Data as of . Returns from exchange end-of-day prices with distributions reinvested; holdings from the fund's latest SEC filing.
HYG · iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF
Bond fund · US high yield bonds
HYG is a bond fund tracking US high yield bonds. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 it returned +3.9% with distributions reinvested, against +20.0% for the S&P 500 and +25.6% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.49% a year.
| What it tracks | US high yield bonds |
|---|---|
| Fund type | Bond fund |
| Expense ratio (prospectus XBRL) | 0.49% |
| Price | $79.16 |
| Listed since | Jan 4, 2010 |
| 3 months: total return / S&P 500 / gap / Nasdaq-100 gap (ETFIQ) | +1.2% / +4.7% / −3.5 pts / −0.9 pts |
| 6 months: total return / S&P 500 / gap / Nasdaq-100 gap (ETFIQ) | +2.4% / +15.2% / −12.8 pts / −17.8 pts |
| 1 year: total return / S&P 500 / gap / Nasdaq-100 gap (ETFIQ) | +3.9% / +20.0% / −16.1 pts / −21.7 pts |
| 3 years: total return / S&P 500 / gap / Nasdaq-100 gap (ETFIQ) | +26.8% / +78.0% / −51.1 pts / −66.7 pts |
| since listing: total return / S&P 500 / gap / Nasdaq-100 gap (ETFIQ) | +134.8% / +811.4% / −676.6 pts / −1549.3 pts |
| Below its high (ETFIQ) | −0.4% |
Questions people ask
- How has HYG performed?
- Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, HYG returned +3.9% with distributions reinvested, against +20.0% for the S&P 500. Over three years the figure is +26.8%.
- What does HYG cost?
- The prospectus expense ratio is 0.49% a year.
- How far is HYG below its high?
- 0.4% below its high of Aug 25, 2026, measured on the reinvested series to Sep 4, 2026.
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