iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF
$44.80−0.07 (−0.14%)
- 0.35%
- $187M
- +1.3%
- 6.80%
- 20.8K sh
- low $44.49high $47.56
The ETF.net HYXF Grade
B
Score 69 out of 100
- 23 of 85
Score 69 of 100 falls in the B 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.A70 out of 100Rank 24 of 85Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A99 out of 100Rank 19 of 77Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.D37 out of 100Rank 70 of 85Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.C42 out of 100Rank 55 of 85Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.A79 out of 100Rank 21 of 85Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.A76 out of 100Rank 16 of 85
Our read on HYXF
In short
BHigh yield with a filter. HYXF tracks a Bloomberg MSCI index of U.S. dollar junk bonds that screens out specified controversial business activities, then pays the income out monthly across roughly 600 issues.
Stated mandate
The fund seeks high-yield fixed-income exposure and income by tracking an ESG-screened index of U.S. dollar-denominated corporate bonds, with exclusions for specified controversial business activities.
Why people hold it
Worth knowing
HYXF Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
HYXF$10,134
Returns run to the Nov 2, 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 | HYXF |
|---|---|
| Year to date | −0.1% |
| 1 month | +0.6% |
| 3 months | −1.2% |
| 1 year | +1.3% |
| 3 years | +8.1% |
| 5 years | +3.2% |
| 10 years | +4.5% |
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 | HYXF |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | −0.1% | |
| 2025 | +8.9% | |
| 2024 | +8.4% | |
| 2023 | +11.9% | |
| 2022 | −11.9% | |
| 2021 | +2.6% | |
| 2020 | +6.1% |
HYXF in the news
HYXF Dividends
- 6.80%
- $3.05
- $0.24 per share
- Monthly
HYXF Risk
- 5.0%
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.
- 0.81
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.
- −16.0%
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.
- 0.74
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.
HYXF Cost
Overpaying vs SCYB, cheapest in US High Yield
$6,488
On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.
HYXF 0.35%
$7,126
SCYB 0.03% Cheapest
$638
Cost over time
Year by year
| Year | HYXF | SCYB | Overpaying |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | $634 | $55 | $579 |
| 20 | $2,454 | $216 | $2,238 |
| 30 | $7,126 | $638 | $6,488 |
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