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Xtrackers Short Duration High Yield Bond ETF

SHYLNYSE ArcaXtrackersA

$42.65−0.29 (−0.69%)

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

Intraday session: down, 79 prints from 42.94 to 42.65. Range 42.61 to 42.79. Use the arrow keys to read each point.42.6042.7042.8042.9010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.20%
Fund size
$266M
1Y total return
+1.6%
Yield · Last 12 months
7.69%
Holdings
842
Avg volume · 30D
39.5K sh
52W range
low $42.54high $45.40
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net SHYL Grade

A

Score 78 out of 100

Rank
8 of 85
Six-pillar profile for SHYL. Scores out of 100: Cost 87, Risk 56, Mission 92, Tradability 64, Holdings 83, Durability 60. Strongest: Mission (92). Weakest: Risk (56). Leans toward Mission and Cost.

Score 78 of 100 falls in the A 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.
    A87 out of 100
    Rank 10 of 85
  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    A92 out of 100
    Rank 37 of 77
  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    B56 out of 100
    Rank 34 of 85
  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    B64 out of 100
    Rank 22 of 85
  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    A83 out of 100
    Rank 19 of 85
  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    B60 out of 100
    Rank 35 of 85

Our read on SHYL

ETF.net Research

In short

AHigh yield without the long fuse: SHYL owns only junk bonds maturing inside five years, so rate swings land lighter than on the broad high yield crowd. Costs 0.20%, pays monthly.

Stated mandate

The fund seeks to track, before fees and expenses, the Solactive USD High Yield Corporates Total Market 0-5 Year Index. It normally invests at least 80% of net assets, plus investment borrowings, in high yield bonds.

Why people hold it

  • Every bond in the index matures within five years, which mechanically trims interest rate sensitivity versus full-maturity high yield funds.
  • A 0.20% fee, well under the high yield category median, which is unusual for a fund running a specialist mandate rather than the plain broad index.
  • About 800 issues spread default risk thin, and the income arrives monthly rather than quarterly.
  • Running since 2018 and tracking its Solactive 0-5 year index tightly, it sits in the upper tier of its high yield peer group.

Worth knowing

  • Short maturities damp rate moves, not credit risk. These are still below-investment-grade borrowers, and they reprice fast when spreads widen.
  • Trades thinly next to broad high yield heavyweights like SPHY and USHY, so bid-ask spreads can run wider in fast markets.
  • If the five-year maturity limit isn't the point for you, broad rivals like SCYB and SPHY charge a fraction of the fee.

SHYL Performance

Launched Jan 10, 2018

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.
SHYL$10,161
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,146
Oct 31, 2025 to Nov 2, 2026. SHYL $10,161. SPY $11,146. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$11,000Oct 2025May 2026Nov 2026

Oct 31, 2025 – Nov 2, 2026

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.

Trailing total return for SHYL. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodSHYL
Year to date+0.3%
1 month+0.3%
3 months−1.0%
1 year+1.6%
3 yearsper year+7.2%
5 yearsper year+4.5%
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 SHYL
YearReturn barSHYL
2026 YTD+0.3%
2025+7.8%
2024+8.5%
2023+11.4%
2022−5.2%
2021+4.6%
2020+3.7%

SHYL in the news

SHYL 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 Nov 2, 2026.
7.69%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$3.28Last 12 months
Upcoming payment
$0.26 per share
Pays 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. Feb 1, 2023 $0.21; Mar 1, 2023 $0.18; Apr 3, 2023 $0.24; May 1, 2023 $0.24; Jun 1, 2023 $0.26; Jul 3, 2023 $0.25; Aug 1, 2023 $0.25; Sep 1, 2023 $0.26; Oct 2, 2023 $0.24; Nov 1, 2023 $0.26; Dec 1, 2023 $0.25; Dec 21, 2023 $0.29; Feb 1, 2024 $0.24; Mar 1, 2024 $0.25; Apr 1, 2024 $0.28; May 1, 2024 $0.27; Jun 3, 2024 $0.28; Jul 1, 2024 $0.28; Aug 1, 2024 $0.26; Sep 3, 2024 $0.30; Oct 1, 2024 $0.27; Nov 1, 2024 $0.27; Dec 2, 2024 $0.26; Dec 23, 2024 $0.29; Feb 3, 2025 $0.27; Mar 3, 2025 $0.25; Apr 1, 2025 $0.29; May 1, 2025 $0.27; Jun 2, 2025 $0.28; Jul 1, 2025 $0.26; Aug 1, 2025 $0.24; Sep 2, 2025 $0.26; Oct 1, 2025 $0.25; Nov 3, 2025 $0.26; Dec 1, 2025 $0.26; Dec 22, 2025 $0.27; Feb 2, 2026 $0.25; Mar 2, 2026 $0.24; Apr 1, 2026 $0.27; May 1, 2026 $0.25; Jun 1, 2026 $0.26; Jul 1, 2026 $0.25; Aug 3, 2026 $0.25; Sep 1, 2026 $0.21; Oct 1, 2026 $0.25; Nov 2, 2026 $0.26. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Nov 2, 2026Pays Nov 9, 2026$0.26
Oct 1, 2026Oct 8, 2026$0.25
Sep 1, 2026Sep 9, 2026$0.21
Aug 3, 2026Aug 10, 2026$0.25
Jul 1, 2026Jul 9, 2026$0.25
Jun 1, 2026Jun 8, 2026$0.26
May 1, 2026May 8, 2026$0.25
Apr 1, 2026Apr 9, 2026$0.27
Mar 2, 2026Mar 9, 2026$0.24
Feb 2, 2026Feb 9, 2026$0.25
Dec 22, 2025Dec 30, 2025$0.27
Dec 1, 2025Dec 8, 2025$0.26

See all 106 payments⁠

$10,000 in SHYL 5 years ago paid $3,044 in dividends.⁠

SHYL Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
3.9%
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.
0.82
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.
−9.6%
Trough Jun 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.
0.48
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.

SHYL Cost

Overpaying vs SCYB, cheapest in US High Yield

$3,517

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

  • SHYL 0.20%

    $4,155

  • SCYB 0.03% Cheapest

    $638

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • SHYL 0.20%
  • SCYB 0.03%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$1K$2K$3K$4K$5K051015202530SHYL $4,155SCYB $638

Year by year

YearSHYLSCYBOverpaying
10$365$55$310
20$1,421$216$1,205
30$4,155$638$3,517

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