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HYBL vs HYGM: which paid, and which earned it?

HYBL and HYGM both write options for income.

State Street(R) Blackstone High Income ETF and Amplify HYG High Yield 10% Target Income ETF.

6.8%HYBL cash paid, 1 year
3.3%HYGM cash paid, 1 year
+4.2%HYBL total return, 1 year
+0.5%HYGM total return, 1 year
HYBL1.6 pts ahead of HYG · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
HYG+2.6%HYBL+4.2%6.8% of it arrived as cash1.6 pts ahead of HYGTotal return, distributions reinvestedHYG+2.6%HYBL+4.2%6.8% as cash1.6 pts ahead of HYG
HYGMAbout even with HYG · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
HYG+0.2%HYGM+0.5%3.3% cashabout even with HYGTotal return, distributions reinvestedHYG+0.2%HYGM+0.5%about even with HYG

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, HYBL and HYGM hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Only in each
Only in HYBLOnly in HYGM
Discovery Global Holdings Inc aka Warner 1.30%iShares iBoxx USD High Yield Corporate B 99.98%
Hopper Merger Sub Inc aka Hologic 04/07/ 0.98%Cash & Other 0.05%
McAfee Corp 03/01/2029 0.96%Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio 12 0.04%
Rocket Software, Inc. 11/28/2028 0.96%HYG 09/25/2026 78.53 C -0.07%
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 Sep 17, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.

Performance, window by window

HYBL and HYGM over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
HYBLHYGMHYBLHYGMHYBLHYGM
3 months+1.1%0.0%1.7%2.5%+1.5 pts+0.4 pts
6 months+4.3%not published3.5%not published+1.7 ptsnot published
1 year+4.2%not published6.8%not published+1.6 ptsnot published
3 years+25.9%not published23.1%not published−0.1 ptsnot published
Since launch+28.4%+0.5%30.6%3.3%+4.8 pts+0.3 pts
Open the live comparison on ETFIQ
HYBL and HYGM on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
HYBL
State Street(R) Blackstone High Income ETF
Option income on HYG, paying monthly
HYGM
Amplify HYG High Yield 10% Target Income ETF
Option income on HYG, paying monthly
IssuerState StreetAmplify
Strategyoption incomeoption income
BenchmarkUS high yield bonds (HYG), used as the proxyUS high yield bonds (HYG)
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized7.2%10.2%
Expense ratio0.70%0.79%
Cash paid, 1 year6.8%3.3% (since launch on Apr 21, 2026)
Price change, 1 year−2.8%−2.8%
Total return, 1 year+4.2%+0.5% (since launch on Apr 21, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year+2.6%+0.2%
Ahead or behind+1.6 pts+0.3 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age1674 days150 days
Net assets$579m$727,276

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.

HYGM in plain words

Over the period since launch on Apr 21, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, HYGM paid 3.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 2.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +0.5%. US high yield bonds (HYG) returned +0.2% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 10.2%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, HYBL or HYGM?
HYBL charges 0.70% a year and HYGM charges 0.79%, so HYBL is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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HYBL against HYGM, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

Cite this page. ETFIQ, HYBL against HYGM, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/hybl-vs-hygm Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.

How every figure is computed · Standards and sources