

iShares High Yield Systematic Bond ETF
$44.81−0.17 (−0.37%)
- 0.35%
- $1.6B
- +2.6%
- 7.14%
- 0.2M sh
- $44.84
- low $44.42high $47.81
The ETF.net HYDB Grade
Score 83 out of 100
- 1 of 13
Score 83 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.A93 out of 100Rank 1 of 13Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A97 out of 100Rank 1 of 11Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.C42 out of 100Rank 10 of 13Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.A94 out of 100Rank 1 of 13Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.A70 out of 100Rank 5 of 13Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.A84 out of 100Rank 1 of 13
HYDB Holdings
- Bonds
- 258
- 8%
- Comstock Resources Inc 144A 6.75% 03/01/2029
Geography
- United States86.79%
- Canada3.66%
- United Kingdom3.34%
- Japan2.13%
- Australia1.39%
- Luxembourg0.83%
- Spain0.82%
- Greece0.37%
- 0.66%
HYDB 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 | HYDB |
|---|---|
| Year to date | 0.0% |
| 1 month | −1.5% |
| 3 months | −1.6% |
| 1 year | +2.6% |
| 3 years | +8.6% |
| 5 years | +4.2% |
| 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 | HYDB |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | 0.0% | |
| 2025 | +8.1% | |
| 2024 | +9.1% | |
| 2023 | +14.0% | |
| 2022 | −10.0% | |
| 2021 | +5.1% | |
| 2020 | +7.4% |
HYDB in the news
HYDB Dividends
- 7.14%
- $3.21
- $0.27 per share
- Monthly
Distribution history
HYDB Risk
- 4.9%
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.
- 0.70
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.
- −14.3%
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.
HYDB Cost
- The middle half of International High Yield Bond funds
- Median 0.46%
No International High Yield Bond fund charges less.
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- BHYEMVanEck Emerging Markets High Yield Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.40%1 year return +5.0%
- BGHYGiShares US & Intl High Yield Corp Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.40%1 year return +1.1%
- BPGHYInvesco Global ex-US High Yield Corporate Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.35%1 year return +3.3%
- BEMHYiShares J.P. Morgan EM High Yield Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.50%1 year return +5.4%




