JPHY vs NHYB: Differences, Returns & Fees
JPHY's duration was 2.6 years on May 31, 2026 and NHYB's 3.2 on Jul 31, 2026; NHYB charges 0.08% to JPHY's 0.45%. Net assets: $2.2bn on Oct 20, 2026 for JPMorgan Active High Yield ETF, and $1.7bn on Jul 31, 2026 for Nuveen High Yield Corporate Bond ETF.
NHYB costs 0.37 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.6 points.
| JPHY | NHYB | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.45% | 0.08% |
| Net assets, JPHY as of Oct 20, 2026 and NHYB as of Jul 31, 2026 | $2.2bn | $1.7bn |
| Total return, 1 year | +2.1% | +1.5% |
| What it tracks | No index, actively managed | ICE BofA BB-B U.S. Cash Pay High Yield Constrained Index |
| Holdings in common | 27% | |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.
JPHY and NHYB are built for the same job. How do they differ in cost, holdings and results?
- What each follows. JPHY follows No index, actively managed and NHYB follows ICE BofA BB-B U.S. Cash Pay High Yield Constrained Index.
- Holdings in common. 27% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026).
- Cost. JPHY charges 0.45% of assets a year and NHYB 0.08%, a gap of 0.37 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, JPHY and NHYB hold 27% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.
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27% in common
On the same fields
JPHY and NHYB on the fields both publish, as of Oct 20, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
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.
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, JPHY or NHYB?
- In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, JPHY returned +2.1% and NHYB +1.5%.
- Which is cheaper, JPHY or NHYB?
- NHYB is cheaper, by 0.37 percentage points a year. That is about $37 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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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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