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State Street Blackstone High Income ETF

HYBLCboeSPDRC

$27.20−0.07 (−0.24%)

As of Nov 2, 2026, 3:59 PM ET

Intraday session: down, 79 prints from 27.26 to 27.20. Range 27.20 to 27.29. Use the arrow keys to read each point.27.2227.2427.2810 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.70%
Fund size
$587M
1Y total return
+3.0%
Yield · Last 12 months
7.12%
Holdings
657
Avg volume · 30D
139K sh
52W range
low $27.29high $28.62
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net HYBL Grade

C

Score 52 out of 100

Rank
54 of 85
Six-pillar profile for HYBL. Scores out of 100: Cost 10, Risk 64, Mission 74, Tradability 77, Holdings 64, Durability 66. Strongest: Tradability (77). Weakest: Cost (10). Leans toward Tradability and Mission.

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 100
    Rank 76 of 85
  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    A74 out of 100
    Rank 57 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.
    A77 out of 100
    Rank 13 of 85
  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    B64 out of 100
    Rank 34 of 85
  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    B66 out of 100
    Rank 30 of 85

Our read on HYBL

ETF.net Research

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

  • Active by design. The mandate is risk-adjusted total return plus high current income, so the team can shift across bond and loan credit instead of holding whatever an index says.ssga.com
  • Volatility is part of the job description: the fund targets lower swings than the broad bond and loan segments over full market cycles, not just the fattest yield.
  • Pays monthly and spreads risk across several hundred credit positions, so no single borrower carries the income stream.
  • State Street plumbing, Blackstone name on the door, in a plain ETF wrapper you can trade in any brokerage account.

Worth knowing

  • The 0.70% fee is the price of the active seat. Index high yield rivals run far cheaper: SCYB at 0.03%, SPHY at 0.05%, USHY at 0.08%.
  • Its stated yardstick is the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, an investment-grade benchmark, so lining it up against junk bond funds takes your own math.
  • Launched in 2022, so the track record covers a short stretch of credit history rather than multiple full cycles.

HYBL Performance

Launched Feb 16, 2022

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.
HYBL$10,300
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. HYBL $10,300. SPY $11,199. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$11,000Oct 2025Apr 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 HYBL. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodHYBL
Year to date+1.6%
1 month+0.1%
3 months−0.2%
1 year+3.0%
3 yearsper year+8.1%
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 HYBL
YearReturn barHYBL
2026 YTD+1.6%
2025+7.8%
2024+9.1%
2023+11.9%
2022−4.7%

History from Feb 17, 2022

HYBL in the news

HYBL 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.
7.12%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$1.95Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.16 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 $0.17; Mar 1, 2023 $0.17; Apr 3, 2023 $0.17; May 1, 2023 $0.17; Jun 1, 2023 $0.18; Jul 3, 2023 $0.18; Aug 1, 2023 $0.18; Sep 1, 2023 $0.18; Oct 2, 2023 $0.19; Nov 1, 2023 $0.19; Dec 1, 2023 $0.19; Dec 18, 2023 $0.26; Feb 1, 2024 $0.19; Mar 1, 2024 $0.18; Apr 1, 2024 $0.19; May 1, 2024 $0.19; Jun 3, 2024 $0.19; Jul 1, 2024 $0.19; Aug 1, 2024 $0.19; Sep 3, 2024 $0.19; Oct 1, 2024 $0.19; Nov 1, 2024 $0.18; Dec 2, 2024 $0.17; Dec 19, 2024 $0.18; Feb 3, 2025 $0.18; Mar 3, 2025 $0.16; Apr 1, 2025 $0.18; May 1, 2025 $0.16; Jun 2, 2025 $0.18; Jul 1, 2025 $0.17; Aug 1, 2025 $0.18; Sep 2, 2025 $0.17; Oct 1, 2025 $0.17; Nov 3, 2025 $0.18; Dec 1, 2025 $0.17; Dec 18, 2025 $0.17; Feb 2, 2026 $0.16; Mar 2, 2026 $0.15; Apr 1, 2026 $0.17; May 1, 2026 $0.16; Jun 1, 2026 $0.16; Jul 1, 2026 $0.15; Aug 3, 2026 $0.17; Sep 1, 2026 $0.17; Oct 1, 2026 $0.16. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Oct 1, 2026Oct 6, 2026$0.16
Sep 1, 2026Sep 4, 2026$0.17
Aug 3, 2026Aug 6, 2026$0.17
Jul 1, 2026Jul 7, 2026$0.15
Jun 1, 2026Jun 4, 2026$0.16
May 1, 2026May 6, 2026$0.16
Apr 1, 2026Apr 6, 2026$0.17
Mar 2, 2026Mar 5, 2026$0.15
Feb 2, 2026Feb 5, 2026$0.16
Dec 18, 2025Dec 23, 2025$0.17
Dec 1, 2025Dec 4, 2025$0.17
Nov 3, 2025Nov 6, 2025$0.18

See all 55 payments⁠

$10,000 in HYBL 3 years ago paid $2,317 in dividends.⁠

HYBL Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
3.3%
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.
1.08
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.
−8.5%
56 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.
0.34
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.

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

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • HYBL 0.70%
  • SCYB 0.03%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$5K$10K$15K051015202530HYBL $13,606SCYB $638

Year by year

YearHYBLSCYBOverpaying
10$1,250$55$1,195
20$4,760$216$4,544
30$13,606$638$12,968

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