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iShares $ Short Duration High Yield Corp Bond UCITS ETFIndex, costs, backtest, listings and taxation

ISIN: IE00BCRY6003Ticker: SDHY (Borsa Italiana) · IS3K (Xetra) · SDHY (London SE) · SDHY (Euronext AMS) · SDHY (SIX)Issuer: iShares
Issuer-declared data
Declared index
iBoxx USD Liquid High Yield 0-5 Capped Index (USD)
TER
0.45%
Transaction costs
0.08% (issuer estimate, from the KID)
Management
Passive (index-tracking)
Income policy
SFDR
Article 6 — does not promote specific ESG characteristics what does it mean?
Fund assets
827.1 mln EUR
NAV
87.1 USD (31 August 2026)
Domicile
Ireland
Inception date
15 October 2013
Data as declared by iShares in the issuer’s official files and endpoints · collected on 2 September 2026 (monthly refresh). Facts only, no recommendation.
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Description

iShares $ Short Duration High Yield Corp Bond UCITS ETF tracks the issuer-declared index: iBoxx USD Liquid High Yield 0-5 Capped Index (USD). The declared annual cost (TER) is 0.45%, plus 0.08% in transaction costs estimated by the issuer in the KID. Replication is optimised physical replication (the KID declares optimisation techniques to achieve a return similar to the index); income is distributed to investors. The fund has assets of about 827 million euro, was launched on 15 October 2013 and is domiciled in Ireland.

The fund’s objective — in the issuer’s words

The Share Class is a share class of a Fund which aims to achieve a return on your investment, through a combination of capital growth and income on the Fund’s assets, which reflects the return of the iBoxx USD Liquid High Yield 0-5 Capped Index, the Fund’s benchmark index (Index). The Share Class, via the Fund is passively managed, and aims to invest so far as possible and practicable in the fixed income (FI) securities (such as bonds) that make up the Index, and comply with its credit rating requirements. The FI securities will, at the time of inclusion in the Index, have a iBoxx Rating of sub-investment grade (i.e. meet a specified level of creditworthiness). Ratings from Fitch, Moody’s and Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services are considered for calculation of the iBoxx Rating. If the credit ratings of the FI securities are upgraded to investment grade or such become in default, the Fund may continue to hold these until they cease to form part of the Index and it is practicable to sell the position. The Index measures the performance of US Dollar denominated short duration high yield corporate FI securities, which pay income according to a fixed rate of interest and mature between 0 and 5 years. In addition to the credit rating requirements, only FI securities with $350 million minimum face value per FI security are included in the Index, provided that they are trading at a minimum price in accordance with the index provider's liquidity requirements.. The Index is market-value weighted with a 3% issuer cap and a 10% cap on (i) bonds issued pursuant to Rule 144A of the 1933 Act that are not reportable on TRACE and that do not have SEC registration rights or that have a SEC registration period greater than one year and (ii) bonds issued pursuant to Regulation S of the 1933 Act that are not listed on a regulated market. Further details regarding the Index (including the methodology and its constituents) are available on the Index provider’s website at products.markit.com/indices/UCITS/Indices.aspx. The Fund uses optimising techniques to achieve a similar return to its Index. These may include the strategic selection of certain securities that make up the Index or other FI securities which provide similar performance to certain constituent securities. These may also include the use of financial derivative instruments (FDIs) (i.e. investments the prices of which are based on one or more underlying assets). FDIs may be used for direct investment purposes. The Fund may also engage in short-term secured lending of its investments to certain eligible third parties to generate additional income to off-set the costs of the Fund. The relationship between the return on your investment, how it is impacted and the period for which you hold your investment is considered below (see “How long should I hold it and can I take my money out early?”).

Keep reading the KID section ▾

The depositary of the Fund is State Street Custodial Services (Ireland) Limited. Further information about the Fund can be obtained from the latest annual report and half-yearly reports of the iShares IV plc. These documents are available free of charge in English and certain other languages. These can be found, along with other (practical) information, including prices of units, on the iShares website at: www.ishares.com or by calling +49 89427295800 or from your broker or financial adviser.

