| Out of 100, scored against the other funds in this category. A is 70 and up, B 55, C 40, D 25. | Shares traded a day, averaged over the last 30 days. | Average return a year over the last three years. | The largest fall from a peak to the low that followed, over up to five years. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCYBSchwab High Yield Bond ETF | Schwab High Yield Bond ETFSchwab | SCYB Schwab High Yield Bond ETFA | 90 | 0.03% | $2.8B | 1.1M | +2.0% | +8.4% | −4.9% |
| SPHYState Street SPDR Portfolio High Yield Bond ETF | State Street SPDR Portfolio High Yield Bond ETFSPDR | SPHY State Street SPDR Portfolio High Yield Bond ETFA | 90 | 0.05% | $11.9B | 5.95M | +2.0% | +8.7% | −15.3% |
| HYLBXtrackers USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF | Xtrackers USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETFXtrackers | HYLB Xtrackers USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETFA | 89 | 0.05% | $3.3B | 1.22M | +1.9% | +8.5% | −15.5% |
| USHYiShares Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF | iShares Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETFiShares | USHY iShares Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETFA | 88 | 0.08% | $26.7B | 13.6M | +2.0% | +8.7% | −15.6% |
| BHYBXtrackers USD High Yield BB-B ex Financials ETF | Xtrackers USD High Yield BB-B ex Financials ETFXtrackers | BHYB Xtrackers USD High Yield BB-B ex Financials ETFA | 85 | 0.20% | $3.06B | 160K | +2.5% | +8.1% | −4.2% |
| BBHYJPMorgan BetaBuilders USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF | JPMorgan BetaBuilders USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETFJ.P. Morgan | BBHY JPMorgan BetaBuilders USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETFA | 82 | 0.07% | $703M | 90.2K | +1.9% | +8.4% | −15.3% |
| SHYGiShares 0-5 Year High Yield Corporate Bond ETF | iShares 0-5 Year High Yield Corporate Bond ETFiShares | SHYG iShares 0-5 Year High Yield Corporate Bond ETFA | 80 | 0.30% | $7.71B | 1.49M | +2.7% | +7.8% | −9.4% |
| XBBBondBloxx BB Rated USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF | BondBloxx BB Rated USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETFBondBloxx | XBB BondBloxx BB Rated USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETFA | 79 | 0.20% | $566M | 215K | +1.8% | +7.9% | −8.9% |
| NHYBNuveen High Yield Corporate Bond | Nuveen High Yield Corporate BondNuveen | NHYB Nuveen High Yield Corporate BondA | 78 | 0.08% | $1.8B | 97.2K | +2.3% | —No data | −3.1% |
| SHYLXtrackers Short Duration High Yield Bond ETF | Xtrackers Short Duration High Yield Bond ETFXtrackers | SHYL Xtrackers Short Duration High Yield Bond ETFA | 78 | 0.20% | $266M | 39.5K | +1.7% | +7.8% | −9.6% |
| BKHYBNY Mellon High Yield ETF | BNY Mellon High Yield ETFBNY Mellon | BKHY BNY Mellon High Yield ETFA | 77 | 0.22% | $156M | 29.1K | +1.7% | +8.5% | −15.9% |
| GHYBGoldman Sachs Access High Yield Corporate Bond ETF | Goldman Sachs Access High Yield Corporate Bond ETFGoldman Sachs | GHYB Goldman Sachs Access High Yield Corporate Bond ETFA | 77 | 0.15% | $128M | 12.8K | +1.6% | +8.5% | −16.1% |
| HYBBiShares BB Rated Corporate Bond ETF | iShares BB Rated Corporate Bond ETFiShares | HYBB iShares BB Rated Corporate Bond ETFA | 76 | 0.25% | $369M | 76.3K | +2.3% | +8.0% | −15.1% |
| JNKState Street SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF | State Street SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETFSPDR | JNK State Street SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETFA | 75 | 0.40% | $6.05B | 3.42M | +2.0% | +8.5% | −16.7% |
