Northern Trust High Yield Value-Scored Bond ETF
The ETF.net HYGV Grade
A
Score 72 out of 100
- 16 of 85
Score 72 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.B66 out of 100Rank 29 of 85Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A100 out of 100Rank 1 of 77Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.C44 out of 100Rank 62 of 85Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.A71 out of 100Rank 16 of 85Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.A72 out of 100Rank 28 of 85Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.A72 out of 100Rank 20 of 85
Our read on HYGV
In short
AMost high-yield ETFs buy the junk market by size. HYGV starts from the same universe, then reweights it toward Northern Trust's value score, with credit and liquidity screens on top. The quant tilt in a category built on plain beta.
Stated mandate
The Fund seeks to track, before fees and expenses, the price and yield performance of the Northern Trust High Yield Value-Scored US Corporate Bond Index.
Why people hold it
Worth knowing
HYGV Holdings
- Bonds
- 965
- 8%
- Cash
Geography
- United States85.64%
- Canada4.20%
- United Kingdom2.10%
- Luxembourg1.32%
- Bermuda1.17%
- Australia1.16%
- Japan1.07%
- France0.68%
- 2.65%
HYGV 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.
HYGV$10,158
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 | HYGV |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +0.2% |
| 1 month | 0.0% |
| 3 months | −1.8% |
| 1 year | +1.6% |
| 3 years | +8.0% |
| 5 years | +2.9% |
| 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 | HYGV |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +0.2% | |
| 2025 | +7.9% | |
| 2024 | +8.0% | |
| 2023 | +12.1% | |
| 2022 | −12.6% | |
| 2021 | +5.9% | |
| 2020 | +8.0% |
HYGV in the news
HYGV Dividends
- 7.69%
- $2.97
- $0.26 per share
- Monthly
HYGV Risk
- 4.7%
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.
- 0.71
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.
- −17.1%
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.
- 0.61
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.
HYGV Cost
Overpaying vs SCYB, cheapest in US High Yield
$6,875
On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.
HYGV 0.37%
$7,513
SCYB 0.03% Cheapest
$638
Cost over time
Year by year
| Year | HYGV | SCYB | Overpaying |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | $670 | $55 | $615 |
| 20 | $2,590 | $216 | $2,374 |
| 30 | $7,513 | $638 | $6,875 |
You pay 0.37%Waived by FlexShares 0.01%
Full fee 0.38% waiver 0.01% you pay 0.37%
Other funds in US High Yield
- 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%
- AVCHYVanguard U.S. High-Yield Corporate Bond Index ETFExpense ratio 0.05%1 year return
- AHYDWXtrackers Low Beta High Yield Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.20%1 year return +3.1%
- BHYUPXtrackers High Beta High Yield Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.20%1 year return +0.4%
