iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYG)

NYSEARCA: HYG · Real-Time Price · USD
79.80
+0.25 (0.31%)
Jun 20, 2025, 4:00 PM - Market closed
0.31%
Assets $16.64B
Expense Ratio 0.49%
PE Ratio n/a
Shares Out n/a
Dividend (ttm) $4.64
Dividend Yield 5.82%
Ex-Dividend Date Jun 2, 2025
Payout Ratio 53.62%
1-Year Return +3.17%
Volume 45,841,307
Open 79.62
Previous Close 79.55
Day's Range 79.59 - 79.81
52-Week Low 75.08
52-Week High 80.37
Beta n/a
Holdings 1274
Inception Date Apr 4, 2007

About HYG

Fund Home Page

The iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYG) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the iBoxx USD Liquid High Yield index. The fund tracks a market-weighted index of US high-yield corporate debt. HYG was launched on Apr 4, 2007 and is issued by BlackRock.

Asset Class Fixed Income
Category High Yield Bond
Region North America
Stock Exchange NYSEARCA
Ticker Symbol HYG
ETF Provider BlackRock
Index Tracked iBoxx USD Liquid High Yield Index

Dividends

Ex-Dividend Amount Pay Date
Jun 2, 2025 $0.37557 Jun 5, 2025
May 1, 2025 $0.40135 May 6, 2025
Apr 1, 2025 $0.3824 Apr 4, 2025
Mar 3, 2025 $0.37434 Mar 6, 2025
Feb 3, 2025 $0.36014 Feb 6, 2025
Dec 18, 2024 $0.40932 Dec 23, 2024
Full Dividend History

News

When Market Pain Means Income Investor Gain

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24 days ago - CNBC Television

Final Trade: SLV, JNJ, HYG, GOOGL

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Other symbols: GOOGGOOGLJNJSLV
6 weeks ago - CNBC Television

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6 weeks ago - Seeking Alpha

HYG ETF: Credit Spread Sensitivity And Credit Migration Risk Is Heating Up

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7 weeks ago - Seeking Alpha

Rush to De-Risk: Nervous Exodus From Structured Credit ETFs

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7 weeks ago - Market Watch

HYG: Ultra-Low Junk Bond Credit Spreads Point And Rising Recession Risk Recreate 2008 Setup

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2 months ago - Seeking Alpha

Final Trade: GDX, T, HYG, MP

The final trades of the day with CNBC's Melissa Lee and the Fast Money traders.

Other symbols: GDXMPT
2 months ago - CNBC Television

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2 months ago - CNBC Television

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5 months ago - Seeking Alpha

HYG vs JEPI: Which is the better dividend ETF to buy?

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9 months ago - Invezz

HYG: Not The Time, But Worth It After A Credit Dislocation

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10 months ago - Seeking Alpha

HYG: Easy Money Has Been Made With High Yield Bonds (Rating Downgrade)

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10 months ago - Seeking Alpha

Bond ETFs attract record flows in July as investors position for Fed rate cuts

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1 year ago - Seeking Alpha

Very Bad News For High-Yield Bonds: HYG

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1 year ago - Seeking Alpha

HYG: A Benchmark In Junk Bonds, But Not The Best ETF In This Field

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1 year ago - Seeking Alpha

U.S. Weekly Fund Flows Insight Report: Equity ETFs See Their Third Outflow Over The Last 4 Weeks

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1 year ago - Seeking Alpha

Junk bonds are beating the broader market so far in 2024 — but watch this shift

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1 year ago - Market Watch

U.S. Weekly FundFlows Insight Report: Money Market Funds Add $29.2 Billion During First Week Of June

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1 year ago - Seeking Alpha

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