| SJNKState Street SPDR Bloomberg Short Term High Yield Bond ETF | State Street SPDR Bloomberg Short Term High Yield Bond ETFSPDR | SJNK State Street SPDR Bloomberg Short Term High Yield Bond ETFA | 75 | 0.40% | $4.36B | 2.97M | +1.8% | +7.6% | −10.2% |
| FLHYFranklin High Yield Corporate ETF | Franklin High Yield Corporate ETFFranklin Templeton | FLHY Franklin High Yield Corporate ETFA | 72 | 0.40% | $1.23B | 269K | +2.7% | +9.0% | −15.2% |
| HYGVNorthern Trust High Yield Value-Scored Bond ETF | Northern Trust High Yield Value-Scored Bond ETFFlexShares | HYGV Northern Trust High Yield Value-Scored Bond ETFA | 72 | 0.37% | $1.02B | 117K | +1.6% | +8.0% | −17.1% |
| VCHYVanguard U.S. High-Yield Corporate Bond Index ETF | Vanguard U.S. High-Yield Corporate Bond Index ETFVanguard | VCHY Vanguard U.S. High-Yield Corporate Bond Index ETFA | 72 | 0.05% | $102M | 32.9K | —No data | —No data | —No data |
| HYDWXtrackers Low Beta High Yield Bond ETF | Xtrackers Low Beta High Yield Bond ETFXtrackers | HYDW Xtrackers Low Beta High Yield Bond ETFA | 71 | 0.20% | $62M | 4.78K | +3.1% | +7.6% | −12.7% |
| HYUPXtrackers High Beta High Yield Bond ETF | Xtrackers High Beta High Yield Bond ETFXtrackers | HYUP Xtrackers High Beta High Yield Bond ETFB | 70 | 0.20% | $43M | 5.98K | +0.4% | +9.0% | −18.1% |
| HYXFiShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF | iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETFiShares | HYXF iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETFB | 70 | 0.35% | $187M | 20.8K | +1.4% | +8.7% | −16.0% |
| QHYWisdomTree U.S. High Yield Corporate Bond Fund | WisdomTree U.S. High Yield Corporate Bond FundWisdomTree | QHY WisdomTree U.S. High Yield Corporate Bond FundB | 70 | 0.38% | $249M | 19.1K | +2.4% | +8.4% | −16.2% |
| FALNiShares Fallen Angels USD Bond ETF | iShares Fallen Angels USD Bond ETFiShares | FALN iShares Fallen Angels USD Bond ETFB | 69 | 0.25% | $1.72B | 912K | +0.5% | +8.5% | −18.8% |
| HYGiShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF | iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETFiShares | HYG iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETFB | 69 | 0.49% | $17.7B | 42.1M | +1.6% | +8.4% | −15.8% |
| ANGLVanEck Fallen Angel High Yield Bond ETF | VanEck Fallen Angel High Yield Bond ETFVanEck | ANGL VanEck Fallen Angel High Yield Bond ETFB | 68 | 0.25% | $2.98B | 905K | +0.1% | +7.8% | −19.3% |
| NUHYNuveen ESG High Yield Corporate Bond | Nuveen ESG High Yield Corporate BondNuveen | NUHY Nuveen ESG High Yield Corporate BondB | 68 | 0.30% | $109M | 23.8K | +0.7% | +8.2% | −16.8% |
| PHYLPGIM Active High Yield Bond ETF | PGIM Active High Yield Bond ETFPGIM | PHYL PGIM Active High Yield Bond ETFB | 68 | 0.39% | $1.53B | 199K | +1.6% | +9.0% | −16.1% |
| VGHYVanguard High-Yield Active ETF | Vanguard High-Yield Active ETFVanguard | VGHY Vanguard High-Yield Active ETFB | 68 | 0.22% | $319M | 42.7K | +2.2% | —No data | −3.2% |
| CHYGCorgi 0-5 Year High Yield Corporate Bond ETF | Corgi 0-5 Year High Yield Corporate Bond ETFCorgi Funds | CHYG Corgi 0-5 Year High Yield Corporate Bond ETFB | 67 | 0.15% | $22M | 61.3K | —No data | —No data | —No data |
| FDHYFidelity Enhanced High Yield ETF | Fidelity Enhanced High Yield ETFFidelity | FDHY Fidelity Enhanced High Yield ETFB | 67 | 0.35% | $613M | 93.6K | +3.8% | +8.9% | −16.4% |
