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American Century Select High Yield ETF

AHYBNYSE ArcaAmerican CenturyB

$44.92+0.02 (+0.04%)

As of Nov 2, 2026, 2:44 PM ET

Intraday session: up, 58 prints from 44.90 to 44.92. Range 44.87 to 44.99. Use the arrow keys to read each point.44.8844.9544.9845.0010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.45%
Fund size
$72M
1Y total return
+2.0%
Yield · Last 12 months
6.23%
Holdings
606
Avg volume · 30D
5.44K sh
52W range
low $44.53high $47.02
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net AHYB Grade

B

Score 61 out of 100

Rank
39 of 85
Six-pillar profile for AHYB. Scores out of 100: Cost 45, Risk 64, Mission 99, Tradability 31, Holdings 73, Durability 32. Strongest: Mission (99). Weakest: Tradability (31). Leans toward Mission.

Score 61 of 100 falls in the B band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.

  • Cost

    The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.
    C45 out of 100
    Rank 45 of 85
  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    A99 out of 100
    Rank 19 of 77
  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    B64 out of 100
    Rank 10 of 85
  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    D31 out of 100
    Rank 70 of 85
  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    A73 out of 100
    Rank 24 of 85
  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    D32 out of 100
    Rank 70 of 85

Our read on AHYB

ETF.net Research

In short

BMost high-yield ETFs just buy the index and hand you the whole junk market. AHYB pays a team to pick instead: an active bond portfolio measured against the BB-B slice, for 0.45% a year.

Stated mandate

The fund seeks high current income. Under normal conditions, it invests at least 80% of net assets plus investment borrowings in high-yield debt securities and actively allocates across high-yield corporate bonds.

Why people hold it

  • Genuinely active: keeps at least 80% of assets in high-yield debt and shifts allocations across corporate bonds rather than replicating a fixed list.
  • Measured against the ICE BofA US High Yield Constrained (BB-B) Index, the BB and B tiers, not the whole junk market down to CCC.
  • Spread across roughly 600 bonds, so one blown-up issuer is a scratch, not a crater.
  • What it owns lines up closely with what the prospectus promises, and it lands in the upper half of a crowded high-yield ETF field.

Worth knowing

  • At 0.45%, it costs real money next to index rivals like SCYB (0.03%) and SPHY (0.05%). The active calls carry that gap.
  • Thinly traded, so bid-ask spreads matter more here than with the category's heavyweights.
  • Launched in 2021 with a modest asset base: a shorter record and smaller footprint than the giants it competes with.

AHYB Performance

Launched Nov 16, 2021

Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.

Not enough history yet.Not enough history yet.
AHYB$10,203
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,199
Oct 31, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026. AHYB $10,203. SPY $11,199. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$11,000Oct 2025May 2026Oct 2026

Oct 31, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026

Returns run to the Oct 30, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.

Trailing total return for AHYB. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodAHYB
Year to date+0.5%
1 month+0.8%
3 months−0.5%
1 year+2.0%
3 yearsper year+7.7%
5 yearsFund is under 5 years oldper yearNo data
10 yearsFund is under 10 years oldper yearNo data

With distributions reinvested.

Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.

Annual total returns for AHYB
YearReturn barAHYB
2026 YTD+0.5%
2025+8.9%
2024+6.3%
2023+11.7%
2022−10.3%
2021+0.8%

History from Nov 18, 2021

AHYB in the news

AHYB Dividends

Adds up every distribution paid per share over the last 12 months, divided by the last completed close. Distributions are counted by ex-date. Data through Oct 30, 2026.
6.23%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$2.80Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.24 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Monthly

Distribution history

2023–2026

One bar per payment. 45 payments from 2023 to 2026 YTD. Feb 1, 2023 $0.18; Mar 1, 2023 $0.19; Apr 3, 2023 $0.20; May 1, 2023 $0.18; Jun 1, 2023 $0.21; Jul 3, 2023 $0.20; Aug 1, 2023 $0.18; Sep 1, 2023 $0.21; Oct 2, 2023 $0.21; Nov 1, 2023 $0.22; Dec 1, 2023 $0.21; Dec 18, 2023 $0.21; Feb 1, 2024 $0.22; Mar 1, 2024 $0.22; Apr 1, 2024 $0.20; May 1, 2024 $0.24; Jun 3, 2024 $0.22; Jul 1, 2024 $0.21; Aug 1, 2024 $0.24; Sep 3, 2024 $0.21; Oct 1, 2024 $0.21; Nov 1, 2024 $0.24; Dec 2, 2024 $0.21; Dec 17, 2024 $0.26; Feb 3, 2025 $0.21; Mar 3, 2025 $0.23; Apr 1, 2025 $0.21; May 1, 2025 $0.24; Jun 2, 2025 $0.21; Jul 1, 2025 $0.22; Aug 1, 2025 $0.24; Sep 2, 2025 $0.20; Oct 1, 2025 $0.23; Nov 3, 2025 $0.23; Dec 1, 2025 $0.21; Dec 16, 2025 $0.27; Feb 5, 2026 $0.25; Mar 5, 2026 $0.23; Apr 7, 2026 $0.25; May 6, 2026 $0.21; Jun 4, 2026 $0.22; Jul 7, 2026 $0.23; Aug 6, 2026 $0.24; Sep 4, 2026 $0.21; Oct 6, 2026 $0.24. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Oct 6, 2026Oct 8, 2026$0.24
Sep 4, 2026Sep 8, 2026$0.21
Aug 6, 2026Aug 10, 2026$0.24
Jul 7, 2026Jul 9, 2026$0.23
Jun 4, 2026Jun 8, 2026$0.22
May 6, 2026May 8, 2026$0.21
Apr 7, 2026Apr 9, 2026$0.25
Mar 5, 2026Mar 9, 2026$0.23
Feb 5, 2026Feb 9, 2026$0.25
Dec 16, 2025Dec 18, 2025$0.27
Dec 1, 2025Dec 3, 2025$0.21
Nov 3, 2025Nov 5, 2025$0.23

See all 58 payments⁠

$10,000 in AHYB 3 years ago paid $1,851 in dividends.⁠

AHYB Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
4.2%
Annualised · 36 months to Oct 2026
How it’s calculated: standard deviation

The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.

Return above 3-month US Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
0.74
vs 3-month T-bills · to Oct 2026
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio

Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.

Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.

The largest fall from a peak to the low that followed.
−14.8%
59 months · trough Sep 2022
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown

The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.

Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.

How strongly the fund’s returns move with its asset-class index.
0.62
vs its asset-class index
How it’s calculated: beta

The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.

FMP measures it over up to five years of monthly returns.

AHYB Cost

Overpaying vs SCYB, cheapest in US High Yield

$8,403

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • AHYB 0.45%

    $9,041

  • SCYB 0.03% Cheapest

    $638

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • AHYB 0.45%
  • SCYB 0.03%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$2K$4K$6K$8K$10K051015202530AHYB $9,041SCYB $638

Year by year

YearAHYBSCYBOverpaying
10$812$55$757
20$3,128$216$2,912
30$9,041$638$8,403

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