PGIM Active High Yield Bond ETF
$33.490.00 (0.00%)
- 0.39%
- $1.52B
- +1.4%
- 7.80%
- 199K sh
- low $33.27high $35.76
The ETF.net PHYL Grade
B
Score 68 out of 100
- 26 of 85
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.B58 out of 100Rank 31 of 85Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A100 out of 100Rank 1 of 77Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.B56 out of 100Rank 34 of 85Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.C51 out of 100Rank 38 of 85Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.B67 out of 100Rank 30 of 85Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.A70 out of 100Rank 23 of 85
Our read on PHYL
In short
BA junk-bond ETF with a human at the wheel. PGIM's credit team picks the roughly 500 bonds here instead of buying the index, and charges about what the average high-yield ETF charges to do it.
Stated mandate
The fund seeks total return from current income and capital appreciation.
Why people hold it
Worth knowing
PHYL Holdings
- Bonds
- 832
- 10%
- (PIPA070) PGIM Core Government Money Market Fund
Sectors
- Energy59.0%
- Communication41.1%
Geography
- United States88.93%
- Canada5.55%
- Cayman Islands0.95%
- Australia0.72%
- Malta0.59%
- Luxembourg0.58%
- Japan0.55%
- United Kingdom0.53%
- 1.59%
PHYL Performance
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.
PHYL$10,144
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 | PHYL |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +0.2% |
| 1 month | +0.7% |
| 3 months | −1.2% |
| 1 year | +1.4% |
| 3 years | +8.3% |
| 5 years | +3.5% |
| 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 | PHYL |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +0.2% | |
| 2025 | +9.6% | |
| 2024 | +8.4% | |
| 2023 | +11.9% | |
| 2022 | −11.8% | |
| 2021 | +6.2% | |
| 2020 | +6.3% |
PHYL in the news
PHYL Dividends
- 7.80%
- $2.61
- $0.21 per share
- Monthly
PHYL 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.
- 0.89
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.
- −16.1%
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.
- 0.71
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.
PHYL Cost
Overpaying vs SCYB, cheapest in US High Yield
$7,260
On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.
PHYL 0.39%
$7,898
SCYB 0.03% Cheapest
$638
Cost over time
Year by year
| Year | PHYL | SCYB | Overpaying |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | $705 | $55 | $650 |
| 20 | $2,725 | $216 | $2,509 |
| 30 | $7,898 | $638 | $7,260 |
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