
Counterpoint High Yield Trend ETF
The ETF.net HYTR Grade
Score 43 out of 100
- 63 of 85
Score 43 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.F2 out of 100Rank 83 of 85Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A87 out of 100Rank 45 of 77Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.D38 out of 100Rank 72 of 85Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.A72 out of 100Rank 15 of 85Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.F21 out of 100Rank 80 of 85Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.B58 out of 100Rank 36 of 85
Our read on HYTR
In short
CHigh yield with an exit ramp. HYTR tracks an index that rotates between junk bond ETFs and short Treasury ETFs on trend signals, so credit risk is a dial, not a default. Cost: 0.88%, net of a waiver through February 1, 2027.
Stated mandate
The Fund seeks to equal or exceed the performance of the CP High Yield Trend Index before fees and expenses. It invests at least 80% of assets in the Index’s constituents or economic equivalents, including qualifying total return swaps.
Why people hold it
Worth knowing
HYTR 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 Nov 9, 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 | HYTR |
|---|---|
| Year to date | −0.2% |
| 1 month | +0.4% |
| 3 months | −1.2% |
| 1 year | +1.1% |
| 3 years | +6.3% |
| 5 years | +1.7% |
| 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 | HYTR |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | −0.2% | |
| 2025 | +6.0% | |
| 2024 | +7.2% | |
| 2023 | +8.3% | |
| 2022 | −11.3% | |
| 2021 | +2.8% | |
| 2020 | −1.0% |
HYTR in the news
HYTR Dividends
- 5.61%
- $1.17
- $0.06 per share
- Monthly
Distribution history
HYTR Risk
- 4.5%
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.
- 0.46
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.
- −13.0%
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.
- 0.64
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.
HYTR Cost
Overpaying vs SCYB, cheapest in US High Yield
$16,067
On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.
HYTR 0.88%
$16,705
SCYB 0.03% Cheapest
$638
Cost over time
Year by year
| Year | HYTR | SCYB | Overpaying |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | $1,559 | $55 | $1,504 |
| 20 | $5,891 | $216 | $5,675 |
| 30 | $16,705 | $638 | $16,067 |
Full fee 1.00% waiver 0.12% you pay 0.88%
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- CSIFIHarbor Ares Systematic Multi-Sector Income ETFExpense ratio 0.50%1 year return +2.3%
- CBKLNInvesco Senior Loan ETFExpense ratio 0.65%1 year return +4.4%
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