iShares Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF
$35.66−0.07 (−0.20%)
- 0.08%
- $25.2B
- +2.9%
- 7.14%
- 12.3M sh
- $35.61
- low $35.30high $37.82
The ETF.net USHY Grade
A
Score 88 out of 100
- 2 of 85
Score 88 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.A94 out of 100Rank 5 of 85Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A100 out of 100Rank 1 of 74Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.B57 out of 100Rank 27 of 85Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.A82 out of 100Rank 8 of 85Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.A98 out of 100Rank 2 of 85Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.A91 out of 100Rank 5 of 85
Our read on USHY
AThe wide-angle lens on junk bonds: about 1,900 US dollar high yield corporate issues for 0.08% a year, a fifth of what the typical fund in its category charges. Broad, cheap, heavily traded, and it pays monthly.
The fund seeks to track an index of U.S. dollar-denominated high yield corporate bonds.
Why people hold it
- Charges 0.08% a year while the median high yield fund in its cohort runs 0.40%. Cheap rent on an expensive-to-run corner of the bond market.
- Holds about 1,900 bonds against the ICE BofA US High Yield Constrained Index: the broad market, not a curated slice of the most liquid names.ishares.com
- A multi-billion-dollar fund and one of the more actively traded in high yield, which tends to keep bid-ask spreads thin even on busy days.
- Pays monthly and has tracked its index tightly since its 2017 launch, one of the closer index matches in its peer group.
Worth knowing
- High yield means below-investment-grade borrowers. When credit gets stressed this asset class drops with stocks instead of cushioning them.
- Cheaper tickets sit on the same shelf: SCYB at 0.03% and SPHY at 0.05%.
- This is a fund, not a bond ladder. No maturity date hands your principal back; the basket rolls on indefinitely.
USHY Holdings
- Bonds
- 1,903
- 3%
- Blk Csh Fnd Treasury Sl Agency
Geography
- United States86.53%
- Canada3.85%
- United Kingdom1.92%
- Luxembourg1.60%
- Japan1.15%
- France0.99%
- Ireland0.67%
- Australia0.66%
- 2.65%
USHY 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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USHY$10,293
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 | USHY |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +0.6% |
| 1 month | −1.1% |
| 3 months | −1.4% |
| 1 year | +2.9% |
| 3 years | +8.6% |
| 5 years | +3.8% |
| 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 | USHY |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +0.6% | |
| 2025 | +8.8% | |
| 2024 | +8.5% | |
| 2023 | +12.7% | |
| 2022 | −11.2% | |
| 2021 | +5.0% | |
| 2020 | +6.2% |
USHY in the news
USHY Dividends
- 7.14%
- $2.55
- $0.22 per share
- Monthly
Distribution history
USHY Risk
- 4.7%
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.
- 0.74
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.
- −15.6%
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.
- 0.64
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
USHY Cost
0.08%
USHY0.08%
- The middle half of US High Yield funds
- Median 0.43%
5 of the 85 US High Yield funds charge less.
Other funds in US High Yield
- AHYLBXtrackers USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.05%1 year return +2.9%
- ASCYBSchwab High Yield Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.03%1 year return +2.8%
- ABHYBXtrackers USD High Yield BB-B ex Financials ETFExpense ratio 0.20%1 year return +3.3%
- 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%