Xtrackers Short Duration High Yield Bond ETF
$42.88−0.11 (−0.25%)
- 0.20%
- $271M
- +2.8%
- 7.02%
- 0M sh
- $42.94
- low $42.54high $45.41
The ETF.net SHYL Grade
A
Score 78 out of 100
- 8 of 85
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 100Rank 10 of 85Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A94 out of 100Rank 30 of 74Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.B58 out of 100Rank 26 of 85Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.B63 out of 100Rank 22 of 85Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.A73 out of 100Rank 28 of 85Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.B60 out of 100Rank 35 of 85
Our read on SHYL
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.
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 Holdings
- Bonds
- 832
- 7%
- Cash & Cash Equivalents
Sectors
- Corporate100.0%
Geography
- United States85.52%
- Canada3.67%
- Luxembourg2.59%
- United Kingdom1.94%
- Japan1.44%
- Ireland0.85%
- France0.76%
- Netherlands0.74%
- 2.48%
SHYL Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
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SHYL$10,282
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 | SHYL |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +0.5% |
| 1 month | −1.0% |
| 3 months | −1.0% |
| 1 year | +2.8% |
| 3 years | +7.7% |
| 5 years | +4.6% |
| 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 | SHYL |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +0.5% | |
| 2025 | +7.8% | |
| 2024 | +8.5% | |
| 2023 | +11.4% | |
| 2022 | −5.2% | |
| 2021 | +4.6% | |
| 2020 | +3.7% |
SHYL in the news
SHYL Dividends
- 7.02%
- $3.02
- $0.25 per share
- Monthly
Distribution history
SHYL Risk
- 4.0%
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.
- 0.66
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.
- −9.6%
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.
- 0.48
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
SHYL Cost
0.20%
SHYL0.20%
- The middle half of US High Yield funds
- Median 0.43%
9 of the 85 US High Yield funds charge less.
Other funds in US High Yield
- ABBHYJPMorgan BetaBuilders USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.07%1 year return +2.8%
- ASHYGiShares 0-5 Year High Yield Corporate Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.30%1 year return +3.7%
- AXBBBondBloxx BB Rated USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.20%1 year return +3.0%
- ABKHYBNY Mellon High Yield ETFExpense ratio 0.22%1 year return +2.6%
- ANHYBNuveen High Yield Corporate BondExpense ratio 0.08%1 year return +3.1%