All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)
HYG real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, HYG returned −1.63% over the past year and −3.49% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Apr. 11, 2007, HYG is up +53.03% in real purchasing-power return, or +2.21%/yr, and is currently −6.60% below its real total-return high on Feb. 8, 2021.
Data ending Fri Oct. 9, 2026
| Wed 2007-04-11💬 to Fri 2026-10-09 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HYG × |
+53.03%
+2.21%/yr |
+2.72%/yr
R2=0.675 |
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| Wed 2007-04-11💬 to Fri 2026-10-09 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| HYG × |
$10,000.00
2007-04-11 |
$15,302.97
2026-10-09 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| HYG × | −3.49% | −1.63% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| HYG × |
−6.60%
on 2026-10-09 from 2021-02-08 peak |
−35.94%
on 2008-11-20 from 2007-09-19 peak |
| Period ending Fri 2026-10-09 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HYG × | −1.63% |
+2.55% +1.27%/yr |
+15.28% +4.85%/yr |
−3.45% −0.70%/yr |
+8.21% +0.79%/yr |
| Year | HYG |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | −3.49% |
| 2025 | +5.77% |
| 2024 | +4.95% |
| 2023 | +7.92% |
| 2022 | −16.39% |
| 2021 | −3.07% |
| 2020 | +3.06% |
| 2019 | +11.54% |
| 2018 | −3.85% |
| 2017 | +3.88% |
| 2016 | +11.11% |
| 2015 | −5.71% |
| 2014 | +1.13% |
| 2013 | +4.20% |
| 2012 | +9.77% |
| 2011 | +3.67% |
| 2010 | +10.28% |
| 2009 | +25.11% |
| 2008 | −17.63% |
| 2007 | −0.40% |
