John Hancock Investments - High Yield ETF
$24.64−0.15 (−0.61%)
- 0.52%
- $130M
- +2.8%
- 7.16%
- 0M sh
- $24.69
- low $24.51high $26.33
The ETF.net JHHY Grade
B
Score 58 out of 100
- 42 of 85
Score 58 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.D30 out of 100Rank 59 of 85Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A100 out of 100Rank 1 of 74Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.B59 out of 100Rank 19 of 85Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.D30 out of 100Rank 72 of 85Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.A82 out of 100Rank 16 of 85Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.C47 out of 100Rank 55 of 85
Our read on JHHY
BA 2024 arrival in high yield: roughly 600 below-investment-grade bonds, income paid monthly. The trade-off is price, with a 1.03% fee sitting well above the passive giants that own this corner.
The SEC filing describes high-yield securities as below-investment-grade or comparable unrated debt instruments and notes that they generally offer higher yields than higher-rated securities, with greater risk.
Why people hold it
- Spreads credit risk across about 600 below-investment-grade bonds, so one troubled borrower is a rounding error rather than a headline.
- Pays on a monthly cadence, the rhythm most bond-income investors budget around.
- What is inside matches what the filing describes: a genuine high-yield portfolio, with little drift toward safer, lower-paying paper.
- Comes from John Hancock Investments, a long-established fund shop, in the standard 1940 Act ETF wrapper.
Worth knowing
- At 1.03%, the fee is more than double the high-yield ETF median, and index rivals such as SCYB, SPHY and USHY charge a small fraction of it.
- Thinly traded, so bid-ask spreads can be wider than at the category's household names, an extra cost that shows up at the moment you transact.
- Launched in 2024, so the track record is short, and the filing itself flags that high-yield debt carries greater risk than higher-rated bonds.
JHHY Holdings
- Bonds
- 591
- 6%
- Nrg Energy Inc
JHHY Performance
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JHHY$10,280
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 | JHHY |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +0.4% |
| 1 month | −1.4% |
| 3 months | −1.6% |
| 1 year | +2.8% |
| 3 years | — |
| 5 years | — |
| 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 | JHHY |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +0.4% | |
| 2025 | +9.2% | |
| 2024 | +7.0% |
JHHY in the news
JHHY Dividends
- 7.16%
- $1.77
- $0.13 per share
- Monthly
Distribution history
JHHY Risk
- 3.9%
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.
- 0.60
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.
- −5.0%
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.
- 0.24
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
JHHY Cost
0.52%
JHHY0.52%
- The middle half of US High Yield funds
- Median 0.43%
58 of the 85 US High Yield funds charge less.
Other funds in US High Yield
- BJPHYJPMorgan Active High Yield ETFExpense ratio 0.45%1 year return +3.4%
- BYLDPrincipal Active High Yield ETFExpense ratio 0.39%1 year return +3.1%
- BHYSDColumbia Short Duration High Yield ETFExpense ratio 0.44%1 year return +3.2%
- BSIHYHarbor Ares Systematic High Yield ETF (SIHY)Expense ratio 0.48%1 year return +4.0%
- BXCCCBondBloxx CCC Rated USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.40%1 year return −2.7%