How far is HYG below its high?

1.1% below its high of Aug 25, 2026, measured on the reinvested series to Sep 11, 2026.

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HYG · iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

HYG tracks the US high yield bonds and returned +2.9% over the past year.

Bond fund · US high yield bonds · data as of Sep 11, 2026

+2.9%Total return, 1 year

0.49%Expense ratio

1326Holdings

−1.1%Below its high

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Period by period

HYG over each window to Sep 11, 2026. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation. Source: ETFIQ.
Window	Total return	S&P 500	Gap to S&P 500	Gap to Nasdaq-100
3 months	−0.2%	+3.3%	−3.5 pts	+0.6 pts
6 months	+2.3%	+16.0%	−13.8 pts	−18.4 pts
1 year	+2.9%	+17.5%	−14.6 pts	−20.1 pts
3 years	+25.8%	+77.9%	−52.0 pts	−69.3 pts
Since listing	+133.1%	+804.4%	−671.3 pts	−1540.8 pts

In plain words

HYG is a bond fund tracking the US high yield bonds. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +2.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% 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 (485BPOS XBRL, Jun 18, 2026)	0.49%
Price	$78.60
Listed since	Jan 4, 2010
Net assets (the issuer own daily fund list, as of Sep 11, 2026)	$14.5bn
Below its high (ETFIQ)	−1.1%
Holdings	1326
Top ten weight	4.1%
Holdings as of (SEC N-PORT)	Sep 10, 2026

Questions people ask

How has HYG performed?: Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, HYG returned +2.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500. Over three years the figure is +25.8%.
What does HYG cost?: The prospectus expense ratio is 0.49% a year.
How far is HYG below its high?: 1.1% below its high of Aug 25, 2026, measured on the reinvested series to Sep 11, 2026.

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