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Xtrackers Low Beta High Yield Bond ETF

HYDWNYSE ArcaXtrackersA

$45.97−0.02 (−0.04%)

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

Intraday session: down, 73 prints from 45.99 to 45.97. Range 45.95 to 46.05. Use the arrow keys to read each point.46.0246.0410 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.20%
Fund size
$62M
1Y total return
+3.1%
Yield · Last 12 months
5.57%
Holdings
570
Avg volume · 30D
4.78K sh
52W range
low $45.21high $47.56
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net HYDW Grade

A

Score 71 out of 100

Rank
19 of 85
Six-pillar profile for HYDW. Scores out of 100: Cost 87, Risk 70, Mission 83, Tradability 28, Holdings 73, Durability 55. Strongest: Cost (87). Weakest: Tradability (28). Leans toward Cost and Mission.

Score 71 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.
    A87 out of 100
    Rank 10 of 85
  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    A83 out of 100
    Rank 48 of 77
  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    A70 out of 100
    Rank 5 of 85
  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    D28 out of 100
    Rank 73 of 85
  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    A73 out of 100
    Rank 24 of 85
  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    B55 out of 100
    Rank 39 of 85

Our read on HYDW

ETF.net Research

In short

AHigh yield with the volatility dial turned down. HYDW tracks a Solactive index that screens the junk bond market for lower-beta issues, and charges half the fee its category typically asks.

Stated mandate

The fund passively seeks to track the performance of a Solactive index covering U.S.-dollar high-yield corporate bonds with potentially lower beta than the broader high-yield corporate bond market.

Why people hold it

  • Costs 0.20% a year against a category median of 0.40%, so the low-beta tilt does not come with a boutique price tag.
  • The mandate is specific: passively track the Solactive USD High Yield Corporates Total Market Low Beta Index, built for lower beta than the broad high-yield market.
  • Roughly 600 bonds and monthly distributions, so no single issuer carries the portfolio and income arrives on a regular cadence.
  • Running since 2018 with a passive index rulebook, it sits in the upper half of a crowded high-yield field on our review.

Worth knowing

  • Thinly traded next to high-yield heavyweights like USHY and SPHY, which can mean wider spreads at the moment you transact.
  • Lower beta is not low risk. This is still below-investment-grade corporate credit, and the screen tilts the exposure rather than removing it.
  • Plain broad high-yield trackers in the same cohort, including sibling HYLB, run cheaper. The low-beta screen is what the extra fee buys.

HYDW Performance

Launched Jan 11, 2018

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.
HYDW$10,310
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. HYDW $10,310. 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 HYDW. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodHYDW
Year to date+1.9%
1 month+1.7%
3 months+0.5%
1 year+3.1%
3 yearsper year+7.6%
5 yearsper year+3.5%
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 HYDW
YearReturn barHYDW
2026 YTD+1.9%
2025+8.5%
2024+5.4%
2023+9.8%
2022−7.9%
2021+2.8%
2020+5.5%

HYDW in the news

HYDW 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.
5.57%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$2.57Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.21 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 $0.18; Mar 1, 2023 $0.17; Apr 3, 2023 $0.20; May 1, 2023 $0.20; Jun 1, 2023 $0.21; Jul 3, 2023 $0.25; Aug 1, 2023 $0.21; Sep 1, 2023 $0.23; Oct 2, 2023 $0.19; Nov 1, 2023 $0.20; Dec 1, 2023 $0.20; Dec 21, 2023 $0.40; Feb 1, 2024 $0.20; Mar 1, 2024 $0.18; Apr 1, 2024 $0.21; May 1, 2024 $0.20; Jun 3, 2024 $0.21; Jul 1, 2024 $0.21; Aug 1, 2024 $0.21; Sep 3, 2024 $0.21; Oct 1, 2024 $0.21; Nov 1, 2024 $0.19; Dec 2, 2024 $0.21; Dec 23, 2024 $0.22; Feb 3, 2025 $0.22; Mar 3, 2025 $0.28; Apr 1, 2025 $0.21; May 1, 2025 $0.21; Jun 2, 2025 $0.15; Jul 1, 2025 $0.20; Aug 1, 2025 $0.21; Sep 2, 2025 $0.33; Oct 1, 2025 $0.20; Nov 3, 2025 $0.21; Dec 1, 2025 $0.20; Dec 22, 2025 $0.29; Feb 2, 2026 $0.21; Mar 2, 2026 $0.20; Apr 1, 2026 $0.21; May 1, 2026 $0.21; Jun 1, 2026 $0.21; Jul 1, 2026 $0.21; Aug 3, 2026 $0.21; Sep 1, 2026 $0.22; Oct 1, 2026 $0.21. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Nov 2, 2026Pays Nov 9, 2026$0.21
Oct 1, 2026Oct 8, 2026$0.21
Sep 1, 2026Sep 9, 2026$0.22
Aug 3, 2026Aug 10, 2026$0.21
Jul 1, 2026Jul 9, 2026$0.21
Jun 1, 2026Jun 8, 2026$0.21
May 1, 2026May 8, 2026$0.21
Apr 1, 2026Apr 9, 2026$0.21
Mar 2, 2026Mar 9, 2026$0.20
Feb 2, 2026Feb 9, 2026$0.21
Dec 22, 2025Dec 30, 2025$0.29
Dec 1, 2025Dec 8, 2025$0.20

See all 106 payments⁠

$10,000 in HYDW 5 years ago paid $2,401 in dividends.⁠

HYDW Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
3.9%
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.
0.77
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.
−12.7%
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.
0.58
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.

HYDW Cost

Overpaying vs SCYB, cheapest in US High Yield

$3,517

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • HYDW 0.20%

    $4,155

  • SCYB 0.03% Cheapest

    $638

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • HYDW 0.20%
  • SCYB 0.03%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$1K$2K$3K$4K$5K051015202530HYDW $4,155SCYB $638

Year by year

YearHYDWSCYBOverpaying
10$365$55$310
20$1,421$216$1,205
30$4,155$638$3,517

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