iShares High Yield Corporate Bond (HYG)
Bonds · High Yield Bond · North America
Price in USD, last 5 years
- Last price
- $76.97 (Oct 22, 2026)
- 1-year return
- +1.2%
- 3-year annual return
- +8.5%
- 5-year annual return
- +3.3%
- 1-year volatility
- 3.8%
- Max drawdown (5Y)
- -15.8%
- Assets (approx.)
- US$16.8B
- History available
- since Jan 2, 2014
About iShares High Yield Corporate Bond
iShares High Yield Corporate Bond (HYG) is an ETF from the United States that trades on NYSE Arca in USD. It belongs to the “Bonds” category (High Yield Bond).
Over the last year its price rose 1.2% in USD, with annual volatility of 4%: a relatively stable asset. Its worst drop over the last five years was 15.8% from a peak.
How does it fit into a portfolio? What matters is not just its risk on its own, but how much it moves together with your other assets. Add it to your list and the optimizer will show you what weight the model would give it and why.
Other bonds assets in North America
| Asset | 1 year | 1Y return | Volatility | Market cap | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Vanguard Total Bond MarketBND · ETF · Bonds | -1.4% | 4% | US$389.1B | ||
iShares Core US Aggregate BondAGG · ETF · Bonds | -1.4% | 4% | US$135.7B | ||
iShares 20+ Year Treasury BondTLT · ETF · Bonds | -7.6% | 10% | US$46.2B | ||
iShares 7-10 Year Treasury BondIEF · ETF · Bonds | -3.2% | 5% | US$41.6B | ||
iShares Investment Grade Corporate BondLQD · ETF · Bonds | -3.4% | 6% | US$28.3B | ||
iShares 1-3 Year Treasury BondSHY · ETF · Bonds | +1.6% | 1% | US$26.3B | ||
iShares TIPS BondTIP · ETF · Bonds | -1.4% | 4% | US$14.2B |
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