Which returned more over the last year, HYLS or JPHY?

In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HYLS returned +0.2% and JPHY +2.1%.

Which is cheaper, HYLS or JPHY?

JPHY is cheaper, by 0.24 percentage points a year. That is about $24 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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HYLS vs JPHY: Differences, Returns & Fees

HYLS's duration was 2.9 years on Jul 31, 2026 and JPHY's 2.6 on May 31, 2026; JPHY charges 0.45% to HYLS's 0.69%. Net assets on Oct 20, 2026: $1.6bn for First Trust Tactical High Yield ETF and $2.2bn for JPMorgan Active High Yield ETF.

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JPHY costs 0.24 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.9 points; JPHY is 1.4 times larger.

HYLS vs JPHY: Differences, Returns & Fees
	HYLS	JPHY
Expense ratio	0.69%	0.45%
Net assets	$1.6bn	$2.2bn
Total return, 1 year	+0.2%	+2.1%
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	No index, actively managed
Holdings in common	not published

+0.2%

HYLS total return, 1 year

+2.1%

JPHY total return, 1 year

0.69%

HYLS expense ratio

0.45%

JPHY expense ratio

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

Cost. HYLS charges 0.69% of assets a year and JPHY 0.45%, a gap of 0.24 points.
What each follows (similar). Both follow No index, actively managed.
One-year total return (similar). Over 1 year to Oct 20, 2026 HYLS returned +0.2% and JPHY +2.1% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 1.9 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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On the same fields

HYLS

First Trust Tactical High Yield ETF

JPHY

JPMorgan Active High Yield ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer First Trust JPMorgan

What it is Actively managed Actively managed

Total return, 1 year +0.2% +2.1%

Its benchmark over the same days +1.2% (USHY) +1.2% (USHY)

Gap to its benchmark −1.0 pts vs USHY +0.9 pts vs USHY

Expense ratio 0.69% 0.45%

Holdings 332 574

Net assets $1.6bn $2.2bn

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

About HYLS

HYLS is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +0.2% with distributions reinvested, against +1.2% for its benchmark, the ICE BofA US High Yield Constrained Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.69% a year.

About JPHY

JPHY is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +2.1% with distributions reinvested, against +1.2% for its benchmark, the ICE BofA US High Yield Constrained Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.45% a year.

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Which returned more over the last year, HYLS or JPHY?: In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HYLS returned +0.2% and JPHY +2.1%.
Which is cheaper, HYLS or JPHY?: JPHY is cheaper, by 0.24 percentage points a year. That is about $24 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

HYLS filings on SEC EDGAR ↗HYLS prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗First Trust page for HYLS ↗JPHY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗JPHY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗JPMorgan website ↗

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