---
ticker: "SHYD"
name: "VanEck Short High Yield Muni ETF"
url: "https://etf.net/etf/SHYD"
grade: "B"
score: 69
graded_at: "2026-10-12"
category: "High-Yield Municipal Bonds"
category_rank: "5 of 19"
methodology: "https://etf.net/methodology"
---

# SHYD: VanEck Short High Yield Muni ETF

Grade **B**, Score 69 of 100. Rank 5 of 19 in High-Yield Municipal Bonds.

Graded Oct 12, 2026.

## Grade pillars

| Pillar | Score | Category rank |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cost | 89 | 2 of 19 |
| Mission | 58 | 18 of 18 |
| Risk | 72 | 2 of 19 |
| Tradability | 47 | 11 of 19 |
| Holdings | 72 | 6 of 19 |
| Durability | 70 | 7 of 19 |

## Top holdings

The fund holds 614 positions. These are the largest 30, by weight.

| # | Ticker | Name | Weight |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | — | -Usd Cash- | 2.49% |
| 2 | — | California Municipal Finance Authority | 1.47% |
| 3 | — | California Infrastructure & Economic De | 1.25% |
| 4 | — | Patriots Energy Group Financing Agency | 1.08% |
| 5 | — | Mission Economic Development Corp | 0.98% |
| 6 | — | Commonwealth Of Puerto Rico | 0.89% |
| 7 | — | City & County Of Denver Co | 0.82% |
| 8 | — | Commonwealth Of Puerto Rico | 0.81% |
| 9 | — | Chicago Board Of Education | 0.80% |
| 10 | — | Greater Orlando Aviation Authority | 0.79% |
| 11 | — | Baldwin County Industrial Development A | 0.79% |
| 12 | — | Black Belt Energy Gas District | 0.75% |
| 13 | — | City Of Houston Tx Airport System Reven | 0.74% |
| 14 | — | New York Transportation Development Cor | 0.73% |
| 15 | — | Chandler Industrial Development Authori | 0.73% |
| 16 | — | Baldwin County Industrial Development A | 0.73% |
| 17 | — | Commonwealth Of Puerto Rico | 0.66% |
| 18 | — | Kentucky Public Energy Authority | 0.65% |
| 19 | — | New York Transportation Development Cor | 0.65% |
| 20 | — | Alabama Toll Road Bridge And Tunnel Aut | 0.64% |
| 21 | — | New York Transportation Development Cor | 0.55% |
| 22 | — | California Community Choice Financing A | 0.55% |
| 23 | — | City Of Houston Tx Airport System Reven | 0.53% |
| 24 | — | New York Transportation Development Cor | 0.50% |
| 25 | — | California Housing Finance Agency | 0.50% |
| 26 | — | New York Transportation Development Cor | 0.50% |
| 27 | — | E-470 Public Highway Authority | 0.48% |
| 28 | — | Chicago Board Of Education | 0.48% |
| 29 | — | New Hampshire Business Finance Authorit | 0.46% |
| 30 | — | Metropolitan Transportation Authority | 0.45% |

Source: etf.net, https://etf.net/etf/SHYD. Please cite the page URL.