Data as of .
HYBI vs HYBL: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year HYBI paid 8.6% of its price in cash against HYBL’s 6.8%, though HYBL returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: HYBL scores higher
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A percentile among the 173 income ETFs writing on an index or proxy. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All income ETFs ranked by it · How it is computed
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, HYBI and HYBL hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in HYBI | Only in HYBL |
|---|---|
| Xtrackers USD High Yield Corpo 33.77% | Discovery Global Holdings Inc aka Warner 1.30% |
| iShares Broad USD High Yield C 33.50% | Hopper Merger Sub Inc aka Hologic 04/07/ 0.98% |
| State Street SPDR Portfolio Hi 32.73% | McAfee Corp 03/01/2029 0.96% |
| Rocket Software, Inc. 11/28/2028 0.96% | |
| State Street Blackstone Senior Loan ETF 0.95% | |
| Finastra USA Inc aka Misys/Almonde Inc. 0.94% | |
| UKG Inc aka Ultimate Kronos/UKG 02/10/20 0.92% | |
| athenahealth Group Inc. aka Minerva Merg 0.91% |
Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 17, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HYBI | HYBL | HYBI | HYBL | HYBI | HYBL | |
| 3 months | −0.1% | +1.1% | 2.0% | 1.7% | +0.3 pts | +1.5 pts |
| 6 months | +1.9% | +4.3% | 4.0% | 3.5% | −0.6 pts | +1.7 pts |
| 1 year | +3.2% | +4.2% | 8.6% | 6.8% | +0.6 pts | +1.6 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +25.9% | not published | 23.1% | not published | −0.1 pts |
| Since launch | +8.4% | +28.4% | 16.0% | 30.6% | −1.6 pts | +4.8 pts |
| HYBI NEOS Enhanced Income Credit Select ETF Covered call on HYG, paying monthly | HYBL State Street(R) Blackstone High Income ETF Option income on HYG, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | NEOS | State Street |
| Strategy | covered call | option income |
| Benchmark | US high yield bonds (HYG), used as the proxy | US high yield bonds (HYG), used as the proxy |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 8.2% | 7.2% |
| Expense ratio | not published | 0.70% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 8.6% | 6.8% |
| Price change, 1 year | −5.5% | −2.8% |
| Total return, 1 year | +3.2% | +4.2% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +2.6% | +2.6% |
| Ahead or behind | +0.6 pts | +1.6 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 24% | not published |
| Age | 718 days | 1674 days |
| Net assets | $222m | $579m |
HYBI in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, HYBI paid 8.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 5.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +3.2%. US high yield bonds (HYG), used as the proxy returned +2.6% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 0.6 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.2%, paid monthly. NEOS estimates that 24% of the distribution paid Sep 11, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
HYBL in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, HYBL paid 6.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 2.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +4.2%. US high yield bonds (HYG), used as the proxy returned +2.6% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 1.6 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.2%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, HYBI or HYBL?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, HYBI paid 8.6% of its starting price in cash and HYBL paid 6.8%, so HYBI paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
- Which returned more once distributions are counted, HYBI or HYBL?
- With every distribution reinvested, HYBI returned +3.2% and HYBL returned +4.2% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so HYBL returned more.
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Where these figures came from
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