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HYGiShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

Get income19y track recordRanked #159 of 1,622 in this goal

Seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of high yield corporate bonds.

By iShares · Launched 2007

Annual Cost

0.49%

#2,404 of 5,562 · average

Fund Size

$16.1B

#177 of 5,562 · large

Dividend YieldGoal

5.84%

Track Record

19 years

#462 of 5,562 · established

Performance

Total-return NAV · USD
Growth of $10,000
$10,524+5.2%

Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.

Classification

How Beacon categorizes this fund

Asset class

Fixed income

Strategy

Index tracking

Index tracked

Markit iBoxx USD Liquid High Yield Index

What it actually holds

By weight

Concentration

Top 10 holdings = 17.2% of fundwell diversified

BlackRock Funds III
14.0%
BLACKROCK CASH FUNDS TREASURY SL AGENCY SHARES
0.4%
1261229 BC LTD
0.4%
MEDLINE BORROWER LP
0.4%
QUIKRETE HOLDINGS INC
0.4%
CLOUD SOFTWARE GRP INC
0.4%
CLOUD SOFTWARE GRP INC
0.3%
DISH NETWORK CORP
0.3%
HUB INTERNATIONAL LTD
0.3%
AMERICAN AIRLINES/AADVAN
0.3%

Asset allocation

Bonds
99.0%
Cash
1.0%

Risk profile

Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ years
Volatility (1Y)
3.9%Low

Year-on-year price swings

Max drawdown
-22.0%Moderate

Worst peak-to-trough loss

Sharpe (3Y)
0.90Decent risk-adjusted returns
Sortino (3Y)
1.35Good downside protection

Bond profile

Duration

6.7 years

Avg maturity

9.9 years

Credit ratings

BBB
0.5%
BB
57.5%
B
32.0%
Below B
9.7%
Other
0.3%

Where to buy

Listing

Exchange
NYSE Arca

Full fund details

Objective
Seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of high yield corporate bonds.
Strategy
Tracks the Markit iBoxx USD Liquid High Yield Index, a rules-based index of U.S. dollar-denominated high yield corporate bonds. The Fund invests primarily in securities that reflect the index's characteristics, aiming for low costs and better after-tax performance.
Inception date
April 4, 2007
Fund family
iShares

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Data updated on 2026-06-19