iShares BB Rated Corporate Bond ETF
$45.14−0.12 (−0.27%)
- 0.25%
- $369M
- +2.3%
- 6.06%
- 76.3K sh
- low $44.60high $47.47
The ETF.net HYBB Grade
A
Score 76 out of 100
- 13 of 85
Score 76 of 100 falls in the A 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.A79 out of 100Rank 18 of 85Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A96 out of 100Rank 29 of 77Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.B59 out of 100Rank 20 of 85Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.C50 out of 100Rank 40 of 85Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.A90 out of 100Rank 10 of 85Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.B69 out of 100Rank 24 of 85
Our read on HYBB
In short
AMost high-yield funds buy the whole junk pile, CCCs included. HYBB takes only the top rung: BB-rated corporate bonds, the tier sitting just below investment grade, for less than the typical high-yield ETF charges.
Stated mandate
The fund is designed to follow an index composed of BB-rated corporate bonds denominated in U.S. dollars.
Why people hold it
Worth knowing
HYBB Holdings
- Bonds
- 1,072
- 6%
- Blk Csh Fnd Treasury Sl Agency
Sectors
- Consumer Discretionary18.5%
- Communications15.8%
- Energy15.5%
- Capital Goods12.7%
- Basic Industry6.9%
- Health Care6.0%
- Finance Companies5.9%
- Electric4.9%
- Consumer Non-Cyclical4.5%
- Insurance3.4%
- Transportation2.1%
- Reits1.9%
- Brokerage/Asset Managers/Exchanges0.6%
- Owned No Guarantee0.4%
- Banking0.4%
- Real Estate0.3%
- Technology0.1%
Geography
- United States86.17%
- Canada3.45%
- Japan2.04%
- United Kingdom1.92%
- Luxembourg1.09%
- Australia1.08%
- Netherlands0.91%
- France0.68%
- 2.66%
HYBB Performance
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.
HYBB$10,226
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.
| Period | HYBB |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +1.0% |
| 1 month | +1.5% |
| 3 months | −0.5% |
| 1 year | +2.3% |
| 3 years | +8.0% |
| 5 years | +3.2% |
| 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 | HYBB |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +1.0% | |
| 2025 | +8.9% | |
| 2024 | +6.4% | |
| 2023 | +10.5% | |
| 2022 | −10.1% | |
| 2021 | +3.7% | |
| 2020 | +4.3% |
HYBB in the news
HYBB Dividends
- 6.06%
- $2.76
- $0.23 per share
- Monthly
HYBB Risk
- 4.6%
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.
- 0.75
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.
- −15.1%
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.
- 0.65
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.
HYBB Cost
Overpaying vs SCYB, cheapest in US High Yield
$4,521
On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.
HYBB 0.25%
$5,159
SCYB 0.03% Cheapest
$638
Cost over time
Year by year
| Year | HYBB | SCYB | Overpaying |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | $455 | $55 | $400 |
| 20 | $1,769 | $216 | $1,553 |
| 30 | $5,159 | $638 | $4,521 |
Other funds in US High Yield
- ABKHYBNY Mellon High Yield ETFExpense ratio 0.22%1 year return +1.7%
- AGHYBGoldman Sachs Access High Yield Corporate Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.15%1 year return +1.6%
- AJNKState Street SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.40%1 year return +2.0%
- ASJNKState Street SPDR Bloomberg Short Term High Yield Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.40%1 year return +1.8%
- AFLHYFranklin High Yield Corporate ETFExpense ratio 0.40%1 year return +2.7%
