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HYSA

GradeDNew York Stock Exchange Arca

BondBloxx USD High Yield Bond Sector Rotation ETF

High Yield Bond · BondBloxx · Inception 2023-09-18

$14.59−0.10 (−0.68%)

As of Sep 23, 2026, 3:07 PM EDT

History starts Sep 19, 2023.
Intraday session: down, 40 prints from 14.69 to 14.59. Range 14.56 to 14.67. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$14.55$14.6510 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.55%
Fund size
$79M
1Y return
+2.4%
Yield · Last 12 months
6.72%
Volume · 30D
0.1M sh
NAV per share
$14.67
52W range
low $14.62high $15.53

The ETF.net HYSA Grade

D

34/ 100

Rank 72 of 85 in US High Yield

Confidence High

Six-pillar profile for HYSA. Scores out of 100: Cost 25, Risk 37, Mission 50, Tradability 35, Holdings 21, Durability 41. Strongest: Mission (50). Weakest: Holdings (21). Leans toward Mission.
F< 25
D≥ 25
C≥ 40
B≥ 55
A≥ 70

Score 34 of 100 sits in the D band. Bands: A ≥ 70, B ≥ 55, C ≥ 40, D ≥ 25, F < 25; the scale skips E.

  • Cost

    What you pay to own it — the expense ratio plus trading frictions, ranked within its category.
    DScore 25
    Category rank65/85 · bottom quartile
  • Mission

    How faithfully it does the job it claims — tracking its mandate or index with minimal slippage.
    CScore 50
    Category rank62/74 · bottom quartile
  • Risk

    How violently it can move — volatility, drawdown depth, and downside capture versus its category.
    DScore 37
    Category rank74/85 · bottom quartile
  • Tradability

    How cheaply and easily you can get in and out — liquidity, spread, and premium/discount stability.
    DScore 35
    Category rank61/85 · mid-pack
  • Holdings

    What it actually owns — the quality, breadth, and concentration of the underlying portfolio.
    FScore 21
    Category rank80/85 · bottom quartile
  • Durability

    Whether it will still be here — the fund’s assets, age, flows, and issuer staying power.
    CScore 41
    Category rank65/85 · bottom quartile

Graded as of Sep 22, 2026

Our read on HYSA

ETF.net Research

DMost high-yield ETFs buy the whole junk market and sit still. HYSA is an active call on which slice to own, rotating across BB, B and CCC rated credit through BondBloxx's own ratings-sliced bond ETFs.

Stated mandate

Seeks to primarily invest in U.S. dollar-denominated, high-yield corporate bonds across multiple fixed-income sectors by investing in other ETFs (a fund-of-funds, actively managed, sector-rotation approach).

Why people hold it

  1. 01One ticket for an active rotation across the BB, B and CCC tiers of US dollar high yield, built from BondBloxx's own credit-rating bond ETFs.bondbloxxetf.com
  2. 02Measured against the ICE BofA US Cash Pay High Yield Constrained Index, so the manager's tier calls are visible against a plain-vanilla junk benchmark.
  3. 03Distributions land monthly, and the mandate sticks to US dollar denominated corporate credit rather than roaming into other currencies.

Worth knowing

  1. 01At 0.55% a year it runs above the typical high-yield ETF, and index-tracking rivals like SCYB (0.03%) and SPHY (0.05%) charge a sliver of that.
  2. 02A non-diversified fund of funds drawing on one issuer's lineup: results ride on the manager's credit-tier calls, not just on broad high-yield beta.bondbloxxetf.com
  3. 03Launched in 2023 and still a small, moderately traded fund in a category stocked with multi-billion-dollar incumbents.

HYSA Holdings

As of Sep 22, 2026, 9:55 PM
Asset class
Bonds
Holdings
Top-10 weight
100%
Largest holding
XBB47.0%

Sectors

Geography

The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 1.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueIn ETFs
001XBBBondBloxx BB-Rated USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF46.97%918,872$37M2
002XBBondBloxx B-Rated USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF39.11%795,083$31M1
003XCCCBondBloxx CCC-Rated USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF7.85%176,871$6M1
004PCMMBBLX PRIVATE CREDIT CLO ETF4.04%63,724$3M1
005XEMDBONDBLOXX-JPM USD EM MK 1-101.99%35,636$2M2
006USDCASHUSD0.12%90,845$91K66

Showing 1–6 of 6 holdings

HYSA Performance

Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.