Your shares will be distributing shares (i.e. income will be paid on the shares quarterly). Your shares will be denominated in US Dollar, the Fund's base currency. The shares are listed and traded on various stock exchanges. In normal circumstances, only authorised participants may buy and sell shares directly with the Fund. Investors who are not authorised participants (e.g. select financial institutions) can generally only buy or sell the shares on the secondary market (e.g. via a broker on a stock exchange) at the then prevailing market price. The value of the shares are related to the value of the underlying assets of the Fund, less costs (see “What are the costs?” below). The prevailing market price at which the shares trade on the secondary market may deviate from the value of the Shares. Indicative net asset value is published on relevant stock exchanges websites.

Intended retail investor:The Fund is intended for retail investors with the ability to bear losses up to the amount invested in the Fund (see “How long should I hold it and can I take my money out early?”).

Insurance benefits:The Fund does not offer any insurance benefits.

From the KID’s “Objectives” section · 22 August 2026 · original document ↓
Text generated from the data the issuer declares in official product lists. No recommendation.

Quick reads

  • TER 0.45%: above the median of bond ETFs we track (0.15%).
  • Assets larger than 80% of bond ETFs we track.
  • Average tracking difference over the last 3 years: -0.39% p.a., against a declared TER of 0.45%.
Comparisons computed by Rebalix on the declared data in our census; they describe the past and are not indicative of future results.

Official documents

Key Information Document (KID)PDF in English, from the issuer’s site — always the latest filed versionProspectusPDF in English, from the issuer’s site — the fund’s full legal documentFactsheetPDF in English, from the issuer’s site — the fund’s monthly snapshot
The KID is the document the law requires you to read before investing: 3 pages covering risks, costs and scenarios. The link opens the issuer’s published PDF.

Fund performance

issuer-declared net asset value (NAV) · USD · from Oct 2013 to Aug 2026
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Return
+69.9%
Annualised
+4.2%
Volatility (ann.)
4.0%
Max drawdown
-16.87%
-8%+13%+33%+54%+75%Oct 2013Dec 2016Mar 2020Jun 2023Aug 2026The break-even line: the value at the start of the period. Above it you are in gain, below in loss.break-even (0%)+70%Oct 2013Aug 2026
Note — currency risk: the fund is denominated (or hedged) in USD and the chart is in USD. For a euro investor, returns also depend on the EUR/USD exchange rate, up or down.
Tip: drag across the chart to zoom into a period.

Drawdown — distance from previous peak

This isn’t the return: it shows how far the fund is below its previous peak. 0% = you’re at the peak; below zero = how much you’re down and haven’t recovered yet.
0%-5%-10%-15%-20%2013201520172019202120232025−16.87% · 23 Mar 2020
Max drawdown
-16.87%
peak → trough
Trough
23 Mar 2020
from the 20 Feb 2020 peak
Recovery time
226 days
recovery only: trough to break-even · ≈ 7 months
Underwater
258 days
decline + recovery: peak to break-even · ≈ 8 months · → recovered on 04 Nov 2020

The five worst falls in the period

From the peak ofTroughDepthBack to break-evenDays underwater
20 Feb 202023 Mar 2020-16.87%04 Nov 2020258
29 May 201511 Feb 2016-9.74%07 Jul 2016405
31 Dec 202130 Jun 2022-7.43%12 Jul 2023558
24 Jun 201416 Dec 2014-4.24%15 Apr 2015295
02 Oct 201824 Dec 2018-3.56%31 Jan 2019121

Calendar-year returns

2016
11.7%
2017
4.5%
2018
0.5%
2019
9.5%
2020
3.7%
2021
4.0%
2022
-3.6%
2023
8.9%
2024
6.6%
2025
8.8%
2026
2.7%

