%	Robinhood Markets Inc 3.56%
SV RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 LLC 144A 0.28%	Veeva Systems Inc 3.17%

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 and XOVR on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	HYG iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	XOVR ERShares Private-Public Crossover ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	ERShares
What it is	US high yield bonds	Private-Public Crossover
Total return, 1 year	+2.9%	0.0%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−14.6 pts	−17.5 pts
Expense ratio	0.49%	0.75%
Holdings	1326	32

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.

XOVR in plain words

XOVR is an index equity fund tracking the Private-Public Crossover. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned 0.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.75% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 43% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 32 positions, with the top ten at 63.1%. It sat 4.2% below its high of Oct 27, 2025 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, HYG or XOVR?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HYG returned +2.9% and XOVR returned 0.0%, so HYG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, HYG or XOVR?: HYG charges 0.49% a year and XOVR charges 0.75%, so HYG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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