ETF comparison
HYG vs SHYG
Both US High Yield Bond.
iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF · iShares 0-5 Year High Yield Corporate Bond ETF
Holdings overlap
768 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of HYG and SHYG would leave roughly 53.6% of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.
Unmatched is the part of a fund's weight the other fund doesn't match: names only it holds, plus any extra weight it puts in names both funds hold.
Side by side
Sub-score comparison
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Cost difference
SHYG is 19 bps cheaper than HYG. On a $100,000 position that's about $190/yr more in fees for HYG.
Fee figure is the annual expense charged on $100,000. To see how the gap compounds over a multi-decade holding period, open the cost calculator pre-filled with HYG vs SHYG.
Top shared holdings
768 shared in total| # | Holding | In HYG | In SHYG | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MERIDIAN ARC HOLDCO LLC | 0.45% | 0.58% | 0.45% |
| 2 | ECHOSTAR CORP | 0.43% | 0.53% | 0.43% |
| 3 | PR RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 | 0.34% | 0.46% | 0.34% |
| 4 | CLOUD SOFTWARE GRP LLC | 0.32% | 0.43% | 0.32% |
| 5 | CLOUD SOFTWARE GRP LLC | 0.32% | 0.42% | 0.32% |
| 6 | HUB INTERNATIONAL LTD | 0.29% | 0.37% | 0.29% |
| 7 | WULF COMPUTE LLC | 0.28% | 0.37% | 0.28% |
| 8 | SV RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 | 0.28% | 0.29% | 0.28% |
| 9 | CORE SCIENTIFIC FINANCE | 0.28% | 0.34% | 0.28% |
| 10 | CRC INSURANCE GROUP LLC | 0.29% | 0.27% | 0.27% |
| 11 | VENTURE GLOBAL LNG INC | 0.26% | 0.36% | 0.26% |
| 12 | 1011778 BC / NEW RED FIN | 0.24% | 0.24% | 0.24% |
Only in HYG
548 total- QUIKRETE HOLDINGS INC 0.32%
- ASURION LLC/ASURION CO 0.29%
- NEXSTAR MEDIA INC 0.28%
- OAK-EAGLE ACQUIRECO INC 0.26%
- ASURION LLC/ASURION CO 0.24%
- TRANSDIGM INC 0.24%
- MPT OPER PARTNERSP/FINL 0.23%
- OAK-EAGLE ACQUIRECO INC 0.22%
- DISCOVERY HOLDINGS INC 0.22%
- BEACH ACQUISITION BIDCO 0.21%
Only in SHYG
384 total- DISH DBS CORP 0.33%
- DISH DBS CORP 0.24%
- RAKUTEN GROUP INC 0.21%
- SBA COMMUNICATIONS CORP 0.17%
- CENTENE CORP 0.17%
- CARVANA CO 0.17%
- ICAHN ENTERPRISES/FIN 0.16%
- JANE STREET GRP/JSG FIN 0.15%
- TEVA PHARMACEUTICALS NE 0.15%
- DISCOVERY HOLDINGS INC 0.13%
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- SHYG vs FALN · iShares Fallen Angels USD Bond ETF 4.2%
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- SHYG vs AGG · iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF 0.0%
Percentages are holdings overlap with the named fund.
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/methodology/.
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