Month-by-month returns

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSeptOctNovDecYear
20260.40.2-0.81.50.40.3-0.10.92.7
20251.50.6-0.50.21.11.70.41.30.70.30.40.78.8
20240.20.31.0-0.50.70.81.31.21.4-0.41.0-0.56.6
20232.3-0.80.80.6-0.91.31.00.4-0.7-0.53.12.18.9
2022-1.7-0.1-0.2-2.00.9-4.44.6-1.8-1.72.41.2-0.4-3.6
20210.40.40.60.80.20.7-0.10.50.10.0-0.91.34.0
2020-0.1-1.3-8.52.73.00.43.60.9-1.10.42.91.23.7
20193.31.30.50.7-1.01.60.40.20.30.30.11.39.5
20180.8-0.4-0.10.60.50.20.90.60.5-1.1-0.2-1.70.5
20170.81.2-0.20.80.8-0.00.6-0.10.60.2-0.40.24.5
2016-1.21.02.52.30.61.01.41.40.60.1-0.21.611.7
20150.21.7-0.30.80.2-0.9-0.8-1.4-1.92.1-1.8-1.6-3.8
20140.21.00.10.40.30.4-1.10.9-1.50.9-0.4-1.10.2
20130.40.51.7
From month-end NAVs, over the fund’s full history, on the series shown in the chart (dividends reinvested where declared). Deeper colour = larger move.
Issuer-declared series with dividends reinvested: the total performance, comparable with accumulating funds. Switch it off to see the price (NAV) alone, which drops at every dividend payment.
Source: iShares. Issuer-declared historical series; inflation: Eurostat and national statistical institutes, latest available July 2026 — for later days the index stays at the last published value (institutes publish with a few weeks’ lag). The «adjusted for inflation» view expresses value in today’s purchasing power for the selected country; volatility always stays nominal, as elsewhere on the site (deflating it would add artificial swings caused by the monthly cadence of the price index). Past performance is not indicative of future results: these are facts, not a recommendation.

Tracking difference — fund vs index

How much the fund returned above (+) or below (−) its index, year by year. It measures the actual deviation: the combined effect of costs (TER and transaction), securities-lending revenue and replication optimisations — which is why it can beat the TER. Tracking difference was positive in 0 of the last 10 calendar years: a past observation, not an indication of future outperformance.
Average TD (last 3 years)
-0.39% /anno
Declared TER
0.45%
YearFundIndexDifference
2025+8.79%+9.01%-0.22%
2024+6.60%+7.08%-0.48%
2023+8.90%+9.39%-0.48%
2022-3.58%-3.27%-0.31%
2021+4.03%+4.63%-0.60%
2020+3.66%+3.95%-0.29%
2019+9.48%+10.13%-0.64%
2018+0.45%+0.88%-0.42%
2017+4.53%+4.92%-0.39%
2016+11.69%+12.44%-0.74%
Total-return figures from issuer-declared series (primary source); complete calendar years. TD is not comparable across sites using different methodologies or index variants. Past performance is not indicative of future results. What is tracking difference? →

Risk indicators· EUR

Last yearLast 3 yearsLast 5 yearsLast 10 yearsFull history
Volatility (ann.)6.49%8.13%8.79%8.61%8.95%
Max drawdown-5.47%-13.83%-15.01%-21.68%-23.90%
Sharpe-0.54-0.56-0.32-0.24-0.05
Sortino-0.65-0.68-0.40-0.31-0.07
Computed from the daily NAV series, always in nominal terms. Sharpe and Sortino use the ECB main refinancing rate averaged over the period (last year: 2.20%), weighted by days in force, as the risk-free rate. Same formulas as our public methodology: sample standard deviation annualised over 252 days; Sortino with downside deviation. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Figures in EUR — series converted day by day at ECB reference rates; the table follows the currency selected in the chart.

