# iShares Inflation Hedged High Yield Bond ETF (HYGI): ETF Facts & Distributions > Markdown mirror of https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/hygi for AI agents. Same live data as the HTML page, regenerated on the same refresh cycle. Not investment advice. - Issuer: IShares · Asset class: Fixed Income - Strategy: Passive Index · Inception: 2022-06-22 The iShares Inflation Hedged High Yield Bond ETF (the "Fund") seeks to track the investment results of an index designed to mitigate the inflation risk of a portfolio composed of U.S. dollar-denominated, high yield corporate bonds. ## Key Facts | Metric | Value | |---|---| | Price | $27.31 | | Expense Ratio | 1.02% | | Assets Under Management | $5.5M | | NAV | $27.31 | | Holdings Count | 1 | | Distribution Yield (TTM) | — | | Annual Distribution (TTM) | — /share | | Distribution Frequency | Monthly | | 52-Week Range | $25.28 – $27.56 | | Beta | 0.69 | ## Latest Distribution - Amount: $0.1370 /share - Ex-date: 2025-08-04 - Pay date: 2025-08-07 ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What does HYGI invest in? The iShares Inflation Hedged High Yield Bond ETF (the "Fund") seeks to track the investment results of an index designed to mitigate the inflation risk of a portfolio composed of U.S. dollar-denominated, high yield corporate bonds. ### What is the expense ratio of HYGI? iShares Inflation Hedged High Yield Bond ETF (HYGI) charges an expense ratio of 1.02%. This is the annual fee deducted from fund assets to cover management and operations. ### What is the duration of HYGI? Effective duration measures HYGI's sensitivity to interest-rate changes: a duration of 6 means a 1% rate move shifts NAV by roughly 6% in the opposite direction. HYGI's current duration is published on the fund's factsheet on the issuer's website. ### What is the credit quality of HYGI? HYGI's credit quality breakdown (the share of holdings rated AAA through CCC and below) is published on the fund's factsheet. Higher-quality (investment-grade) funds yield less but carry less default risk than high-yield / junk bond funds. ### What is the yield to maturity of HYGI? Yield to maturity (YTM) is the total return you'd earn from HYGI if every bond in the portfolio is held to maturity at the current price. HYGI's YTM is published on the fund's factsheet on the issuer's website. It differs from the trailing-12-month yield because YTM reflects current bond prices rather than historical income paid. ### How big is HYGI? iShares Inflation Hedged High Yield Bond ETF (HYGI) manages $5.5M in total assets. AUM determines bid-ask liquidity and the fund's vulnerability to closure. Funds below ~$50M are at higher risk of liquidation. ### Does HYGI pay a dividend? iShares Inflation Hedged High Yield Bond ETF (HYGI) currently distributes little or no income. Trailing-twelve-month yield is —. Investors looking for income should consider income-focused alternatives. See the Peers tab. ### How often does HYGI pay dividends? iShares Inflation Hedged High Yield Bond ETF pays dividends Monthly. Each ex-dividend date, record date, and payment date is listed in the dividend history table on this page. ### What is HYGI's dividend yield? HYGI's trailing-twelve-month yield is —, calculated from the sum of dividends over the past year divided by the current price. ### When is HYGI's next ex-dividend date? The most recently announced ex-dividend date for HYGI was 2025-08-04. The next ex-date typically follows Monthly; once announced it appears at the top of the dividend history table on this page. ### How much will HYGI's expense ratio cost me over 30 years? On a $10,000 investment compounding at 7% gross return, a 1.02% expense ratio quietly compounds against your balance every year. The Fee Compounding Forecast card above projects the dollar drag for any holding period and assumption you pick. The typical result for a 1.0% expense ratio on a 30-year hold is roughly 25% of the final balance lost to fees. ### How does HYGI charge its expense ratio? The expense ratio is deducted in tiny daily slices from HYGI's net asset value (NAV). You never see a bill. The price quoted on every exchange is already net of fees. There's no "fee day" to avoid; the cost is continuous and built into the trading price. ### Why does HYGI cost more than a fund like VOO? HYGI is a passive index fund (current expense ratio 1.02%). Differences from broad-market ETFs like VOO usually come from index licensing fees, asset class (bond funds typically run cheaper than equity), or fund scale (smaller funds spread fixed operating costs across less AUM). ### Are there cheaper alternatives to HYGI? The Lower-Fee Alternatives card above lists ETFs following the same investment strategy as HYGI (1.02%) but at a lower expense ratio. Each row shows the fee gap, the peer's AUM as a liquidity sanity-check, and a direct link to that fund's analysis page. Cheaper price doesn't automatically mean better. Verify the peer holds what you actually want. ## More on Dividend Data - Overview (HTML): https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/hygi - Distribution history: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/hygi/dividend - Holdings & diversification: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/hygi/diversification - Fees & cheaper alternatives: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/hygi/expenses - Peer comparison: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/hygi/peers Data sourced from primary filings and market data providers; see https://www.dividenddata.com/methodology.