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iShares Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

USHYCboeiSharesA

$35.50−0.06 (−0.17%)

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

Intraday session: down, 79 prints from 35.56 to 35.50. Range 35.50 to 35.66. Use the arrow keys to read each point.35.5235.6035.6335.6510 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.08%
Fund size
$26.7B
1Y total return
+2.0%
Yield · Last 12 months
7.14%
Holdings
1896
Avg volume · 30D
13.6M sh
52W range
low $35.30high $37.69
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net USHY Grade

A

Score 88 out of 100

Rank
4 of 85
Six-pillar profile for USHY. Scores out of 100: Cost 94, Risk 59, Mission 100, Tradability 83, Holdings 95, Durability 91. Strongest: Mission (100). Weakest: Risk (59). No single pillar leads.

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 100
    Rank 5 of 85
  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    A100 out of 100
    Rank 1 of 77
  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    B59 out of 100
    Rank 20 of 85
  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    A83 out of 100
    Rank 5 of 85
  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    A95 out of 100
    Rank 4 of 85
  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    A91 out of 100
    Rank 5 of 85

Our read on USHY

ETF.net Research

In short

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.

Stated mandate

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

Asset class
Bonds
Holdings
1,896
Top-10 weight
5%
Largest holding
Blk Csh Fnd Treasury Sl Agency1.5%

Sectors

  • Corporate100.0%

Geography

  • United States86.52%
  • Canada3.76%
  • United Kingdom1.88%
  • Luxembourg1.57%
  • Japan1.33%
  • France0.98%
  • Australia0.70%
  • Ireland0.67%
  • Other countries (15)2.59%
The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 127.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueHeld by ETFs
1No dataBlk Csh Fnd Treasury Sl Agency1.48%397,570,000$398M437
2No data1261229 Bc Ltd 144A 10.00% 04/15/20320.49%1,257,129$131M59
3No dataEchostar Corp 10.75% 11/30/20290.39%992,542$106M55
4No dataMeridian Arc Holdco Llc 144A 6.25% 04/30/20310.36%1,067,943$97.6M70
5No dataSoftbank Group Corp 144A 9.75% 04/01/20340.31%851,385$84.1M40
6No dataSoftbank Group Corp 144A 9.25% 04/01/20320.31%851,685$83.9M52
7No dataParamount Skydance Corp 144A 8.25% 10/15/20310.31%845,984$83.4M65
8No dataPr Rno Property Owner 1 Llc 144A 6.50% 05/01/20310.31%935,810$83.3M62
9No dataQuikrete Holdings Inc 144A 6.38% 03/01/20320.28%759,718$75.4M54
10No dataCloud Software Group Llc 144A 6.50% 03/31/20290.27%730,286$72M60
11No dataCloud Software Group Llc 144A 9.00% 09/30/20290.26%686,640$69.2M58
12No dataParamount Skydance Corp 144A 8.88% 10/15/20340.25%704,393$67.6M46
13No dataHub International Ltd 144A 7.25% 06/15/20300.24%646,974$65.8M43
14No dataCore Scientific Finance I Llc 144A 7.75% 05/15/20310.24%696,629$65.6M53
15No dataSv Rno Property Owner 1 Llc 144A 5.88% 03/01/20310.24%753,128$65.4M61

Showing 1–15 of 1896 holdings

USHY Performance

Launched Oct 25, 2017

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.
USHY$10,195
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,199
Oct 31, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026. USHY $10,195. SPY $11,199. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$11,000Oct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026

Oct 31, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026

Returns run to the Oct 30, 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 USHY. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodUSHY
Year to date+0.7%
1 month+0.7%
3 months−1.0%
1 year+2.0%
3 yearsper year+8.7%
5 yearsper year+3.7%
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 USHY
YearReturn barUSHY
2026 YTD+0.7%
2025+8.8%
2024+8.5%
2023+12.7%
2022−11.2%
2021+5.0%
2020+6.2%

USHY in the news

USHY 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 Oct 30, 2026.
7.14%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$2.55Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.22 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Monthly

Distribution history

2023–2026

One bar per payment. 45 payments from 2023 to 2026 YTD. Feb 1, 2023 $0.23; Mar 1, 2023 $0.21; Apr 3, 2023 $0.20; May 1, 2023 $0.19; Jun 1, 2023 $0.20; Jul 3, 2023 $0.19; Aug 1, 2023 $0.20; Sep 1, 2023 $0.20; Oct 2, 2023 $0.20; Nov 1, 2023 $0.19; Dec 1, 2023 $0.19; Dec 14, 2023 $0.20; Feb 1, 2024 $0.22; Mar 1, 2024 $0.22; Apr 1, 2024 $0.23; May 1, 2024 $0.21; Jun 3, 2024 $0.20; Jul 1, 2024 $0.21; Aug 1, 2024 $0.19; Sep 3, 2024 $0.21; Oct 1, 2024 $0.20; Nov 1, 2024 $0.21; Dec 2, 2024 $0.22; Dec 18, 2024 $0.22; Feb 3, 2025 $0.21; Mar 3, 2025 $0.21; Apr 1, 2025 $0.21; May 1, 2025 $0.20; Jun 2, 2025 $0.21; Jul 1, 2025 $0.21; Aug 1, 2025 $0.21; Sep 2, 2025 $0.22; Oct 1, 2025 $0.21; Nov 3, 2025 $0.21; Dec 1, 2025 $0.22; Dec 19, 2025 $0.21; Feb 2, 2026 $0.22; Mar 2, 2026 $0.20; Apr 1, 2026 $0.23; May 1, 2026 $0.20; Jun 1, 2026 $0.21; Jul 1, 2026 $0.21; Aug 3, 2026 $0.21; Sep 1, 2026 $0.21; Oct 1, 2026 $0.22. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Nov 2, 2026Pays Nov 5, 2026$0.20
Oct 1, 2026Oct 6, 2026$0.22
Sep 1, 2026Sep 4, 2026$0.21
Aug 3, 2026Aug 6, 2026$0.21
Jul 1, 2026Jul 7, 2026$0.21
Jun 1, 2026Jun 4, 2026$0.21
May 1, 2026May 6, 2026$0.20
Apr 1, 2026Apr 7, 2026$0.23
Mar 2, 2026Mar 5, 2026$0.20
Feb 2, 2026Feb 5, 2026$0.22
Dec 19, 2025Dec 24, 2025$0.21
Dec 1, 2025Dec 4, 2025$0.22

See all 109 payments⁠

$10,000 in USHY 5 years ago paid $2,892 in dividends.⁠

USHY Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
4.6%
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.
0.89
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.
−15.6%
Trough Sep 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.
0.64
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.

USHY Cost

Overpaying vs SCYB, cheapest in US High Yield

$1,051

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

  • USHY 0.08%

    $1,689

  • SCYB 0.03% Cheapest

    $638

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • USHY 0.08%
  • SCYB 0.03%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$500$1K$1.5K$2K051015202530USHY $1,689SCYB $638

Year by year

YearUSHYSCYBOverpaying
10$147$55$92
20$575$216$359
30$1,689$638$1,051

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