Duration and maturities

Duration · effective duration
2.11years

Price sensitivity to rates: the longer, the more the fund moves. What is duration →

Maturity breakdown (% of fund)
0–1 years
18.35%
1–2 years
16.81%
2–3 years
24.27%
3–5 years
37.55%
5–7 years
1.38%
Cash and derivatives
1.62%

Source: product page iShares, data as of 20 August 2026. Values as declared by the issuer, not computed by us; updated with the monthly document.

Credit rating

How the portfolio is spread by credit quality: from AAA (strongest) downwards. More weight in the top buckets = lower risk that an issuer fails to pay, usually with lower yields.

Rating breakdown (% of fund)
BBB
4.73%
BB
57.11%
B
28.14%
CCC
5.32%
CC
0.08%
D
1.72%
Not rated
1.27%
Cash and derivatives
1.62%

Source: product page iShares, data as of 20 August 2026. Values as declared by the issuer, not computed by us; updated with the monthly document.

Ratings are those the issuer assigns to portfolio holdings under its own methodology (usually the median of S&P, Moody’s and Fitch); scale and buckets are those of the original document.

Portfolio holdings

Securities in portfolio
1,148
1153 total lines: 5 cash & derivatives
Top-10 weight
8.0%

Top 10 holdings

MPT OPERATING PARTNERSHIP LP / MPT 144A · MPW
1.19%
UNITED RENTALS (NORTH AMERICA) INC · URI
0.93%
SBA COMMUNICATIONS CORP · SBAC
0.83%
SBA COMMUNICATIONS CORP · SBAC
0.80%
ICAHN ENTERPRISES LP · IEP
0.80%
DISH DBS CORP · DISH
0.78%
TEVA PHARMACEUTICAL FINANCE NETHER · TEVA
0.71%
TEVA PHARMACEUTICAL FINANCE NETHER · TEVA
0.67%
TRANSDIGM INC · TDG
0.65%
PG&E CORPORATION · PCG
0.62%

Sectors

Consumer Cyclical
19.9%
Consumer Non-Cyclical
12.6%
Communications
10.5%
Capital Goods
9.8%
Energy
8.6%
Technology
8.4%
Finance Companies
7.3%

Countries

AfghanistanAngolaAlbaniaUnited Arab EmiratesArgentinaArmeniaFrench Southern and Antarctic LandsAustralia: 0.5%AustriaAzerbaijanBurundiBelgiumBeninBurkina FasoBangladeshBulgariaThe BahamasBosnia and HerzegovinaBelarusBelizeBoliviaBrazilBruneiBhutanBotswanaCentral African RepublicCanada: 2.8%SwitzerlandChileChinaIvory CoastCameroonDemocratic Republic of the CongoRepublic of the CongoColombiaCosta RicaCubaCyprusCzech RepublicGermany: 0.3%DjiboutiDenmarkDominican RepublicAlgeriaEcuadorEgyptEritreaSpainEstoniaEthiopiaFinlandFijiFalkland IslandsFrance: 0.5%GabonUnited KingdomGeorgiaGhanaGuineaGambiaGuinea BissauEquatorial GuineaGreeceGreenlandGuatemalaFrench GuianaGuyanaHondurasCroatiaHaitiHungaryIndonesiaIndiaIreland: 1.5%IranIraqIcelandIsrael: 2.3%ItalyJamaicaJordanJapan: 0.6%KazakhstanKenyaKyrgyzstanCambodiaSouth KoreaKosovoKuwaitLaosLebanonLiberiaLibyaSri LankaLesothoLithuaniaLuxembourg: 0.4%LatviaMoroccoMoldovaMadagascarMexicoMacedoniaMaliMyanmarMontenegroMongoliaMozambiqueMauritaniaMalawiMalaysia: 0.1%NamibiaNew CaledoniaNigerNigeriaNicaraguaNetherlands: 0.3%NorwayNepalNew ZealandOmanPakistanPanamaPeruPhilippinesPapua New GuineaPoland: 0.1%Puerto Rico: 0.2%North KoreaPortugalParaguayQatarRomaniaRussiaRwandaWestern SaharaSaudi ArabiaSudanSouth SudanSenegalSolomon IslandsSierra LeoneEl SalvadorSomaliaRepublic of SerbiaSurinameSlovakiaSloveniaSweden: 0.1%SwazilandSyriaChadTogoThailandTajikistanTurkmenistanEast TimorTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTurkeyTaiwanUnited Republic of TanzaniaUgandaUkraineUruguayUnited States of America: 89.1%UzbekistanVenezuelaVietnamVanuatuWest BankYemenSouth AfricaZambiaZimbabwe
up to 1%1–5%5–15%15–30%over 30%
Hover a country for its percentage.
Top 7 countries
United States89.1%
Canada2.8%
Israel2.3%
Ireland1.5%
United Kingdom1%
Japan0.6%
France0.5%
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Full portfolio declared by iShares, as of 31 August 2026: this is the summary. Percentages may not sum to 100 due to cash, derivatives and rounding.
Fund historyFund-assets (AUM) chart year by year and monthly basket snapshots.Open the history →

