All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)

Total Real Returns

USHY: Total Real Return Chart (Dividends Reinvested, Inflation Adjusted)

USHY real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, USHY returned −1.07% over the past year and −2.42% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Oct. 26, 2017, USHY is up +9.31% in real purchasing-power return, or +1.00%/yr, and is currently −3.19% below its real total-return high on Feb. 12, 2021.

Data ending Wed Sep. 23, 2026

Growth of $10,000

Thu 2017-10-26💬 to Wed 2026-09-23 Overall
Return 		Exponential
Trendline
USHY × 		+9.31%
+1.00%/yr 		+0.60%/yr
R2=0.056
iShares Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF Exchange-Traded Fund

Growth of $10,000 Summary

Thu 2017-10-26💬 to Wed 2026-09-23 Start
Value 		End
Value
USHY × 		$10,000.00
2017-10-26 		$10,930.96
2026-09-23

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-09-23

  YTD YoY
USHY × 		−2.42% −1.07%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown 		Worst
Drawdown
USHY × 		−3.19%
on 2026-09-23
from 2021-02-12 peak 		−22.50%
on 2022-09-27
from 2021-02-12 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Wed 2026-09-23 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
USHY × 		−1.07% +3.46%
+1.71%/yr 		+16.63%
+5.26%/yr 		−2.08%
−0.42%/yr 		—

Annual Returns

Year USHY
2026 (YTD) −2.42%
2025 +5.98%
2024 +5.43%
2023 +9.08%
2022 −16.57%
2021 −1.89%
2020 +4.75%
2019 +11.69%
2018 −4.23%
2017 +0.22%