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iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYG) ETF Analysis

HYG

Expense ratio 0.49% Yield 6.14% Assets $16.78B Since April 4, 2007 Family iShares

Last Updated: October 21, 2026

$76.98

+$0.15 (+0.20%)

October 21, 2026 · Market close

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HYG Annualized Returns

With dividends reinvested · as of October 21, 2026

Period	Total return	Annualized	$100 becomes	$300 becomes
1 year	+1.09%	+1.09%	$101.09	$303.28
3 years	+27.78%	+8.51%	$127.78	$383.33
5 years	+17.29%	+3.24%	$117.29	$351.86
10 years	+49.74%	+4.12%	$149.74	$449.22

Returns are total returns computed from daily closes, with dividends reinvested. As of October 21, 2026.

HYG Return by Calendar Year

2016 and 2026 are partial years

+14.09%−10.98%−0.20%

2016*2017201820192020202120222023202420252026*

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Year	Return
2026 (partial year)	−0.20%
2025	+8.59%
2024	+7.97%
2023	+11.54%
2022	−10.98%
2021	+3.76%
2020	+4.47%
2019	+14.09%
2018	−2.02%
2017	+6.07%
2016 (partial year)	+2.45%

HYG Monthly Returns

−11%+7%

Year	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
2026	+0.6	−0.0	−1.0	+1.5	+0.4	+0.1	−0.2	+0.9	−2.7	+0.1	—	—
2025	+1.4	+1.0	−1.1	+0.1	+1.8	+1.8	+0.1	+1.1	+0.9	−0.0	+0.7	+0.5
2024	+0.1	+0.3	+1.1	−1.4	+1.6	+0.5	+2.4	+1.5	+1.7	−1.0	+1.6	−0.8
2023	+3.7	−1.9	+2.0	+0.2	−1.2	+1.8	+1.1	+0.2	−1.6	−1.0	+4.9	+3.2
2022	−2.7	−0.9	−1.3	−4.2	+1.6	−7.0	+6.7	−4.3	−3.7	+3.4	+3.4	−1.8
2021	−0.4	−0.2	+1.2	+0.6	+0.0	+1.3	+0.1	+0.6	−0.4	−0.3	−1.2	+2.3
2020	−0.5	−1.3	−10.0	+4.9	+2.9	−0.6	+5.1	−0.0	−0.9	+0.4	+3.4	+2.0
2019	+4.9	+1.2	+1.3	+1.0	−1.9	+3.2	+0.2	+0.7	+0.4	−0.0	+0.6	+1.9
2018	+0.0	−0.9	−0.2	+0.5	+0.1	+0.1	+1.7	+0.7	+0.5	−2.0	−0.4	−2.1
2017	+0.9	+1.5	−0.1	+0.8	+1.0	+0.1	+1.0	+0.1	+0.6	+0.1	−0.4	+0.2

Monthly total returns with dividends reinvested; each cell prints its signed value.

HYG Volatility & Risk

Volatility: 10 yrs · Beta: 3 yrs

Annualized volatility: 8.19%
Beta (3y): 0.70
Best year: +14.09%
Worst year: −10.98%

Volatility is the annualized standard deviation of daily returns. As of October 21, 2026.

Top Holdings

#	Symbol	Name	Weight
1	XTSLA	BlackRock Cash Funds Treasury SL Agency	0.99%

Analysis

Data-derived

Fund Overview

iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF trades as HYG and is categorised as High Yield Bond. The fund is issued by iShares. It has been trading since April 4, 2007. Total net assets stand at $16.78B. Annual costs run at an expense ratio of 0.49%. On a $10,000 position that is $49.00 a year.

BlackRock Cash Funds Treasury SL Agency alone accounts for 0.99% of the portfolio.

Performance Analysis

HYG last closed at $76.98 on October 21, 2026. The trailing one-year total return is +1.09%. Across 10 years the annualized return works out at +4.12%. The fund distributes at a trailing yield of 6.14%.

2026 is still running; the total return is −0.20% year to date. The strongest complete calendar year on file is 2019 at +14.09%; the weakest is 2022 at −10.98%. Of the 9 complete calendar years on file, 7 finished higher.

Price & Risk Profile

Over the past 52 weeks the price has ranged from $76.39 to $81.33. The latest close sits 0.77% above that 52-week low. Annualized volatility over the trailing 10 years is 8.19%. Beta against the wider market is reported at 0.7. The volatility figure is calculated from the stored daily closes, the same series the charts on this page use.

Every figure above is read from this page's own data on each daily rebuild. Informational only, not financial advice. As of October 21, 2026.

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