High Yield Corporate Bonds (HYG): year-to-date return
Each year starts at 1.0 on the previous Dec 31 close — see where the current year sits versus history.
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2026 year to date: −0.0% · 16th of 19 years
High Yield Corporate Bonds (HYG) is down 0.0% in 2026 as of Oct 15: 16th of 19 years at this point since 2008. In the median year it was up 3.4% by this date.
Measured from the previous Dec 31 close. Total return — dividends reinvested.
High Yield Corporate Bonds (HYG): return by year
| Year | Return |
|---|---|
| 2026 (to Oct 15) | −0.0% |
| 2025 | +8.6% |
| 2024 | +8.0% |
| 2023 | +11.5% |
| 2022 | −11.0% |
| 2021 | +3.8% |
| 2020 | +4.5% |
| 2019 | +14.1% |
| 2018 | −2.0% |
| 2017 | +6.1% |
| 2016 | +13.4% |
| 2015 | −5.0% |
| 2014 | +1.9% |
| 2013 | +5.8% |
| 2012 | +11.1% |
| 2011 | +6.7% |
| 2010 | +11.9% |
| 2009 | +28.5% |
| 2008 | −17.5% |
| 2007 (since Apr 11) | +1.6% |