| XBBondBloxx B Rated USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF | BondBloxx B Rated USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETFBondBloxx | XB BondBloxx B Rated USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETFB | 67 | 0.30% | $94M | 6.67K | +2.6% | +8.0% | −9.2% |
| GTOQInvesco High Yield Systematic Bond ETF | Invesco High Yield Systematic Bond ETFInvesco | GTOQ Invesco High Yield Systematic Bond ETFB | 65 | 0.39% | $128M | 33.6K | —No data | —No data | —No data |
| LDRHiShares iBonds 1-5 Year High Yield and Income Ladder ETF | iShares iBonds 1-5 Year High Yield and Income Ladder ETFiShares | LDRH iShares iBonds 1-5 Year High Yield and Income Ladder ETFB | 65 | 0.35% | $25M | 5.86K | +2.2% | —No data | −3.2% |
| EVHYEaton Vance High Yield ETF | Eaton Vance High Yield ETFEaton Vance | EVHY Eaton Vance High Yield ETFB | 63 | 0.48% | $81M | 16.7K | +2.9% | +8.1% | −3.7% |
| HYFIAB High Yield ETF | AB High Yield ETFAlliance Bernstein | HYFI AB High Yield ETFB | 63 | 0.40% | $341M | 60.7K | +2.2% | +8.8% | −6.3% |
| CGHYCapital Group High Yield Bond ETF | Capital Group High Yield Bond ETFCapital Group | CGHY Capital Group High Yield Bond ETFB | 62 | 0.39% | $164M | 55.1K | +2.2% | —No data | −2.9% |
| EUHYiShares Euro High Yield Corporate Bond USD Hedged ETF | iShares Euro High Yield Corporate Bond USD Hedged ETFiShares | EUHY iShares Euro High Yield Corporate Bond USD Hedged ETFB | 62 | 0.35% | $247M | 21.3K | +1.2% | +9.3% | −29.3% |
| ZTOPF/m High Yield 100 ETF | F/m High Yield 100 ETFF/m | ZTOP F/m High Yield 100 ETFB | 62 | 0.39% | $15M | 959 | +1.9% | —No data | −2.9% |
| AHYBAmerican Century Select High Yield ETF | American Century Select High Yield ETFAmerican Century | AHYB American Century Select High Yield ETFB | 61 | 0.45% | $72M | 5.44K | +2.0% | +7.7% | −14.8% |
| IFLNInvesco Bloomberg Enhanced Fallen Angels ETF | Invesco Bloomberg Enhanced Fallen Angels ETFInvesco | IFLN Invesco Bloomberg Enhanced Fallen Angels ETFB | 60 | 0.23% | $290M | 54.5K | —No data | —No data | —No data |
| JPHYJPMorgan Active High Yield ETF | JPMorgan Active High Yield ETFJ.P. Morgan | JPHY JPMorgan Active High Yield ETFB | 60 | 0.45% | $2.24B | 34.2K | +2.9% | —No data | −2.5% |
| HYSPIMCO 0-5 Year High Yield Corporate Bond Index Exchange-Traded Fund | PIMCO 0-5 Year High Yield Corporate Bond Index Exchange-Traded FundPIMCO | HYS PIMCO 0-5 Year High Yield Corporate Bond Index Exchange-Traded FundB | 59 | 0.55% | $1.73B | 113K | +1.6% | +7.9% | −10.6% |
| VSHYVirtus Newfleet Short Duration High Yield Bond ETF | Virtus Newfleet Short Duration High Yield Bond ETFVirtus | VSHY Virtus Newfleet Short Duration High Yield Bond ETFB | 58 | 0.39% | $32M | 2.22K | +3.8% | +8.5% | −14.1% |
| BRHYiShares High Yield Active ETF | iShares High Yield Active ETFiShares | BRHY iShares High Yield Active ETFB | 57 | 0.45% | $131M | 21.7K | +2.2% | —No data | −4.4% |
| YLDPrincipal Active High Yield ETF | Principal Active High Yield ETFPrincipal | YLD Principal Active High Yield ETFB | 57 | 0.39% | $605M | 223K | +2.9% | +8.4% | −13.8% |
| HYGHiShares Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond ETF | iShares Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond ETFiShares | HYGH iShares Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond ETFB | 56 | 0.52% | $641M | 60.2K | +4.6% | +8.7% | −8.2% |
| HYSDColumbia Short Duration High Yield ETF | Columbia Short Duration High Yield ETFColumbia Threadneedle | HYSD Columbia Short Duration High Yield ETFB | 56 | 0.44% | $105M | 5.72K | +2.6% | —No data | −2.7% |
