

Capital Group High Yield Bond ETF
$24.50−0.01 (−0.04%)
- 0.39%
- $157M
- +2.4%
- 5.59%
- 0M sh
- $24.48
- low $24.25high $25.64
The ETF.net CGHY Grade
Score 63 out of 100
- 33 of 85
Score 63 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.B58 out of 100Rank 31 of 85Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A90 out of 100Rank 40 of 74Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.B59 out of 100Rank 19 of 85Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.C42 out of 100Rank 54 of 85Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.B61 out of 100Rank 40 of 85Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.C49 out of 100Rank 52 of 85
Our read on CGHY
BCapital Group's swing at high yield: an actively managed junk-bond fund with no index to follow, priced at 0.39% in a corner of the market where index rivals charge pennies.
The fund seeks a high level of current income, with capital appreciation as a secondary objective.
Why people hold it
- Actively managed with no benchmark to replicate, so the credit team picks which issuers to own rather than buying whatever the index says.capitalgroup.com
- 0.39% expense ratio, just under the typical high-yield ETF's 0.40%. Rare for active management to price at the category median.
- Pays monthly, which suits the current-income job it was built for.
- The portfolio lines up closely with its stated high-yield mandate, and the fund sits in the upper half of a crowded field of 90-plus junk-bond ETFs.
Worth knowing
- Index rivals are far cheaper: SCYB at 0.03% and SPHY at 0.05%. Active stock-picking in credit has to earn back that gap every year.
- Launched in 2025, so there is no long record of how these managers navigate a full credit cycle inside this wrapper.
- High yield means below-investment-grade credit, where issuer downgrades and default worries drive prices more than interest rates do.capitalgroup.com
CGHY Holdings
- Bonds
- 374
- 13%
- Net Other Assets
Geography
- United States99.99%
- Bermuda0.01%
CGHY Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
Returns run to the Oct 12, 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.
| Period | CGHY |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +0.4% |
| 1 month | −1.2% |
| 3 months | −1.7% |
| 1 year | +2.4% |
| 3 years | — |
| 5 years | — |
| 10 years | — |
Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.
| Year | Return bar | CGHY |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +0.4% | |
| 2025 | +3.8% |
CGHY in the news
CGHY Dividends
- 5.59%
- $1.37
- $0.11 per share
- Monthly
Distribution history
CGHY Risk
- 3.4%
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.
- −0.30
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.
- −2.9%
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.
- 0.14
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
CGHY Cost
- The middle half of US High Yield funds
- Median 0.43%
30 of the 85 US High Yield funds charge less.
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- BAHYBAmerican Century Select High Yield ETFExpense ratio 0.45%1 year return +2.8%
- BEVHYEaton Vance High Yield ETFExpense ratio 0.48%1 year return +3.3%
- BZTOPF/m High Yield 100 ETFExpense ratio 0.39%1 year return +2.7%
- BHYFIAlliance Bernstein - AB High Yield ETFExpense ratio 0.40%1 year return +3.0%




