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

In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, JBBB returned +4.9% and SHYG +2.1%.

Which is cheaper, JBBB or SHYG?

SHYG is cheaper, by 0.17 percentage points a year. That is about $17 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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JBBB vs SHYG: Differences, Returns & Fees

Over the year JBBB returned +4.9% to SHYG's +2.1%, and SHYG charges 0.30% to JBBB's 0.47%. Net assets: $1.4bn on Jul 31, 2026 for Janus Henderson B-BBB CLO ETF, and $7.6bn on Oct 20, 2026 for iShares 0-5 Year High Yield Corporate Bond ETF.

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SHYG costs 0.17 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.8 points; SHYG is 5.4 times larger.

JBBB vs SHYG: Differences, Returns & Fees
	JBBB	SHYG
Expense ratio	0.47%	0.30%
Net assets, as of Jul 31, 2026	$1.4bn	$7.6bn
Total return, 1 year	+4.9%	+2.1%
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	Markit iBoxx USD Liquid High Yield 0-5 Index
Holdings in common	0%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jul 31, 2026.

+4.9%

JBBB total return, 1 year

+2.1%

SHYG total return, 1 year

0.47%

JBBB expense ratio

0.30%

SHYG expense ratio

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

What each follows. JBBB follows No index, actively managed and SHYG follows Markit iBoxx USD Liquid High Yield 0-5 Index.
Holdings in common. 0% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Jul 31, 2026).
One-year total return. Over 1 year to Oct 20, 2026 JBBB returned +4.9% and SHYG +2.1% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 2.8 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, JBBB and SHYG hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026.

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Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding JBBB SHYG

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%

Only in SHYG

Meridian Arc Holdco LLC, due Apr 30, 2031 0.58%

EchoStar Corp, due Nov 30, 2029 0.53%

PR RNO Property Owner 1 LLC, due May 1, 2031 0.46%

Cloud Software Group LLC, due Mar 31, 2029 0.43%

Cloud Software Group LLC, due Sep 30, 2029 0.42%

WULF Compute LLC, due Oct 15, 2030 0.37%

HUB International Ltd, due Jun 15, 2030 0.37%

Venture Global LNG Inc, due Feb 1, 2029 0.36%

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On the same fields

JBBB

Janus Henderson B-BBB CLO ETF

SHYG

iShares 0-5 Year High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer Janus Henderson iShares

What it is Actively managed Tracks an index

Total return, 1 year +4.9% +2.1%

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

Gap to its benchmark not measured +3.7 pts vs IUSB

Expense ratio 0.47% 0.30%

Holdings 239 1146

Net assets, JBBB as of Jul 31, 2026 and SHYG as of Oct 20, 2026 $1.4bn $7.6bn

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

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.

About SHYG

SHYG tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +2.1% with distributions reinvested, against −1.6% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Universal Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.30% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, JBBB or SHYG?: In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, JBBB returned +4.9% and SHYG +2.1%.
Which is cheaper, JBBB or SHYG?: SHYG is cheaper, by 0.17 percentage points a year. That is about $17 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

JBBB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗JBBB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Janus Henderson website ↗SHYG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗SHYG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for SHYG ↗

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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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