SeekingAlpha · Aug 29, 2026
Narrow Credit Spreads Make USHY A Hold (Rating Downgrade)
USHY high-yield bond ETF offers a 6.9% yield, but tight credit spreads near historic lows may hurt returns and raise risksâread the analysis now.
US
BATS · USHY
iShares Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF
Financial Services · Asset Management - Bonds
$36.31
Down-$0.04 (-0.11%)
Updated Sep 15, 2026, 3:37 PM
SID Score
5.3/10
Composite research score
Smart Money
56/100
Neutral
- Market cap
- 25.67B
- P/E ratio
- —
- Dividend yield
- 7.03%
- 52-week range
- $36.26 – $37.36
- Volume
- 21.69M
- Avg. volume
- 11.57M
Price performance
USHY price history
1M range · 20 trading sessions · Daily adjusted prices
USHY closed at $36.31 after 20 trading sessions, down 1.41% for the selected period.
- Last close
- $36.31
- Period change
- -1.41%
- Period low
- $36.31
- Period high
- $36.96
Daily close
View OHLC price history
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 14, 2026 | $36.34 | $36.36 | $36.26 | $36.31 | 21.69M |
| Sep 11, 2026 | $36.45 | $36.4699 | $36.35 | $36.36 | 12.63M |
| Sep 10, 2026 | $36.445 | $36.46 | $36.35 | $36.35 | 20.25M |
| Sep 9, 2026 | $36.61 | $36.61 | $36.515 | $36.53 | 15.15M |
| Sep 8, 2026 | $36.64 | $36.64 | $36.59 | $36.60 | 12.68M |
| Sep 4, 2026 | $36.63 | $36.64 | $36.60 | $36.61 | 4.43M |
| Sep 3, 2026 | $36.63 | $36.67 | $36.60 | $36.62 | 7.8M |
| Sep 2, 2026 | $36.60 | $36.64 | $36.58 | $36.58 | 6.08M |
| Sep 1, 2026 | $36.65 | $36.68 | $36.57 | $36.59 | 10.72M |
| Aug 31, 2026 | $36.86 | $36.925 | $36.84 | $36.92 | 8.56M |
| Aug 28, 2026 | $36.96 | $36.98 | $36.85 | $36.87 | 11.83M |
| Aug 27, 2026 | $36.98 | $36.99 | $36.92 | $36.94 | 8.21M |
| Aug 26, 2026 | $36.95 | $36.96 | $36.90 | $36.96 | 10.67M |
| Aug 25, 2026 | $36.92 | $36.9699 | $36.89 | $36.95 | 9.46M |
| Aug 24, 2026 | $36.83 | $36.88 | $36.82 | $36.86 | 5.29M |
| Aug 21, 2026 | $36.84 | $36.86 | $36.81 | $36.84 | 6.16M |
| Aug 20, 2026 | $36.80 | $36.83 | $36.77 | $36.80 | 5.4M |
| Aug 19, 2026 | $36.85 | $36.88 | $36.84 | $36.87 | 7.07M |
| Aug 18, 2026 | $36.81 | $36.81 | $36.76 | $36.785 | 4.6M |
| Aug 17, 2026 | $36.85 | $36.87 | $36.82 | $36.83 | 3.44M |
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USHY research
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Company profile
The fund will invest at least 80% of its assets in the component securities of the underlying index and it will invest at least 90% of its assets in fixed income securities of the types included in the underlying index that BFA believes will help the fund track the underlying index. The underlying index is designed to provide a broad representation of the U.S. dollar-denominated high yield corporate bond market.
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SeekingAlpha · Aug 17, 2026
USHY: Insufficient Compensation For Credit Risk
USHY ETF offers a 7.02% SEC yield but compressed credit spreads and short duration may hurt risk-adjusted returns.
seekingalpha.com · Oct 2, 2025
USHY: A Practical Guide Of HY
The iShares Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF offers diversified exposure to US high-yield corporate bonds with a low 0.08% fee. USHY's portfolio is broadly diversified across sectors and issuers, with most weighting in BB and B rated bonds, minimizing idiosyncratic risk. Current macro indicators, such as the ISM manufacturing PMI and high-yield risk premium, suggest a neutral environment for USHY, with moderate contraction and stabilizing trends.
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