HYGV vs NHYB: Differences, Returns & Fees

On Jul 31, 2026 HYGV's duration was 3.0 years and NHYB's 3.2; NHYB charges 0.08% to HYGV's 0.37%. Net assets on Jul 31, 2026: $1.1bn for Northern Trust High Yield Value-Scored Bond ETF and $1.7bn for Nuveen High Yield Corporate Bond ETF.

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NHYB costs 0.29 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.5 points; NHYB is 1.6 times larger.

HYGV vs NHYB: Differences, Returns & Fees
HYGVNHYB
Expense ratio0.37%0.08%
Net assets, as of Jul 31, 2026$1.1bn$1.7bn
Total return, 1 year+1.0%+1.5%
What it tracksNorthern Trust High Yield Value-Scored US Corporate Bond IndexICE BofA BB-B U.S. Cash Pay High Yield Constrained Index
Holdings in common37%
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
+1.5%
NHYB total return, 1 year
0.37%
HYGV expense ratio
0.08%
NHYB expense ratio

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HYGV and NHYB 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 NHYB follows ICE BofA BB-B U.S. Cash Pay High Yield Constrained Index.
  2. Holdings in common. 37% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Jul 31, 2026).
  3. Cost. HYGV charges 0.37% of assets a year and NHYB 0.08%, a gap of 0.29 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 NHYB hold 37% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026.

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37% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding HYGV NHYB
1261229 BC Ltd., due Apr 15, 2032 0.68% 0.47%
CCO Holdings LLC, due Feb 1, 2031 0.28% 0.29%
Meridian Arc Holdco LLC, due Apr 30, 2031 0.24% 0.35%
1011778 BC ULC, due Oct 15, 2030 0.32% 0.21%
Discovery Global Holdings, Inc., due Mar 15, 2042 0.49% 0.20%
TransDigm, Inc., due May 31, 2033 0.35% 0.20%
CCO Holdings LLC, due Mar 1, 2030 0.20% 0.20%
QXO Building Products, Inc., due Apr 30, 2032 0.23% 0.18%
UKG, Inc., due Feb 1, 2031 0.28% 0.18%
Staples, Inc., due Sep 1, 2029 0.17% 0.18%
Asurion LLC, due Dec 31, 2032 0.17% 0.25%
CCO Holdings LLC, due Aug 15, 2030 0.24% 0.17%
Only in HYGV
FHLMC, due Aug 3, 2026 2.19%
MPT Operating Partnership LP, due Oct 15, 2027 1.07%
Carvana Co., due Jun 1, 2031 0.75%
Carvana Co., due Jun 1, 2030 0.54%
Calumet Specialty Products Partners LP, due Feb 15, 2031 0.51%
Skeena Resources Ltd., due Apr 1, 2031 0.47%
OVERSEA-CHINESE BANKING CORP LTD/NEW YORK CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT VARIABLE 31/AUG/2026 USD 1000, due Aug 31, 2026 0.46%
FS KKR Capital Corp., due Jan 15, 2030 0.42%
Only in NHYB
State Street Institutional US Government Money Market Fund 0.62%
EchoStar Corp, due Nov 30, 2029 0.42%
Centene Corp, due Aug 1, 2031 0.33%
PR RNO Property Owner 1 LLC, due May 1, 2031 0.29%
Quikrete Holdings Inc, due Mar 1, 2032 0.29%
WULF Compute LLC, due Oct 15, 2030 0.24%
SV RNO Property Owner 1 LLC, due Mar 1, 2031 0.23%
OAK-Eagle Acquireco Inc, due Jul 1, 2033 0.22%

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On the same fields

HYGV
Northern Trust High Yield Value-Scored Bond ETF
NHYB
Nuveen High Yield Corporate Bond ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF
What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index
Total return, 1 year +1.0% +1.5%
Its benchmark over the same days not measured −1.9% (AGG)
Gap to its benchmark not measured +3.5 pts vs AGG
Expense ratio 0.37% 0.08%
Holdings 1007 1680
Net assets, as of Jul 31, 2026 $1.1bn $1.7bn

HYGV and NHYB 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 NHYB

NHYB tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +1.5% with distributions reinvested, against −1.9% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, HYGV or NHYB?
In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HYGV returned +1.0% and NHYB +1.5%.
Which is cheaper, HYGV or NHYB?
NHYB is cheaper, by 0.29 percentage points a year. That is about $29 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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