All charts and data below are with dividends reinvested. (Inflation adjustment is OFF !)
HYG total return snapshot: HYG returned +4.97% over the past year and +2.20% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Apr. 11, 2007, HYG is up +155.09% in nominal total return, or +4.96%/yr, and is currently at its total-return high.
Data ending Wed Aug. 12, 2026
| Wed 2007-04-11💬 to Wed 2026-08-12 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HYG × |
+155.09%
+4.96%/yr |
+5.18%/yr
R2=0.916 |
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| Wed 2007-04-11💬 to Wed 2026-08-12 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| HYG × |
$10,000.00
2007-04-11 |
$25,509.08
2026-08-12 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| HYG × | +2.20% | +4.97% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| HYG × |
—
on 2026-08-12 |
−34.24%
on 2008-11-20 from 2007-09-19 peak |
| Period ending Wed 2026-08-12 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HYG × | +4.97% |
+14.64% +7.07%/yr |
+27.04% +8.30%/yr |
+20.58% +3.81%/yr |
+56.60% +4.59%/yr |
| Year | HYG |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +2.20% |
| 2025 | +8.60% |
| 2024 | +7.98% |
| 2023 | +11.54% |
| 2022 | −10.98% |
| 2021 | +3.76% |
| 2020 | +4.47% |
| 2019 | +14.09% |
| 2018 | −2.02% |
| 2017 | +6.07% |
| 2016 | +13.41% |
| 2015 | −5.02% |
| 2014 | +1.90% |
| 2013 | +5.76% |
| 2012 | +11.67% |
| 2011 | +6.75% |
| 2010 | +11.92% |
| 2009 | +28.52% |
| 2008 | −17.55% |
| 2007 | +1.63% |
