HYG ETF Analysis: High Yield Corporate Bond | NYSE

High Yield Bond | NYSE, USA | Market Cap: 15.842m USD | 12M Return: 4.5% | Charts, Fundamentals & Technical Analysis

High Yield Bonds, Corporate Debt, USD Denominated, Fixed Income
Total Rating 46
Safety 66
Buy Signal -0.19
High Yield Bond
Category Rotation: -2.3
TER: 0.49%
AUM: 15.8B
Avg Turnover: 2.38B
Risk 3d forecast
Volatility3.83%
VaR 5th Pctl0.69%
VaR vs Median0.04%
Reward TTM
Sharpe Ratio0.04
Rel. Str. IBD33.3
Rel. Str. Peer Group17.5
Character TTM
Beta0.180
Beta Downside0.148
Hurst Exponent0.491
Drawdowns 3y
Max DD4.56%
CAGR/Max DD1.73
CAGR/Mean DD15.32

Warnings

No concerns identified

Tailwinds

No distinct edge detected

Seasonality 10.5 years of data

Jan -0.1% 24
Feb -0.4% 30
Mar -0.8% 15
Apr -0.0% 5
May -0.0% 10
Jun +0.1% 13
Jul +0.5% 20
Aug +0.1% 8
Sep -0.1% 31
Oct -0.7% 38
Nov -0.1% 5
Dec -0.2% 8

How good or bad each month usually is (without trend). The score below shows how much you can trust it: 0 = pure chance, >40 gets interesting and >55 is strong.

Description: HYG High Yield Corporate Bond

The iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYG) is a passively managed exchange-traded fund that seeks to track a rules-based index of U.S. dollar-denominated high yield corporate bonds sold in the U.S. market. The fund commits at least 80% of its assets to the component securities of its underlying index, and at least 90% to fixed income securities of the types represented in that index, in order to maintain index tracking accuracy.

High yield corporate bonds, commonly referred to as junk bonds, are debt securities rated below investment grade that compensate investors for elevated credit and default risk through higher coupon payments. As one of the largest and most liquid high yield bond ETFs, HYG offers investors transparent, exchange-traded access to a broad segment of the U.S. corporate credit market, with the ETF wrapper providing intraday pricing and ease of trading compared to owning individual bond positions.

Headlines to Watch Out For
  • High yield spreads widen on rising default risks
  • Fed rate cuts boost demand for riskier corporate debt
  • Investor outflows pressure HYG AUM and trading volume
What is the price of HYG shares?

As of July 28, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 79.27 with a total of 25,640,304 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by -0.51%, over one month by -0.47%, over three months by -0.06% and over the past year by +4.48%.

Current recommended Stop Loss: 79.00 (which is 0.3% or 1.3 ATR below the current price).

Is HYG a buy, sell or hold?

High Yield Corporate Bond has no consensus analysts rating.