iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYG)
| 92.86 Data as of Dec 06 |  +0.26 / +0.28%Today’s Change | 88.27 Today|||52-Week Range 96.30 | -0.52% Year-to-Date |
HYG Regular Dividend: HYG began trading ex-dividend on 12/02/13. A $0.45 dividend will be paid to shareholders of record as of 12/04/13.
Investment Objective
The investment seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the Markit iBoxx ® USD Liquid High Yield Index. The fund generally invests at least 90% of its assets in the securities of the underlying index and in investments that provide substantially similar exposure to the securities in the index. The underlying index is a rules-based index consisting of liquid U.S. dollar-denominated, high yield corporate bonds for sale in the United States, as determined by the index provider. The underlying index is designed to provide a broad representation of the U.S. dollar-denominated liquid high yield corporate bond market.
Latest HYG News
| Why Should Stock Market Participants Watch Junk Bonds? Nov 13 / StockTwits |
Performance
| 1 month | +0.38% | 3 years | +8.73% | |
| 3 months | +4.06% | 5 years | +17.24% | |
| 1 year | +6.33% | Since inception | +6.66% |
Data through 12/07/2013
Quote Details
| Previous close | $92.60 |
| Open day’s range | 92.65 – 92.98 |
| Net asset value (NAV) | 92.69 (12/06/2013) |
| Daily volume | 2,487,915 |
| Average volume (3 months) | 3,736,786 |
Data as of 4:00pm ET, 12/06/2013
Peer Comparisonvs. High yield bond ETFs
| HYG | Category | |
|---|---|---|
| Performance 5-yr return | +17.24% | +9.47% |
| Expense Gross exp ratio | 0.50% | 0.47% |
| Risk 5 year sharpe ratio | 1.64 | 1.60 |
| Net assets | $16.1B | $1.8B |
| Average market cap | -- | $13.5B |
| Average P/E | -- | 18.0 |
| Dividend / Share | -- | 0.25% |
Competitors
Holdings
Top 5 SectorsPortfolio weighting
| Business service | -- |
| Consumer goods | -- |
| Consumer service | -- |
| Energy | -- |
| Financial service | -- |
Top 10 HoldingsPortfolio weighting
| -- First Data 12.625% | 0.47% |
| -- Sprint Nextel 144A 9% | 0.47% |
| -- Sprint 144A 7.875% | 0.47% |
| -- Reynolds Grp Issuer 5.75% | 0.44% |
| -- Hca 6.5% | 0.43% |
| -- Hawk Acquisition Sub 144A 4.25% | 0.37% |
| -- Sprint 144A 7.25% | 0.35% |
| -- Reynolds Grp Issuer 9.875% | 0.35% |
| -- Cit Grp 144A 5.5% | 0.33% |
| -- Sallie Mae 5.5% | 0.33% |