Alliance Bernstein - AB Short Duration High Yield ETF
$34.90−0.05 (−0.14%)
- 0.40%
- $942M
- +4.0%
- 6.00%
- 0.1M sh
- $34.88
- low $34.60high $36.16
The ETF.net SYFI Grade
A
Score 72 out of 100
- 2 of 13
Score 72 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.A70 out of 100Rank 3 of 13Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A84 out of 100Rank 3 of 11Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.A71 out of 100Rank 2 of 13Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.A79 out of 100Rank 3 of 13Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.C44 out of 100Rank 9 of 13Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.B69 out of 100Rank 6 of 13
Our read on SYFI
AA converted mutual fund that takes high yield short: average duration stays under four years, the bonds are picked globally rather than tracked, and the income lands monthly.
The Fund seeks the highest available income without taking what the Adviser views as undue principal risk. It is actively managed and normally invests at least 80% of assets in below-investment-grade debt securities and related derivatives, while maintaining average duration below four years.
Why people hold it
- Keeps average duration below four years, so rate swings move it less than long-dated bond funds, while the income still comes from below-investment-grade credit.sec.gov
- Actively managed and global: roughly 600 positions picked by AB's credit team, not whatever a benchmark index happens to hold that month.
- The 0.40% fee sits right at the median for high yield bond ETFs, unusual for an active mandate in a group ruled by index trackers.
- Not a startup strategy: it converted from an AB mutual fund in 2024 and kept the predecessor's objective and record. etf.com named it Best New US Fixed Income ETF.alliancebernstein.comsec.gov
Worth knowing
- Index rivals are far cheaper: SCYB, SPHY and USHY each charge under a tenth of a percent. The 0.40% here buys the active short-duration mandate instead.
- Short duration trims rate sensitivity, not credit risk: at least 80% of assets sit in below-investment-grade debt and related derivatives.sec.gov
- It has traded on an exchange only since 2024, a shorter market history than the long-running index funds it sits beside.alliancebernsteinholdinglp.gcs-web.com
SYFI Holdings
- Bonds
- 565
- 14%
- EUR261119
Sectors
- Energy100.0%
Geography
- United States79.39%
- Canada4.02%
- United Kingdom3.63%
- Ireland2.44%
- Italy1.64%
- Cayman Islands1.42%
- France1.41%
- Japan1.32%
- 4.72%
SYFI Performance
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SYFI$10,402
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 | SYFI |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +1.6% |
| 1 month | −0.6% |
| 3 months | −0.5% |
| 1 year | +4.0% |
| 3 years | — |
| 5 years | — |
| 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 | SYFI |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +1.6% | |
| 2025 | +7.2% | |
| 2024 | +5.0% |
SYFI in the news
SYFI Dividends
- 6.00%
- $2.10
- $0.16 per share
- Monthly
Distribution history
SYFI Risk
- 2.8%
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.
- 0.56
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.
- −4.5%
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.
- 0.45
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
SYFI Cost
0.40%
SYFI0.40%
- The middle half of International High Yield Bond funds
- Median 0.46%
2 of the 13 International High Yield Bond funds charge less.
Other funds in International High Yield Bond
- AHYDBiShares High Yield Systematic Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.35%1 year return +2.6%
- BHYEMVanEck Emerging Markets High Yield Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.40%1 year return +5.0%
- BGHYGiShares US & Intl High Yield Corp Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.40%1 year return +1.1%
- BPGHYInvesco Global ex-US High Yield Corporate Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.35%1 year return +3.3%
- BEMHYiShares J.P. Morgan EM High Yield Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.50%1 year return +5.4%