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 +2.14% over the past year and −0.54% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Oct. 26, 2017, USHY is up +11.42% in real purchasing-power return, or +1.24%/yr, and is currently −1.33% below its real total-return high on Feb. 12, 2021.

Data ending Fri Aug. 14, 2026

Growth of $10,000

Thu 2017-10-26💬 to Fri 2026-08-14 Overall
Return 		Exponential
Trendline
USHY × 		+11.42%
+1.24%/yr 		+0.56%/yr
R2=0.048
iShares Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF Exchange-Traded Fund

Growth of $10,000 Summary

Thu 2017-10-26💬 to Fri 2026-08-14 Start
Value 		End
Value
USHY × 		$10,000.00
2017-10-26 		$11,141.58
2026-08-14

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-08-14

  YTD YoY
USHY × 		−0.54% +2.14%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown 		Worst
Drawdown
USHY × 		−1.33%
on 2026-08-14
from 2021-02-12 peak 		−22.50%
on 2022-09-27
from 2021-02-12 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Fri 2026-08-14 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
USHY × 		+2.14% +7.89%
+3.87%/yr 		+17.84%
+5.62%/yr 		+0.68%
+0.14%/yr 		—

Annual Returns

Year USHY
2026 (YTD) −0.54%
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%