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Nuveen ESG High Yield Corporate Bond

NUHYNYSE ArcaNuveenB

$20.25−0.03 (−0.16%)

As of Nov 2, 2026, 3:57 PM ET

Intraday session: down, 79 prints from 20.28 to 20.25. Range 20.24 to 20.38. Use the arrow keys to read each point.20.3020.3220.3520.3810 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.30%
Fund size
$109M
1Y total return
+0.7%
Yield · Last 12 months
7.04%
Holdings
387
Avg volume · 30D
23.8K sh
52W range
low $20.18high $21.78
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net NUHY Grade

B

Score 68 out of 100

Rank
25 of 85
Six-pillar profile for NUHY. Scores out of 100: Cost 75, Risk 47, Mission 98, Tradability 45, Holdings 57, Durability 42. Strongest: Mission (98). Weakest: Durability (42). Leans toward Mission.

Score 68 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.
    A75 out of 100
    Rank 21 of 85
  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    A98 out of 100
    Rank 21 of 77
  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    C47 out of 100
    Rank 51 of 85
  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    C45 out of 100
    Rank 49 of 85
  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    B57 out of 100
    Rank 46 of 85
  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    C42 out of 100
    Rank 64 of 85

Our read on NUHY

ETF.net Research

In short

BHigh yield with a conscience filter. NUHY tracks a Bloomberg MSCI index that screens junk-bond issuers on ESG data and leans toward the market's more tradable corners, at a fee below what the typical high-yield ETF charges.

Stated mandate

The Fund seeks to track, before fees and expenses, the investment results of the Bloomberg MSCI U.S. High Yield Very Liquid ESG Select Index.

Why people hold it

  • Costs 0.30% a year, under the 0.40% median for high-yield bond ETFs.
  • The ESG screen is written into the mandate, not bolted on: the fund's stated job is tracking the Bloomberg MSCI U.S. High Yield Very Liquid ESG Select Index.
  • Stays close to that benchmark in practice, one of the tighter implementations among high-yield ETFs.
  • Spreads the credit risk across roughly 400 bonds and pays income monthly.

Worth knowing

  • The shares themselves trade thinly next to the category's giants, which can mean wider spreads on the way in and out.
  • Nuveen's own NHYB is built on the same declared index for 0.08%, a meaningfully cheaper route to the same exposure.
  • This is below-investment-grade credit. Default risk is real, and these bonds can slide alongside stocks when markets turn.

NUHY Performance

Launched Sep 25, 2019

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

Not enough history yet.
NUHY$10,075
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. NUHY $10,075. 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 NUHY. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodNUHY
Year to date−0.6%
1 month+0.6%
3 months−2.2%
1 year+0.7%
3 yearsper year+8.2%
5 yearsper year+2.8%
10 yearsFund is under 10 years oldper yearNo data

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 NUHY
YearReturn barNUHY
2026 YTD−0.6%
2025+9.1%
2024+7.3%
2023+11.2%
2022−11.8%
2021+2.5%
2020+4.1%

NUHY in the news

NUHY 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.
7.04%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$1.44Last 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. 45 payments from 2023 to 2026 YTD. Feb 1, 2023 $0.11; Mar 1, 2023 $0.10; Apr 3, 2023 $0.11; May 1, 2023 $0.11; Jun 1, 2023 $0.12; Jul 3, 2023 $0.11; Aug 1, 2023 $0.12; Sep 1, 2023 $0.12; Oct 2, 2023 $0.11; Nov 1, 2023 $0.12; Dec 1, 2023 $0.12; Dec 14, 2023 $0.15; Feb 1, 2024 $0.11; Mar 1, 2024 $0.11; Apr 1, 2024 $0.13; May 1, 2024 $0.11; Jun 3, 2024 $0.12; Jul 1, 2024 $0.11; Aug 1, 2024 $0.11; Sep 3, 2024 $0.12; Oct 1, 2024 $0.12; Nov 1, 2024 $0.12; Dec 2, 2024 $0.11; Dec 18, 2024 $0.13; Feb 3, 2025 $0.11; Mar 3, 2025 $0.11; Apr 1, 2025 $0.13; May 1, 2025 $0.11; Jun 2, 2025 $0.12; Jul 1, 2025 $0.11; Aug 1, 2025 $0.12; Sep 2, 2025 $0.12; Oct 1, 2025 $0.12; Nov 3, 2025 $0.12; Dec 1, 2025 $0.11; Dec 18, 2025 $0.13; Feb 2, 2026 $0.11; Mar 2, 2026 $0.11; Apr 1, 2026 $0.12; May 1, 2026 $0.12; Jun 1, 2026 $0.12; Jul 1, 2026 $0.12; Aug 3, 2026 $0.12; Sep 1, 2026 $0.12; Oct 1, 2026 $0.12. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Nov 2, 2026Pays Nov 3, 2026$0.14
Oct 1, 2026Oct 2, 2026$0.12
Sep 1, 2026Sep 2, 2026$0.12
Aug 3, 2026Aug 4, 2026$0.12
Jul 1, 2026Jul 2, 2026$0.12
Jun 1, 2026Jun 2, 2026$0.12
May 1, 2026May 4, 2026$0.12
Apr 1, 2026Apr 2, 2026$0.12
Mar 2, 2026Mar 3, 2026$0.11
Feb 2, 2026Feb 3, 2026$0.11
Dec 18, 2025Dec 19, 2025$0.13
Dec 1, 2025Dec 2, 2025$0.11

See all 85 payments⁠

$10,000 in NUHY 5 years ago paid $2,805 in dividends.⁠

NUHY Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
5.2%
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.
0.70
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.
−16.8%
Trough Sep 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.
0.72
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.

NUHY Cost

Overpaying vs SCYB, cheapest in US High Yield

$5,511

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

  • NUHY 0.30%

    $6,149

  • SCYB 0.03% Cheapest

    $638

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • NUHY 0.30%
  • 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$8K051015202530NUHY $6,149SCYB $638

Year by year

YearNUHYSCYBOverpaying
10$545$55$490
20$2,113$216$1,897
30$6,149$638$5,511

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