Dividends

Latest dividend
1.44 USD
ex 18 Jun 2026 · paid 30 Jun 2026
Dividends, last 12 months
5.84 USD
Dividend yield
6.70%
12-month sum over the NAV as of 3 Sept 2026

Yield by year

PeriodDividendsDividend yield
1 year5.84 USD6.58 %
20255.80 USD6.73 %
20245.53 USD6.43 %
20234.87 USD5.82 %
20223.62 USD4.00 %
20213.85 USD4.24 %

Dividend contribution to total return

-10%0%10%+4.72 %1 year+8.60 %2025+6.48 %2024+8.71 %2023−3.61 %2022+4.00 %2021
dividendsprice changeprice decline

Calendar per share (USD)

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
20261.501.44
20252.902.90
20242.722.81
20232.312.56
20221.691.93
20212.051.80
20202.202.19
20192.462.38
20182.372.49
20172.582.47
20162.512.84
20152.252.26
20142.062.22
20130.51

Latest dividends

Per shareEx-dividend dateRecord datePayment
1.44 USD18 Jun 202619 Jun 202630 Jun 2026
1.50 USD19 Mar 202620 Mar 202631 Mar 2026
2.90 USD11 Dec 202512 Dec 202524 Dec 2025
2.90 USD12 Jun 202513 Jun 202525 Jun 2025
2.81 USD12 Dec 202413 Dec 202427 Dec 2024
2.72 USD13 Jun 202414 Jun 202426 Jun 2024
2.56 USD14 Dec 202315 Dec 202329 Dec 2023
2.31 USD15 Jun 202316 Jun 202328 Jun 2023
Per-share dividends as declared by the issuer, in USD, since the first payment (27 Nov 2013). Past dividends are not indicative of future ones.

Share classes of the same fund

This page covers ISIN IE00BCRY6003. The other classes belong to the same fund but may differ in currency, income policy or currency hedging.
Share classISINTickerIncomeCurrency
EUR Hedged (Dist)IE0000BQ75C2CEMHDistributingEUR
GBP Hedged (Dist)IE0004MNX2U1SDHBDistributingGBP
USD (Dist) · this pageIE00BCRY6003SDHYDistributingUSD
MXN Hedged (Acc)IE00BLF5J651SDHMXAccumulatingMXN
USD (Acc)IE00BZ17CN18SDHAAccumulatingUSD
Share classes declared by the issuer in official product lists (same fund = same issuer and same declared name). A dash “—” = not declared — not a zero.

