Which returned more over the last year, HYLB or JBBB?

In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HYLB returned +1.2% and JBBB +4.9%.

Which is cheaper, HYLB or JBBB?

HYLB is cheaper, by 0.42 percentage points a year. That is about $42 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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HYLB vs JBBB: Differences, Returns & Fees

Over the year HYLB returned +1.2% to JBBB's +4.9%, and HYLB charges 0.05% to JBBB's 0.47%. Net assets: $3.2bn on Oct 19, 2026 for Xtrackers USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF, and $1.4bn on Jul 31, 2026 for Janus Henderson B-BBB CLO ETF.

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HYLB costs 0.42 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 3.7 points.

HYLB vs JBBB: Differences, Returns & Fees
	HYLB	JBBB
Expense ratio	0.05%	0.47%
Net assets, HYLB as of Oct 19, 2026 and JBBB as of Jul 31, 2026	$3.2bn	$1.4bn
Total return, 1 year	+1.2%	+4.9%
What it tracks	Solactive USD High Yield Corporates Total Market Index	No index, actively managed
Holdings in common	0%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 29, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.

+1.2%

HYLB total return, 1 year

+4.9%

JBBB total return, 1 year

0.05%

HYLB expense ratio

0.47%

JBBB expense ratio

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

What each follows. HYLB follows Solactive USD High Yield Corporates Total Market Index and JBBB follows No index, actively managed.
Holdings in common. 0% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated May 29, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026).
One-year total return. Over 1 year to Oct 20, 2026 HYLB returned +1.2% and JBBB +4.9% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 3.7 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, HYLB and JBBB hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated May 29, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.

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Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding HYLB JBBB

Only in HYLB

BHCCN 10 04/15/32 144A, due Apr 15, 2032 0.53%

SATS 10.75 11/30/29 ., due Nov 30, 2029 0.51%

TRACTD 6.5 05/01/31 144A, due May 1, 2031 0.40%

QUIKHO 6.375 03/01/32 144A, due Mar 1, 2032 0.35%

TIBX 6.5 03/31/29 144A, due Mar 31, 2029 0.35%

TIBX 9 09/30/29 144A, due Sep 30, 2029 0.33%

DISH 11.75 11/15/27 144A, due Nov 15, 2027 0.32%

ASUCOR 8 12/31/32 144A, due Dec 31, 2032 0.30%

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

HYLB

Xtrackers USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

JBBB

Janus Henderson B-BBB CLO ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer Xtrackers Janus Henderson

What it is Tracks an index Actively managed

Total return, 1 year +1.2% +4.9%

Its benchmark over the same days −1.6% (IUSB) not measured

Gap to its benchmark +2.8 pts vs IUSB not measured

Expense ratio 0.05% 0.47%

Holdings 1277 239

Net assets, HYLB as of Oct 19, 2026 and JBBB as of Jul 31, 2026 $3.2bn $1.4bn

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

About HYLB

HYLB tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +1.2% with distributions reinvested, against −1.6% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Universal Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year.

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, HYLB or JBBB?: In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HYLB returned +1.2% and JBBB +4.9%.
Which is cheaper, HYLB or JBBB?: HYLB is cheaper, by 0.42 percentage points a year. That is about $42 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

HYLB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗HYLB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Xtrackers website ↗JBBB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗JBBB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Janus Henderson website ↗

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How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

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