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HYGWiShares HYG Premium Income+ ETF

Get income4y track recordRanked #900 of 1,706 in this goal

Tracks the investment results of an index reflecting a buy-write strategy on high yield corporate bonds.

By iShares · Launched 2022

Annual Cost

0.69%

#3,730 of 6,040 · average

Fund Size

$112M

#2,984 of 6,040 · mid-size

Return (1Y)

+4.4%

Track Record

4 years

#2,702 of 6,040 · seasoned

Performance

Total-return NAV · USD
Growth of $10,000
$10,429+4.3%

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

What's inside

How Beacon categorizes this fund

Asset class

Alternative

Strategy

Option income

Index tracked

Cboe HYG BuyWrite Index

Holdings

By weight

Concentration

Top 3 holdings = 100.0% of fundconcentrated

iShares iBoxx USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF
100.2%
BLACKROCK CASH FUNDS TREASURY SL AGENCY SHARES
0.2%
Options Clearing Corp.
-0.3%

Asset allocation

Bonds
98.4%
Cash
41.6%
Preferred
0.2%

Risk profile

Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ years
Volatility (1Y)
3.0%Low

Year-on-year price swings

Max drawdown
-5.5%Mild

Worst peak-to-trough loss

Sharpe (3Y)
0.39Below average
Sortino (3Y)
0.53Moderate downside risk

Listing

Exchange
Cboe BZX

Full fund details

Objective
Tracks the investment results of an index reflecting a buy-write strategy on high yield corporate bonds.
Strategy
Seeks to track the Cboe HYG BuyWrite Index by holding the iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF and writing one-month call options to generate income. Focuses on U.S. dollar-denominated high yield corporate bonds.
Inception date
August 18, 2022
Fund family
iShares

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Data updated on 2026-09-18