HYG ucits alternative: IHYA
BestFolio maps HYG to IHYA as a exact match European-listed alternative, with ISIN IE00BYXYYL56. Eligibility depends on the investor's jurisdiction, broker and account type.
US to European mapping
Original US-listed ETF ticker used in strategy rules and backtests.
iShares USD High Yield Corporate Bond UCITS ETF USD (Acc)
Universal identifier to search at European brokers.
IHYA tracks the same index or exposure as HYG; wrapper, costs and income treatment can still differ.
IHYU iShares USD High Yield Corporate Bond UCITS ETF USD (Dist), ISIN IE00B4PY7Y77, ongoing charge 0.50% a year. Trades on London Stock Exchange (USD).
Distributing share class retained as an alternative to the accumulating primary. Source: justETF, checked 2026-10-07. Checked 2026-10-07; source: justETF. Distributing; fund currency USD; size EUR 1,882 m; https://www.justetf.com/en/etf-profile.html?isin=IE00B4PY7Y77 For brokers that do not offer IHYA; BestFolio's European views and trade lists keep showing IHYA.
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What is IHYA?
IHYA is iShares USD High Yield Corporate Bond UCITS ETF USD (Acc), the European-listed product BestFolio uses when translating HYG. Most targets are UCITS ETFs; some commodity and leveraged targets are UCITS-eligible ETCs or ETPs instead. Product structure and retail eligibility must be checked for the exact ISIN.
US exposure: iBoxx USD Liquid High Yield. European exposure: iBoxx® USD Liquid High Yield Capped. Same underlying index and leverage. Accumulating; fund currency USD; primary London Stock Exchange, USD. TER 0.50% p.a.; size EUR 2,478m. Sources: issuer and justETF, checked 2026-10-07; https://www.justetf.com/en/etf-profile.html?isin=IE00BYXYYL56 The source ticker has 1x exposure and the mapped target has 1x exposure, so BestFolio can flag leverage differences during allocation translation.
Where HYG is used on BestFolio
HYG appears in 8 currently published BestFolio strategy universes or signal rules.
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