# Bond ETFs With the Biggest Rate Cushion

> As of Oct 14, 2026, XCCC has the biggest rate cushion among bond ETFs, 4.49 pp. These 25 have the most room before rising rates erase a year of income.

Data as of Oct 14, 2026. Rebuilt every trading night.

As of Oct 14, 2026 . Rebuilt every trading night.

## Bond ETFs with the biggest rate cushion

As of Oct 14, 2026, XCCC has the biggest rate cushion among bond ETFs, 4.49 pp. These 25 have the most room before rising rates erase a year of income. See 25 funds ranked by rate cushion, percentage points. Updated Oct 14, 2026.

| # | Ticker | Fund | Rate cushion | Duration | Band | Net assets | Fee |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | XCCC | BondBloxx CCC Rated USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF | 4.49 pp | 2.5 years | short | $264m | 0.40% |
| 2 | BSJS | Invesco BulletShares 2028 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF | 4.11 pp | 1.5 years | short | $775m | 0.42% |
| 3 | SHYL | Xtrackers Short Duration High Yield Bond ETF | 3.42 pp | 2.1 years | short | $269m | 0.20% |
| 4 | IBHI | iShares iBonds 2029 Term High Yield and Income ETF | 3.36 pp | 2.0 years | short | $530m | 0.35% |
| 5 | SJNK | State Street SPDR Bloomberg Short Term High Yield Bond ETF | 3.27 pp | 2.2 years | short | $4.4bn | 0.40% |
| 6 | BSJT | Invesco BulletShares 2029 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF | 3.17 pp | 2.1 years | short | $598m | 0.42% |
| 7 | SHYG | iShares 0-5 Year High Yield Corporate Bond ETF | 3.10 pp | 2.3 years | short | $7.6bn | 0.30% |
| 8 | IBDT | iShares iBonds Dec 2028 Term Corporate ETF | 2.97 pp | 1.5 years | short | $4.1bn | 0.10% |
| 9 | HYSD | Columbia Short Duration High Yield ETF | 2.92 pp | 2.0 years | short | $105m | 0.44% |
| 10 | BSCS | Invesco BulletShares 2028 Corporate Bond ETF | 2.91 pp | 1.5 years | short | $3.5bn | 0.10% |
| 11 | SYFI | AB Short Duration High Yield ETF | 2.90 pp | 2.1 years | short | $941m | 0.40% |
| 12 | IBIE | iShares iBonds Oct 2028 Term TIPS ETF | 2.83 pp | 1.5 years | short | $274m | 0.10% |
| 13 | MYCH | State Street My2028 Corporate Bond ETF | 2.81 pp | 1.6 years | short | $869m | 0.15% |
| 14 | YLD | Principal Active High Yield ETF | 2.69 pp | 2.9 years | short | $609m | 0.39% |
| 15 | STOT | State Street DoubleLine Short Duration Total Return Tactical ETF | 2.69 pp | 1.7 years | short | $540m | 0.45% |
| 16 | XB | BondBloxx B Rated USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF | 2.65 pp | 2.7 years | short | $72m | 0.30% |
| 17 | BSJU | Invesco BulletShares 2030 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF | 2.61 pp | 2.6 years | short | $319m | 0.42% |
| 18 | IBHJ | iShares iBonds 2030 Term High Yield and Income ETF | 2.60 pp | 2.6 years | short | $192m | 0.35% |
| 19 | FTSD | Franklin Short Duration U.S. Government ETF | 2.59 pp | 1.7 years | short | $344m | 0.25% |
| 20 | GHYB | Goldman Sachs Access High Yield Corporate Bond ETF | 2.43 pp | 2.8 years | short | $134m | 0.15% |
| 21 | SPHY | State Street SPDR Portfolio High Yield Bond ETF | 2.42 pp | 3.1 years | short | $11.8bn | 0.05% |
| 22 | GTOH | Invesco Short Duration High Yield ETF | 2.42 pp | 2.5 years | short | $13m | 0.48% |
| 23 | BKHY | BNY Mellon High Yield ETF | 2.38 pp | 3.2 years | short | $160m | 0.22% |
| 24 | GTOS | Invesco Short Duration Total Return Bond ETF | 2.38 pp | 1.9 years | short | $125m | 0.30% |
| 25 | HYUP | Xtrackers High Beta High Yield Bond ETF | 2.38 pp | 3.3 years | short | $45m | 0.20% |

### Method

The 25 bond ETFs with the largest rate cushion: a year of income divided by duration, the rise in rates it takes to wipe out the year's income. 25 funds qualify and every one is listed, in this order: rate cushion, percentage points. Figures are rounded to the digit printed before they are compared with a line. Each row’s own dates are in screener.json, which holds every figure on this page and the rule that selects it. The list sorts one published figure, with no scoring or weighting. Every ETF ETFIQ covers is eligible. A fund that has closed is on no list.

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