
State Street Blackstone High Income ETF
$27.20−0.07 (−0.24%)
- 0.70%
- $587M
- +3.0%
- 7.12%
- 139K sh
- low $27.29high $28.62
The ETF.net HYBL Grade
Score 52 out of 100
- 54 of 85
Score 52 of 100 falls in the C 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.F10 out of 100Rank 76 of 85Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A74 out of 100Rank 57 of 77Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.B64 out of 100Rank 10 of 85Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.A77 out of 100Rank 13 of 85Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.B64 out of 100Rank 34 of 85Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.B66 out of 100Rank 30 of 85
Our read on HYBL
In short
CA Blackstone-branded, actively managed take on high income: rather than tracking a junk bond index, the managers roam bonds and loans chasing income with less volatility than those markets.
Stated mandate
Actively managed strategy seeking risk-adjusted total return and high current income, with lower volatility than general bond and loan segments over full market cycles.
Why people hold it
Worth knowing
HYBL 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 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 | HYBL |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +1.6% |
| 1 month | +0.1% |
| 3 months | −0.2% |
| 1 year | +3.0% |
| 3 years | +8.1% |
| 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 | HYBL |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +1.6% | |
| 2025 | +7.8% | |
| 2024 | +9.1% | |
| 2023 | +11.9% | |
| 2022 | −4.7% |
HYBL in the news
HYBL Dividends
- 7.12%
- $1.95
- $0.16 per share
- Monthly
Distribution history
HYBL Risk
- 3.3%
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.
- 1.08
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.
- −8.5%
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.
- 0.34
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.
HYBL Cost
Overpaying vs SCYB, cheapest in US High Yield
$12,968
On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.
HYBL 0.70%
$13,606
SCYB 0.03% Cheapest
$638
Cost over time
Year by year
| Year | HYBL | SCYB | Overpaying |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | $1,250 | $55 | $1,195 |
| 20 | $4,760 | $216 | $4,544 |
| 30 | $13,606 | $638 | $12,968 |
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- CPSHPGIM Short Duration High Yield ETFExpense ratio 0.45%1 year return +2.6%
- CTHYFT. Rowe Price U.S. High Yield ETFExpense ratio 0.50%1 year return +2.2%
- CFSYDFidelity Sustainable High Yield ETFExpense ratio 0.55%1 year return +2.1%
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