| SIHYHarbor Ares Systematic High Yield ETF (SIHY) | Harbor Ares Systematic High Yield ETF (SIHY)Harbor | SIHY Harbor Ares Systematic High Yield ETF (SIHY)B | 56 | 0.48% | $136M | 25.8K | +2.7% | +8.9% | −13.3% |
| GTOHInvesco Short Duration High Yield ETF | Invesco Short Duration High Yield ETFInvesco | GTOH Invesco Short Duration High Yield ETFB | 55 | 0.48% | $13M | 1.56K | —No data | —No data | —No data |
| JHHYJohn Hancock High Yield ETF | John Hancock High Yield ETFJohn Hancock Investments | JHHY John Hancock High Yield ETFB | 55 | 0.52% | $136M | 30.9K | +1.8% | —No data | −5.0% |
| XCCCBondBloxx CCC Rated USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF | BondBloxx CCC Rated USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETFBondBloxx | XCCC BondBloxx CCC Rated USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETFB | 54 | 0.40% | $201M | 277K | −6.2% | +7.8% | −11.0% |
| HYLSFirst Trust Tactical High Yield ETF | First Trust Tactical High Yield ETFFirst Trust | HYLS First Trust Tactical High Yield ETFC | 53 | 0.69% | $1.6B | 234K | +1.5% | +7.9% | −15.8% |
| PSHPGIM Short Duration High Yield ETF | PGIM Short Duration High Yield ETFPGIM | PSH PGIM Short Duration High Yield ETFC | 53 | 0.45% | $215M | 34.8K | +2.6% | —No data | −3.1% |
| HYBLState Street Blackstone High Income ETF | State Street Blackstone High Income ETFSPDR | HYBL State Street Blackstone High Income ETFC | 52 | 0.70% | $587M | 139K | +3.0% | +8.1% | −8.5% |
| THYFT. Rowe Price U.S. High Yield ETF | T. Rowe Price U.S. High Yield ETFT. Rowe Price | THYF T. Rowe Price U.S. High Yield ETFC | 52 | 0.50% | $831M | 17.4K | +2.2% | +8.7% | −5.2% |
| FSYDFidelity Sustainable High Yield ETF | Fidelity Sustainable High Yield ETFFidelity | FSYD Fidelity Sustainable High Yield ETFC | 51 | 0.55% | $141M | 23.2K | +2.1% | +9.1% | −12.1% |
| AOHYAngel Oak High Yield Opportunities ETF | Angel Oak High Yield Opportunities ETFAngel Oak | AOHY Angel Oak High Yield Opportunities ETFC | 50 | 0.55% | $116M | 61K | +3.0% | —No data | −4.2% |
| HYBINEOS Enhanced Income Credit Select ETF | NEOS Enhanced Income Credit Select ETFNeos | HYBI NEOS Enhanced Income Credit Select ETFC | 49 | 0.68% | $216M | 27.9K | +3.3% | —No data | −4.7% |
| IQHINYLI MacKay High Income ETF | NYLI MacKay High Income ETFNY Life Investments | IQHI NYLI MacKay High Income ETFC | 49 | 0.41% | $109M | 5.95K | +2.3% | +8.3% | −4.2% |
| OBNDState Street Loomis Sayles Opportunistic Bond ETF | State Street Loomis Sayles Opportunistic Bond ETFSPDR | OBND State Street Loomis Sayles Opportunistic Bond ETFC | 49 | 0.55% | $31M | 17.4K | +1.2% | +7.0% | −15.9% |
| HYZDWisdomTree Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond Fund | WisdomTree Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond FundWisdomTree | HYZD WisdomTree Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond FundC | 47 | 0.43% | $306M | 100K | +5.1% | +8.5% | −9.0% |
| HYTRCounterpoint High Yield Trend ETF | Counterpoint High Yield Trend ETFCounterpoint | HYTR Counterpoint High Yield Trend ETFC | 44 | 0.88% | $296M | 62.8K | +0.8% | +6.6% | −13.0% |
| SIFIHarbor Ares Systematic Multi-Sector Income ETF | Harbor Ares Systematic Multi-Sector Income ETFHarbor | SIFI Harbor Ares Systematic Multi-Sector Income ETFC | 44 | 0.50% | $23M | 193 | +1.9% | +7.3% | −13.9% |
| FLXNHorizon Flexible Income ETF | Horizon Flexible Income ETFHorizon Funds | FLXN Horizon Flexible Income ETFC | 43 | 0.82% | $53M | 40.9K | +3.7% | —No data | −3.4% |