HYSA$10,239
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,723
Sep 22, 2025 to Sep 22, 2026. HYSA $10,239. SPY $11,723. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$9,353$10,646$11,940Sep 2025Mar 2026Sep 2026

Sep 22, 2025 – Sep 22, 2026

Returns run to the Sep 22, 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 HYSA. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodHYSA
Year to date+1.3%
1 month−0.6%
3 months−0.1%
1 year+2.4%
3 years+7.7%per year
5 yearsFund is under 5 years oldper year
10 yearsFund is under 10 years oldper year

As of the close, 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 HYSA
YearReturn barHYSA
2026 YTD+1.3%
2025+8.4%
2024+6.7%
2023+6.2%

History from Sep 19, 2023

HYSA in the news

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HYSA 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 Sep 22, 2026.
6.72%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$0.99Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.07 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. 44 payments from 2023 to 2026 YTD. Jan 13, 2023 $0.15; Feb 15, 2023 $0.13; Mar 15, 2023 $0.10; Apr 14, 2023 $0.09; May 15, 2023 $0.10; Jun 15, 2023 $0.08; Jul 14, 2023 $0.10; Aug 29, 2023 $0.06; Oct 2, 2023 $0.09; Nov 1, 2023 $0.10; Dec 1, 2023 $0.13; Dec 28, 2023 $0.07; Feb 1, 2024 $0.09; Mar 1, 2024 $0.09; Apr 1, 2024 $0.09; May 1, 2024 $0.09; Jun 3, 2024 $0.09; Jul 1, 2024 $0.08; Aug 1, 2024 $0.09; Sep 3, 2024 $0.09; Oct 1, 2024 $0.09; Nov 1, 2024 $0.08; Dec 2, 2024 $0.08; Dec 30, 2024 $0.09; Feb 3, 2025 $0.08; Mar 3, 2025 $0.08; Apr 1, 2025 $0.09; May 1, 2025 $0.09; Jun 2, 2025 $0.09; Jul 1, 2025 $0.08; Aug 1, 2025 $0.09; Sep 2, 2025 $0.08; Oct 1, 2025 $0.08; Nov 3, 2025 $0.08; Dec 1, 2025 $0.09; Dec 30, 2025 $0.08; Feb 2, 2026 $0.08; Mar 2, 2026 $0.07; Apr 1, 2026 $0.10; May 1, 2026 $0.08; Jun 1, 2026 $0.08; Jul 1, 2026 $0.07; Aug 3, 2026 $0.08; Sep 1, 2026 $0.07. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Sep 1, 2026Sep 4, 2026$0.07
Aug 3, 2026Aug 6, 2026$0.08
Jul 1, 2026Jul 7, 2026$0.07
Jun 1, 2026Jun 4, 2026$0.08
May 1, 2026May 6, 2026$0.08
Apr 1, 2026Apr 7, 2026$0.10
Mar 2, 2026Mar 5, 2026$0.07
Feb 2, 2026Feb 5, 2026$0.08
Dec 30, 2025Jan 5, 2026$0.08
Dec 1, 2025Dec 4, 2025$0.09
Nov 3, 2025Nov 6, 2025$0.08
Oct 1, 2025Oct 6, 2025$0.08

HYSA Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
4.4%
Annualised · 35 months to Aug 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.
0.85
vs 3-month T-bills · 35 months to Aug 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.
−4.9%
36 months · trough Apr 2025
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.
0.19
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.

HYSA Cost

Expense ratio0.55%
  • The middle half of US High Yield funds
  • Median 0.43%

59 of the 84 US High Yield funds charge less.

HYSA costs $55.00 a year on $10,000. The median US High Yield fund costs $43.50.