HYGV vs JBBB: Differences, Returns & Fees

Over the year HYGV returned +1.0% to JBBB's +4.9%, and HYGV charges 0.37% to JBBB's 0.47%. Net assets on Jul 31, 2026: $1.1bn for Northern Trust High Yield Value-Scored Bond ETF and $1.4bn for Janus Henderson B-BBB CLO ETF.

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HYGV costs 0.10 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 3.9 points; JBBB is 1.3 times larger.

HYGV vs JBBB: Differences, Returns & Fees
HYGVJBBB
Expense ratio0.37%0.47%
Net assets, as of Jul 31, 2026$1.1bn$1.4bn
Total return, 1 year+1.0%+4.9%
What it tracksNorthern Trust High Yield Value-Scored US Corporate Bond IndexNo index, actively managed
Holdings in common0%
Below its high3.4%, high on Aug 25, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jul 31, 2026.

+1.0%
HYGV total return, 1 year
+4.9%
JBBB total return, 1 year
0.37%
HYGV expense ratio
0.47%
JBBB expense ratio

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HYGV and JBBB are built for the same job. How do they differ in cost, holdings and results?

  1. What each follows. HYGV follows Northern Trust High Yield Value-Scored US Corporate Bond Index and JBBB follows No index, actively managed.
  2. Holdings in common. 0% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Jul 31, 2026).
  3. One-year total return. Over 1 year to Oct 20, 2026 HYGV returned +1.0% and JBBB +4.9% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 3.9 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, HYGV and JBBB hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026.

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0% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding HYGV JBBB
Only in HYGV
FHLMC, due Aug 3, 2026 2.19%
Tenneco, Inc., due Nov 17, 2028 1.07%
MPT Operating Partnership LP, due Oct 15, 2027 1.07%
Carvana Co., due Jun 1, 2031 0.75%
National Mentor Holdings, Inc., due Dec 15, 2030 0.75%
1261229 BC Ltd., due Apr 15, 2032 0.68%
Moss Creek Resources Holdings, Inc., due Sep 1, 2031 0.64%
Caesars Entertainment, Inc., due Oct 15, 2032 0.63%
Only in JBBB
Janus Henderson AAA CLO ETF 3.56%
Tikehau US CLO VII Ltd., Series 2025-1A, Class D1, due Feb 25, 2038 1.79%
Regatta XVIII Funding Ltd., Series 2021-1A, Class D1R, due Apr 15, 2038 1.63%
Palmer Square CLO Ltd., Series 2024-2A, Class D1R, due Jul 20, 2038 1.42%
Tikehau US CLO VI Ltd., Series 2024-1A, Class D1, due Jul 18, 2037 1.41%
Sound Point CLO 2025R-1 Ltd., Series 2025-1RA, Class D1, due Feb 20, 2038 1.18%
AGL CLO 39 Ltd., Series 2025-39A, Class D1, due Apr 20, 2038 1.11%
Regatta X Funding Ltd., Series 2017-3A, Class D1R2, due Jul 17, 2037 1.10%

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On the same fields

HYGV
Northern Trust High Yield Value-Scored Bond ETF
JBBB
Janus Henderson B-BBB CLO ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF
What it is Tracks an index Actively managed
Total return, 1 year +1.0% +4.9%
Expense ratio 0.37% 0.47%
Holdings 1007 239
Net assets, as of Jul 31, 2026 $1.1bn $1.4bn

HYGV and JBBB on the fields both publish, as of Oct 20, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

About HYGV

HYGV tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +1.0% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.37% a year. It sat 3.4% below its high of Aug 25, 2026 on Oct 20, 2026.

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, HYGV or JBBB?
In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HYGV returned +1.0% and JBBB +4.9%.
Which is cheaper, HYGV or JBBB?
HYGV is cheaper, by 0.10 percentage points a year. That is about $10 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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