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WisdomTree Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond Fund

HYZDNasdaqWisdomTreeC

$22.270.00 (+0.25%)

At close: Nov 2, 2026, 4:00 PM ET

Intraday session: flat, 79 prints from 22.27 to 22.27. Range 22.18 to 22.27. Use the arrow keys to read each point.22.1822.2022.2222.2422.2610 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.43%
Fund size
$306M
1Y total return
+5.1%
Yield · Last 12 months
5.90%
Holdings
489
Avg volume · 30D
100K sh
52W range
low $21.94high $22.81
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net HYZD Grade

C

Score 47 out of 100

Rank
61 of 85
Six-pillar profile for HYZD. Scores out of 100: Cost 49, Risk 59, Mission 21, Tradability 56, Holdings 64, Durability 74. Strongest: Durability (74). Weakest: Mission (21). Leans toward Durability.

Score 47 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.
    C49 out of 100
    Rank 43 of 85
  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    F21 out of 100
    Rank 71 of 77
  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    B59 out of 100
    Rank 20 of 85
  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    B56 out of 100
    Rank 29 of 85
  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    B64 out of 100
    Rank 34 of 85
  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    A74 out of 100
    Rank 18 of 85

Our read on HYZD

ETF.net Research

In short

CHigh yield credit with the rate risk hedged out. HYZD tracks an index that holds a broad basket of US junk bonds at roughly zero duration, so what you own is the credit call, not the rate call. WisdomTree has run it since 2013.

Stated mandate

The Fund seeks to track the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the WisdomTree U.S. High Yield Corporate Bond, Zero Duration Index.

Why people hold it

  • The whole point: it tracks a zero-duration index, so the outcome rides on corporate credit rather than on where Treasury yields go.
  • Roughly 500 US high yield bonds sit behind the hedge, and income is paid monthly.
  • Rules-based index tracking rather than a manager's rate call, live since 2013 and through several rate cycles.

Worth knowing

  • 0.43% a year sits a shade above the typical high yield ETF, and vanilla rivals go far cheaper (SCYB 0.03%, SPHY 0.05%). The hedge is what you pay up for.
  • The hedge cuts both ways: stripping duration also strips out the price lift a standard high yield fund gets when rates fall.
  • Mid-sized and moderately traded rather than a category heavyweight, so spreads can run wider than at the largest high yield ETFs.

HYZD Performance

Launched Dec 18, 2013

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

HYZD$10,511
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,199
Oct 31, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026. HYZD $10,511. SPY $11,199. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$11,000Oct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026

Oct 31, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026

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.

Trailing total return for HYZD. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodHYZD
Year to date+3.7%
1 month+0.1%
3 months+0.2%
1 year+5.1%
3 yearsper year+8.5%
5 yearsper year+6.0%
10 yearsper year+5.1%

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 HYZD
YearReturn barHYZD
2026 YTD+3.7%
2025+7.7%
2024+9.4%
2023+11.2%
2022−2.4%
2021+6.3%
2020−0.6%

HYZD in the news

HYZD 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 Oct 30, 2026.
5.90%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$1.31Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.12 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. 46 payments from 2023 to 2026 YTD. Jan 25, 2023 $0.10; Feb 22, 2023 $0.10; Mar 27, 2023 $0.10; Apr 24, 2023 $0.10; May 24, 2023 $0.10; Jun 26, 2023 $0.10; Jul 25, 2023 $0.11; Aug 25, 2023 $0.11; Sep 25, 2023 $0.11; Oct 25, 2023 $0.11; Nov 24, 2023 $0.11; Dec 22, 2023 $0.15; Jan 25, 2024 $0.10; Feb 23, 2024 $0.11; Mar 22, 2024 $0.11; Apr 24, 2024 $0.11; May 24, 2024 $0.11; Jun 25, 2024 $0.11; Jul 26, 2024 $0.11; Aug 27, 2024 $0.12; Sep 25, 2024 $0.12; Oct 28, 2024 $0.12; Nov 25, 2024 $0.12; Dec 26, 2024 $0.13; Jan 28, 2025 $0.11; Feb 25, 2025 $0.11; Mar 26, 2025 $0.13; Apr 25, 2025 $0.12; May 27, 2025 $0.12; Jun 25, 2025 $0.11; Jul 28, 2025 $0.12; Aug 26, 2025 $0.12; Sep 25, 2025 $0.11; Oct 28, 2025 $0.12; Nov 24, 2025 $0.11; Dec 26, 2025 $0.12; Jan 27, 2026 $0.11; Feb 24, 2026 $0.10; Mar 26, 2026 $0.12; Apr 27, 2026 $0.11; May 26, 2026 $0.11; Jun 25, 2026 $0.11; Jul 28, 2026 $0.12; Aug 26, 2026 $0.10; Sep 25, 2026 $0.11; Oct 27, 2026 $0.12. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Oct 27, 2026Oct 29, 2026$0.12
Sep 25, 2026Sep 29, 2026$0.11
Aug 26, 2026Aug 28, 2026$0.10
Jul 28, 2026Jul 30, 2026$0.12
Jun 25, 2026Jun 29, 2026$0.11
May 26, 2026May 28, 2026$0.11
Apr 27, 2026Apr 29, 2026$0.11
Mar 26, 2026Mar 30, 2026$0.12
Feb 24, 2026Feb 26, 2026$0.10
Jan 27, 2026Jan 29, 2026$0.11
Dec 26, 2025Dec 30, 2025$0.12
Nov 24, 2025Nov 26, 2025$0.11

See all 156 payments⁠

$10,000 in HYZD 10 years ago paid $5,230 in dividends.⁠

HYZD Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
3.5%
Annualised · 36 months to Oct 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.
1.08
vs 3-month T-bills · to Oct 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.
−9.0%
Trough Jul 2022
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.
0.20
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.

FMP measures it over up to five years of monthly returns.

HYZD Cost

Overpaying vs SCYB, cheapest in US High Yield

$8,024

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • HYZD 0.43%

    $8,662

  • SCYB 0.03% Cheapest

    $638

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • HYZD 0.43%
  • SCYB 0.03%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$2K$4K$6K$8K$10K051015202530HYZD $8,662SCYB $638

Year by year

YearHYZDSCYBOverpaying
10$776$55$721
20$2,994$216$2,778
30$8,662$638$8,024

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