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HYBI vs HYGW: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, HYGW paid 10.5% of its price in cash against HYBI’s 8.0% and the two finished level on total return.

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Net assets: $218m on Oct 28, 2026 for NEOS Enhanced Income Credit Select ETF, and $109m on Nov 4, 2026 for iShares HYG Premium Income+ ETF.

At a glance
8.0%
HYBI cash paid, 1 year
10.5%
HYGW cash paid, 1 year
+4.0%
HYBI total return, 1 year
+3.9%
HYGW total return, 1 year
HYBI · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 1.1 pts ahead of JNK
HYBI
+4.0%
JNK
+2.9%

1.1 pts ahead of JNK

HYBI over 1 year: paid 8.0%, price −4.0%, total +4.0%, JNK +2.9%, +1.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

JNK

+2.9%

HYBI

+4.0%

8.0% of it arrived as cash

1.1 pts ahead of JNK

Total return, distributions reinvested

1.1 pts ahead of JNK

HYBI over 1 year: paid 8.0%, price −4.0%, total +4.0%, JNK +2.9%, +1.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

JNK

+2.9%

HYBI

+4.0%

8.0% as cash

1.1 pts ahead of JNK

8.0% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. HYBI over 1 year: paid 8.0%, price −4.0%, total +4.0%, JNK +2.9%, +1.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.
HYGW · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 1.3 pts ahead of HYG
HYGW
+3.9%
HYG
+2.6%

1.3 pts ahead of HYG

HYGW over 1 year: paid 10.5%, price −6.8%, total +3.9%, HYG +2.6%, +1.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

HYG

+2.6%

HYGW

+3.9%

10.5% of it arrived as cash

1.3 pts ahead of HYG

Total return, distributions reinvested

1.3 pts ahead of HYG

HYGW over 1 year: paid 10.5%, price −6.8%, total +3.9%, HYG +2.6%, +1.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

HYG

+2.6%

HYGW

+3.9%

10.5% as cash

1.3 pts ahead of HYG

10.5% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. HYGW over 1 year: paid 10.5%, price −6.8%, total +3.9%, HYG +2.6%, +1.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

HYBI costs 0.01 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.1 points; HYBI is 2.0 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

HYBI vs HYGW: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureHYBIHYGW
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+4.0%+3.9%
Price change, 1 yearfell 4.0%fell 6.8%
Return of capital, issuer estimate66% of the Oct 16, 2026 payment64% of the Oct 7, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkState Street SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF, measured through JNKUS high yield bonds, measured through HYG
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.68%0.69%
Net assets, as of Oct 28, 2026$218m$110m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · HYBI scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?
IQ Income Score35HYBI30.8HYGW

How much of its payouts the fund's total return covered, ranked against 167 income ETFs not writing on a single company. 100 is best. How it is computed

0.3, the lowest in this set 99.7, the highest

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Method

Risk and return

Oct 11, 2024 to Oct 30, 2026 · 107 weekly returns
HYBI HYGW
Return
Total return edge HYBI (slight) +9.2% +8.8%
Annualized edge HYBI (slight) +4.4% +4.2%
Price return edge HYBI −8.2% −13.4%
Risk
Volatility edge HYGW 3.6% 3.1%
Max drawdown edge HYGW −4.0% −2.8%
Downside capture 78.0% 51.8%
Beta 0.76 0.55
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe edge HYBI 0.08 0.04
Sortino edge HYBI 0.11 0.04
Treynor 0.004 0.020
Calmar edge HYGW 1.10 1.51
Against the benchmark
Alpha −0.1% a year −0.2% a year
Alpha t-stat −0.09 −0.18
Information ratio −0.12 −0.37
Tracking error 1.8% 3.4%

Each against its own benchmark: HYBI against JNK, Oct 11, 2024 to Oct 30, 2026; HYGW against HYG, Sep 2, 2022 to Oct 30, 2026.

Reading

From Oct 2024 to Oct 2026, HYBI returned slightly more: +9.2% to +8.8%. HYGW swung less: 3.1% to 3.6%. HYGW fell less at its worst: −2.8% to −4.0%.