| GBHIGabelli High Income ETF | Gabelli High Income ETFGabelli | GBHI Gabelli High Income ETFC | 42 | 0.56% | $6M | 196 | —No data | —No data | —No data |
| BKLNInvesco Senior Loan ETF | Invesco Senior Loan ETFInvesco | BKLN Invesco Senior Loan ETFC | 40 | 0.65% | $5.81B | 9.22M | +4.1% | +7.0% | −7.3% |
| CPHYF/m Compoundr High Yield Bond ETF | F/m Compoundr High Yield Bond ETFF/m | CPHY F/m Compoundr High Yield Bond ETFC | 40 | 0.35% | $6M | 624 | +0.3% | —No data | −2.9% |
| CLOBVanEck AA-BB CLO ETF | VanEck AA-BB CLO ETFVanEck | CLOB VanEck AA-BB CLO ETFD | 37 | 0.45% | $201M | 16K | +4.9% | —No data | −5.5% |
| BNDSInfrastructure Capital Bond Income ETF | Infrastructure Capital Bond Income ETFInfraCap | BNDS Infrastructure Capital Bond Income ETFD | 36 | 0.88% | $86M | 28.6K | +1.4% | —No data | −7.0% |
| HYSABondBloxx High Yield Income ETF | BondBloxx High Yield Income ETFBondBloxx | HYSA BondBloxx High Yield Income ETFD | 34 | 0.55% | $111M | 75.9K | +1.0% | +7.8% | −4.9% |
| LENDSEI High Yield Bond & Alternative Credit ETF | SEI High Yield Bond & Alternative Credit ETFSEI | LEND SEI High Yield Bond & Alternative Credit ETFD | 34 | 0.65% | $979M | 77.6K | —No data | —No data | —No data |
| TFLRT. Rowe Price Floating Rate ETF | T. Rowe Price Floating Rate ETFT. Rowe Price | TFLR T. Rowe Price Floating Rate ETFD | 32 | 0.61% | $886M | 119K | +4.0% | +7.3% | −4.0% |
| HYHGProShares High Yield - Interest Rate Hedged | ProShares High Yield - Interest Rate HedgedProShares | HYHG ProShares High Yield - Interest Rate HedgedD | 31 | 0.50% | $240M | 50.9K | +3.6% | +8.1% | −9.2% |
| CDXSimplify High Yield ETF | Simplify High Yield ETFSimplify | CDX Simplify High Yield ETFC | 28 | 0.50% | $304M | 122K | −3.7% | +6.5% | −13.3% |
| DYLDLeaderShares Dynamic Yield ETF | LeaderShares Dynamic Yield ETFLeader Shares | DYLD LeaderShares Dynamic Yield ETFD | 27 | 0.75% | $35M | 6.24K | +1.3% | +5.2% | −14.7% |
| HYBXTCW High Yield Bond ETF | TCW High Yield Bond ETFTCW | HYBX TCW High Yield Bond ETFD | 27 | 0.50% | $28M | 3.85K | +2.7% | —No data | −4.2% |
| MANIMan Active Income ETF | Man Active Income ETFMan Group | MANI Man Active Income ETFD | 27 | 0.85% | $25M | 4.73K | +8.7% | —No data | −1.1% |
| MUSETCW Multisector Credit Income ETF | TCW Multisector Credit Income ETFTCW | MUSE TCW Multisector Credit Income ETFD | 27 | 0.56% | $38M | 891 | +2.6% | —No data | −3.6% |
| PCHIPolen High Income ETF | Polen High Income ETFPolen | PCHI Polen High Income ETFF | 18 | 0.53% | $6M | 12.9K | +0.6% | —No data | −6.4% |
| JOJOATAC Credit Rotation ETF | ATAC Credit Rotation ETFATAC | JOJO ATAC Credit Rotation ETFF | 16 | 1.24% | $4M | 6.51K | −0.1% | +7.8% | −28.4% |
| PCEBPolen Euro High Yield Bond ETF | Polen Euro High Yield Bond ETFPolen | PCEB Polen Euro High Yield Bond ETFF | 14 | 0.75% | $21M | 9.25K | —No data | —No data | —No data |
Not graded
Funds in this category with no published Grade, and why.
| Ticker | Fund name | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| BRLNiShares Floating Rate Loan Active ETF | iShares Floating Rate Loan Active ETFiShares | BRLN iShares Floating Rate Loan Active ETFUnder classification review |
| PCFIPolen Floating Rate Income ETF | Polen Floating Rate Income ETFPolen | PCFI Polen Floating Rate Income ETFUnder classification review |
| PSQOPalmer Square Credit Opportunities ETF | Palmer Square Credit Opportunities ETFPalmer Square | PSQO Palmer Square Credit Opportunities ETFUnder classification review |
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