iShares US & Intl High Yield Corp Bond ETF
$43.31−0.04 (−0.09%)
- 0.40%
- $186M
- +1.1%
- 6.50%
- 0M sh
- $43.30
- low $43.07high $46.87
The ETF.net GHYG Grade
B
Score 64 out of 100
- 4 of 13
Score 64 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.A70 out of 100Rank 3 of 13Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A81 out of 100Rank 5 of 11Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.D36 out of 100Rank 13 of 13Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.D29 out of 100Rank 11 of 13Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.A99 out of 100Rank 1 of 13Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.A75 out of 100Rank 4 of 13
Our read on GHYG
BMost junk-bond ETFs stop at the US border. GHYG holds high-yield corporate debt from US and overseas issuers in one wrapper, spread across roughly 1,700 bonds, with income paid monthly.
The fund seeks to track an index of high-yield corporate bonds issued in the United States and abroad.
Why people hold it
- Passport included: tracks an index of high-yield corporate bonds issued in the US and abroad, while the biggest names in the category stick to USD-denominated paper.
- Roughly 1,700 bonds in the basket, so one issuer's trouble is a rounding error. That breadth is among the strongest in its high-yield peer group.
- Pays monthly, and has been running since its 2012 launch, so the record spans a full credit cycle rather than one calm stretch.
Worth knowing
- The 0.40% fee sits right at the high-yield median, but USD-only trackers like SCYB (0.03%) and SPHY (0.05%) charge a fraction. Global reach is the line item you pay for.
- Thinly traded with a modest asset base, so bid-ask spreads tend to run wider than the household-name high-yield funds.
- This is below-investment-grade credit. Prices move with default worries, and stress in the credit market hits harder here than in a Treasury fund.
GHYG Holdings
- Bonds
- 1,743
- 3%
- 1261229 Bc Ltd 144A 10.00% 04/15/2032
Sectors
- Consumer Discretionary21.5%
- Communications17.9%
- Capital Goods11.4%
- Energy10.2%
- Health Care8.4%
- Basic Industry6.4%
- Consumer Non-Cyclical4.5%
- Finance Companies3.9%
- Electric3.8%
- Insurance3.7%
- Transportation3.0%
- Reits1.8%
- Banking1.0%
- Real Estate1.0%
- Brokerage/Asset Managers/Exchanges0.7%
- Owned No Guarantee0.6%
- Natural Gas0.1%
Geography
- United States77.85%
- France4.76%
- United Kingdom4.21%
- Italy2.80%
- Germany2.79%
- Luxembourg1.19%
- Netherlands0.80%
- Canada0.66%
- 4.95%
Developed 95% · Emerging 5%
GHYG Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
GHYG$10,107
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 | GHYG |
|---|---|
| Year to date | −1.5% |
| 1 month | −2.3% |
| 3 months | −2.4% |
| 1 year | +1.1% |
| 3 years | +8.3% |
| 5 years | +3.1% |
| 10 years | +4.1% |
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 | GHYG |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | −1.5% | |
| 2025 | +11.3% | |
| 2024 | +5.9% | |
| 2023 | +13.3% | |
| 2022 | −12.2% | |
| 2021 | +1.6% | |
| 2020 | +6.7% |
GHYG in the news
GHYG Dividends
- 6.50%
- $2.82
- $0.23 per share
- Monthly
Distribution history
GHYG Risk
- 5.5%
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.
- 0.60
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.
- −19.7%
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.
- 0.74
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
GHYG Cost
0.40%
GHYG0.40%
- The middle half of International High Yield Bond funds
- Median 0.46%
2 of the 13 International High Yield Bond funds charge less.
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- BEMHYiShares J.P. Morgan EM High Yield Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.50%1 year return +5.4%
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