Full scorecard

19 measures, with how each is measured
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Risk and return: HYBI vs HYGW: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureHYBIHYGWEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+9.2%+8.8%HYBI (slight)Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized+4.4%+4.2%HYBI (slight)Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return−8.2%−13.4%HYBIPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility3.6%3.1%HYGWSpread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation2.8%2.5%HYGWLike volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown−4.0%−2.8%HYGWDeepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Upside capture80.3%56.1%Share of its benchmark's rise caught in the weeks it rose.
Downside capture78.0%51.8%Share of its benchmark's fall taken in the weeks it fell. Lower is better.
Beta0.760.55Not an edgeHow far it moves for each 1% its benchmark moves.
R squared0.830.73Not an edgeShare of its weekly moves its benchmark explains.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe0.080.04HYBIReturn above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino0.110.04HYBIReturn above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Treynor0.0040.020Return above Treasury bills per unit of beta.
Calmar1.101.51HYGWAnnualized return divided by the max drawdown.
Against the benchmark
BenchmarkJNKHYGThe ETF each fund is measured against.
Alpha−0.1% a year−0.2% a yearNot significantYearly return beyond what its beta to the benchmark predicts.
Alpha t-stat−0.09−0.18Not an edgeHow sure the alpha is. Below 2, it could be chance.
Alpha range−2.1% to +2.0%−2.1% to +1.8%Includes zeroThe 95% range for the yearly alpha.
Information ratio−0.12−0.37Return against its benchmark per unit of tracking error.
Tracking error1.8%3.4%Not an edgeHow far weekly returns stray from the benchmark, annualized.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 107 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, HYBI and HYGW hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first HYBI HYGW
Only in one fund ↓
Only in HYBI
State Street SPDR Portfolio High Yield Bond Index ETF 24.84%
SPXW US 11/12/26 P6950 0.03%
SPXW US 11/12/26 P7000 0.03%
SPXW US 11/12/26 P6850 0.02%
SPXW US 11/12/26 P7175 -0.06%
SPXW US 11/12/26 P7250 -0.08%
SPXW US 11/12/26 P7310 -0.10%
Only in HYGW
1261229 BC LTD 144A 0.56%
MERIDIAN ARC HOLDCO LLC 144A 0.44%
PARAMOUNT SKYDANCE CORP 144A 0.41%
SOFTBANK GROUP CORP 144A 0.41%
ECHOSTAR CORP 0.40%
SOFTBANK GROUP CORP 144A 0.37%
QUIKRETE HOLDINGS INC 144A 0.36%
CLOUD SOFTWARE GROUP LLC 144A 0.34%
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Side by side

HYBI NEOS Enhanced Income Credit Select ETF · Sells put spreads on the S&P 500, measured against the Bloomberg U.S. Corporate High Yield Index, paying monthly HYGW iShares HYG Premium Income+ ETF · Covered call on HYG, paying monthly
Issuer NEOS iShares
Strategy put-selling overlay covered call
Benchmark State Street SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF (JNK) US high yield bonds (HYG)
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 8.1% 13.8%
Expense ratio 0.68% 0.69%
Cash paid, 1 year 8.0% 10.5%
Price change, 1 year −4.0% −6.8%
Total return, 1 year +4.0% +3.9%
Benchmark return, 1 year +2.9% +2.6%
Ahead or behind +1.1 pts +1.3 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 66% 64%
Age 2.1 years 4.2 years
Net assets, HYBI as of Oct 28, 2026 and HYGW as of Nov 4, 2026 $218m $109m

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. Cash paid: distributions over the window, as a share of the starting price. Payout rate: the latest payment, annualized, over today’s price.

Window by window

Window by window: HYBI vs HYGW: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowHYBIHYGWHYBIHYGWHYBIHYGW
3 months−0.1%−0.3%2.0%3.0%+1.0 pts+0.7 pts
6 months+0.5%+1.1%4.0%5.1%+0.9 pts+1.5 pts
1 year+4.0%+3.9%8.0%10.5%+1.1 pts+1.3 pts
3 years–+19.1%–33.2%–−5.3 pts
Since launchNot the same days: HYBI Sep 2024 · HYGW Aug 2022+8.9%+24.8%16.6%47.7%−0.9 pts−6.1 pts

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About each fund
HYBI

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, HYBI paid 8.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 4.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +4.0%. State Street SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF (JNK) returned +2.9% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 1.1 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.1%, paid monthly. NEOS estimates that 66% of the distribution paid Oct 16, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

HYGW

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, HYGW paid 10.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 6.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +3.9%. US high yield bonds (HYG) returned +2.6% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 1.3 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 13.8%, paid monthly. iShares estimates that 64% of the distribution paid Oct 7, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, HYBI or HYGW?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, HYBI paid 8.0% of its starting price in cash and HYGW paid 10.5%, so HYGW 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 HYGW?
With every distribution reinvested, HYBI returned +4.0% and HYGW +3.9% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, HYBI or HYGW?
HYBI charges 0.68% a year and HYGW charges 0.69%, so HYBI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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