JPHY vs USHY: Differences, Returns & Fees

JPHY's duration was 2.6 years on May 31, 2026 and USHY's 3.0 on Jul 31, 2026; USHY charges 0.08% to JPHY's 0.45%. Net assets on Oct 20, 2026: $2.2bn for JPMorgan Active High Yield ETF and $25.6bn for iShares Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF.

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USHY costs 0.37 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.9 points; USHY is 11.6 times larger.

JPHY vs USHY: Differences, Returns & Fees
JPHYUSHY
Expense ratio0.45%0.08%
Net assets$2.2bn$25.6bn
Total return, 1 year+2.1%+1.2%
What it tracksNo index, actively managedICE BofA US High Yield Constrained Index
Holdings in common28%

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

+2.1%
JPHY total return, 1 year
+1.2%
USHY total return, 1 year
0.45%
JPHY expense ratio
0.08%
USHY expense ratio

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

  1. What each follows. JPHY follows No index, actively managed and USHY follows ICE BofA US High Yield Constrained Index.
  2. Holdings in common. 28% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026).
  3. Number of holdings. JPHY holds 574 positions and USHY holds 1901.

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 USHY hold 28% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.

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28% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding JPHY USHY
1261229 BC Ltd., due Apr 15, 2032 0.63% 0.47%
Meridian Arc Holdco LLC, due Apr 30, 2031 0.32% 0.39%
Quikrete Holdings, Inc., due Mar 1, 2032 0.46% 0.29%
PR RNO Property Owner 1 LLC, due May 1, 2031 0.44% 0.28%
WULF Compute LLC, due Oct 15, 2030 0.25% 0.24%
Nexstar Media, Inc., due Sep 15, 2033 0.65% 0.23%
SV RNO Property Owner 1 LLC, due Mar 1, 2031 0.21% 0.24%
EMRLD Borrower LP, due Dec 15, 2030 0.71% 0.21%
American Airlines, Inc., due Apr 20, 2029 0.71% 0.19%
CCO Holdings LLC, due Mar 1, 2030 0.73% 0.19%
TransDigm, Inc., due Mar 1, 2029 0.25% 0.19%
CCO Holdings LLC, due Feb 1, 2028 0.43% 0.18%
Only in JPHY
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., due Feb 1, 2033 1.03%
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc., due May 15, 2027 0.82%
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, due Aug 17, 2027 0.75%
GFL Environmental, Inc., due Sep 1, 2028 0.62%
DISH DBS Corp., due Jul 1, 2026 0.59%
Hilton Worldwide Finance LLC, due Apr 1, 2027 0.57%
Permian Resources Operating LLC, due Jul 1, 2029 0.55%
DISH Network Corp., due Nov 15, 2027 0.54%
Only in USHY
Cloud Software Group LLC, due Mar 31, 2029 0.26%
Cloud Software Group LLC, due Sep 30, 2029 0.25%
HUB International Ltd, due Jun 15, 2030 0.24%
CRC Insurance Group LLC, due Jun 1, 2031 0.23%
Venture Global LNG Inc, due Feb 1, 2029 0.22%
Core Scientific Finance I LLC, due May 15, 2031 0.21%
Centene Corp, due Dec 15, 2029 0.21%
Asurion LLC/ Asurion Co-Issuer Inc, due Feb 1, 2034 0.21%

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On the same fields

JPHY
JPMorgan Active High Yield ETF
USHY
iShares Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF
What it is Actively managed Tracks an index of Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond
Total return, 1 year +2.1% +1.2%
Its benchmark over the same days +1.2% (USHY) +1.1% (SPHY)
Gap to its benchmark +0.9 pts vs USHY 0.0 pts vs SPHY
Expense ratio 0.45% 0.08%
Holdings 574 1901
Net assets $2.2bn $25.6bn

JPHY and USHY 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 USHY

USHY tracks an index of Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +1.2% with distributions reinvested, against +1.1% for its benchmark, the ICE BofA US High Yield Constrained Index, measured by the closely related ICE BofA US High Yield Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, JPHY or USHY?
In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, JPHY returned +2.1% and USHY +1.2%.
Which is cheaper, JPHY or USHY?
USHY 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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