iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF
$44.97−0.10 (−0.21%)
- 0.35%
- $187M
- +2.1%
- 6.24%
- 0M sh
- $44.95
- low $44.51high $47.59
The ETF.net HYXF Grade
A
Score 70 out of 100
- 21 of 85
Score 70 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.A70 out of 100Rank 24 of 85Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A98 out of 100Rank 23 of 74Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.C41 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.C45 out of 100Rank 46 of 85Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.A77 out of 100Rank 22 of 85Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.A77 out of 100Rank 15 of 85
Our read on HYXF
AHigh 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.
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
- Screen first, yield second: it tracks the Bloomberg MSCI US High Yield Choice ESG Screened Index, excluding specified controversial business activities, and it has hugged that index closely.
- 0.35% a year comes in under the typical high yield bond fund, so the values screen doesn't carry a boutique price tag.
- Spread across roughly 600 bonds, with income paid monthly rather than quarterly.
- Among the stronger implementations in a crowded high yield field, and the data behind that read is solid.
Worth knowing
- The screen has a price: SCYB, SPHY and HYLB deliver unscreened high yield exposure for a small fraction of 0.35%.
- A smaller fund that trades thinly next to the category heavyweights, which can mean wider spreads at the moment you trade.
- The filter changes who you lend to, not the credit risk you take: these are below-investment-grade borrowers that move with credit stress.
HYXF Holdings
- Bonds
- 614
- 7%
- Blk Csh Fnd Treasury Sl Agency
Sectors
- Consumer Discretionary24.9%
- Communications17.6%
- Capital Goods13.7%
- Health Care9.9%
- Finance Companies7.9%
- Basic Industry6.8%
- Consumer Non-Cyclical6.2%
- Reits5.0%
- Transportation2.8%
- Insurance1.8%
- Real Estate1.0%
- Brokerage/Asset Managers/Exchanges1.0%
- Electric0.8%
- Banking0.4%
Geography
- United States91.26%
- Canada3.04%
- Japan2.41%
- Ireland0.83%
- Luxembourg0.77%
- Denmark0.55%
- United Kingdom0.51%
- Netherlands0.29%
- 0.35%
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$10,214
Returns run to the Oct 12, 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 | −0.2% |
| 1 month | −1.4% |
| 3 months | −1.5% |
| 1 year | +2.1% |
| 3 years | +8.4% |
| 5 years | +3.3% |
| 10 years | +4.4% |
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 | −0.2% | |
| 2025 | +8.9% | |
| 2024 | +8.4% | |
| 2023 | +11.9% | |
| 2022 | −11.9% | |
| 2021 | +2.6% | |
| 2020 | +6.1% |
HYXF in the news
HYXF Dividends
- 6.24%
- $2.81
- $0.24 per share
- Monthly
Distribution history
HYXF Risk
- 5.1%
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.
- 0.67
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.
HYXF Cost
0.35%
HYXF0.35%
- The middle half of US High Yield funds
- Median 0.43%
23 of the 85 US High Yield funds charge less.
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- AFALNiShares Fallen Angels USD Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.25%1 year return +1.3%
- BHYGiShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.49%1 year return +2.5%
- BPHYLPGIM Active High Yield Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.39%1 year return +2.4%
- BQHYWisdomTree U.S. High Yield Corporate Bond FundExpense ratio 0.38%1 year return +2.8%