BondBloxx B Rated USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF
$37.91−0.14 (−0.35%)
- 0.30%
- $93M
- +3.9%
- 7.02%
- 0M sh
- $37.91
- low $37.68high $39.84
The ETF.net XB Grade
B
Score 69 out of 100
- 23 of 85
Score 69 of 100 falls in the B 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.A75 out of 100Rank 21 of 85Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A93 out of 100Rank 31 of 74Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.C54 out of 100Rank 38 of 85Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.D35 out of 100Rank 65 of 85Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.A84 out of 100Rank 14 of 85Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.D33 out of 100Rank 70 of 85
Our read on XB
BHigh yield, sliced by credit grade. XB holds only the single-B tier, the fat middle of the junk market, leaving out BB near-investment-grade paper and CCC deep-distress names. One of the original ratings-specific high yield ETFs, trading since 2022.
The fund is designed to provide exposure to U.S. dollar-denominated, below-investment-grade corporate debt in the B-rated segment of the high-yield bond market.
Why people hold it
- Precision instead of a blend: the mandate targets B-rated corporate bonds only, so you dial the credit tier yourself rather than buying the whole junk market at once.prnewswire.com
- Costs 0.30% a year, below the 0.40% typical of high yield bond ETFs, and the fund sits in the stronger half of that crowded peer group.
- Index rules do real work: bonds need at least $300 million outstanding and no single issuer can exceed 2%, spread across roughly 300 positions.bondbloxxetf.com
- Interest lands monthly, and the fund has stuck tightly to its stated index mandate.
Worth knowing
- Thinly traded with a modest asset base, so spreads can be wider than the giant broad high yield funds. Limit orders are the usual answer.
- You pay up for the slice: broad high yield rivals like SCYB (0.03%) and SPHY (0.05%) cost a fraction of this.
- One rating band means no BB ballast and no CCC upside. When single-B credit wobbles, there is nothing else in the portfolio to soften it.
XB Holdings
- Bonds
- 641
- 7%
- Echostar Corp 10.75% 11/30/29
Sectors
- Financials100.0%
Geography
- United States88.21%
- Luxembourg2.51%
- United Kingdom2.47%
- Canada1.95%
- Netherlands0.88%
- Ireland0.85%
- Malta0.41%
- France0.39%
- 2.35%
XB Performance
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XB$10,388
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 | XB |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +1.4% |
| 1 month | −1.2% |
| 3 months | −0.9% |
| 1 year | +3.9% |
| 3 years | +8.1% |
| 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 | XB |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +1.4% | |
| 2025 | +7.8% | |
| 2024 | +7.4% | |
| 2023 | +12.9% | |
| 2022 | −4.3% |
XB in the news
XB Dividends
- 7.02%
- $2.67
- $0.19 per share
- Monthly
Distribution history
XB Risk
- 4.5%
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.
- −9.2%
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.
- 0.59
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
XB Cost
0.30%
XB0.30%
- The middle half of US High Yield funds
- Median 0.43%
20 of the 85 US High Yield funds charge less.
Other funds in US High Yield
- BPHYLPGIM Active High Yield Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.39%1 year return +2.4%
- BQHYWisdomTree U.S. High Yield Corporate Bond FundExpense ratio 0.38%1 year return +2.8%
- BHYUPXtrackers High Beta High Yield Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.20%1 year return +1.9%
- BLDRHiShares iBonds 1-5 Year High Yield and Income Ladder ETFExpense ratio 0.35%1 year return +3.1%
- BVGHYVanguard Fixed Income Securities Funds - Vanguard High-Yield Active ETFExpense ratio 0.22%1 year return +2.9%