Italian taxation

Effective rate on capital gains
25.99%
White-list share
0.07%
From the government-bond («white list») share certified by the issuer every semester: 12.5% on that portion, 26% on the rest.
Deep-dive into this fund’s taxation →

Where it shows up commission-free in Italy

According to the official lists published by the brokers (downloaded and cross-checked by us), these share classes of the fund appear tradable with zero fees:

IE00BCRY6003SDHY(class: USD (Dist))
  • Directazero within the savings plan (buys)
  • Directazero on single buys from 2,500 €, agreement until 31 December 2026
  • Moneyfarmzero within the savings plan (buys), agreement until 31 March 2027
  • Moneyfarmzero on single buys from 1,000 €, agreement until 31 March 2027
  • XTBzero (up to €100,000 monthly volume, unreachable for a retail plan); fractions available in plans
IE00BZ17CN18OM3J(class: USD (Acc))
  • XTBzero (up to €100,000 monthly volume, unreachable for a retail plan); fractions available in plans
Full terms, traps and method in the observatory: Free savings plans and zero-commission ETFs: the broker survey

Official lists verified on 3 September 2026. We record published terms — this is neither an invitation to open accounts nor a recommendation: lists change, the broker’s documents prevail. Trade Republic, Scalable Capital and Trading 212 publish no per-ISIN lists and don’t appear here.

Stock exchange listings

ExchangeTickerTrading since
Borsa Italiana (ETFplus)SDHY9 Jan 2014
Börse DüsseldorfIS3K21 Sept 2015
Börse FrankfurtIS3K21 Sept 2015
Börse HamburgIS3K21 Sept 2015
Börse HannoverIS3K21 Dec 2022
Börse München / gettexIS3K21 Sept 2015
Börse StuttgartIS3K21 Sept 2015
Euronext AmsterdamSDHY13 Nov 2013
Tradegate ExchangeIS3K21 Sept 2015
Xetra (Deutsche Börse)IS3K21 Sept 2015
+ 11 more trading venues (MTFs and professional platforms).
Trading venues from the official ESMA register (FIRDS); per-exchange tickers from the issuer’s tax documents and official listings. A dash “—” = that venue does not publish the item (ticker, currency or start date) in the sources we read. The same fund may trade in different currencies depending on the exchange: check the trading currency with your broker. Non-EU listings (e.g. UK, Mexico) not included.

Frequently asked questions

Which index does iShares $ Short Duration High Yield Corp Bond UCITS ETF track?
The issuer iShares declares the benchmark: iBoxx USD Liquid High Yield 0-5 Capped Index (USD).
How much does SDHY cost?
The issuer-declared TER is 0.45% per year; the transaction costs estimated in the KID are 0.08%.
How is SDHY taxed in Italy?
On sale, the capital gain is taxed at an effective 25.99% rate (white-list share 0.07%): 12.5% on the government-bond “white list” portion, 26% on the rest.
What is the fund size of SDHY?
The fund size declared by iShares is about 827 million euro.
When was SDHY launched?
The fund was launched on 15 October 2013: it has 12 years of history.
How does SDHY replicate its index?
It is a passively managed ETF: it follows the declared index. Physical (optimised) (issuer wording: “Fisica - ottimizzazione (dal KID)”).
Does SDHY pay dividends?
Yes: it is a distributing share class — income is paid out periodically (issuer wording: “Distributing”).
Where does SDHY trade?
Per the official ESMA register it trades on 10 main exchanges, including Borsa Italiana (ETFplus) (SDHY), Börse Düsseldorf (IS3K), Börse Frankfurt (IS3K), Börse Hamburg (IS3K), Börse Hannover (IS3K), Börse München / gettex (IS3K).
What was SDHY's worst fall?
Over the available history (since 2013), the maximum drawdown was -25.16%, reached in March 2020. Past performance is not indicative of future results.
What is SDHY's tracking difference?
Over the last 3 complete calendar years the fund returned on average -0.39% per year versus its index (from issuer-declared series).
How many securities does SDHY hold?
The declared portfolio holds 1,148 securities (plus 5 cash & derivative lines); the top 10 positions weigh 8%.
Transparency note
The data in this sheet is declared by iShares in the issuer’s official files and endpoints, collected by Rebalix with a monthly refresh; taxation derives from the issuer’s tax documents (Italian Law Decree 138/2011). This is factual information for informational purposes only: it is not financial or tax advice, nor an investment recommendation. Read the fund’s KID and prospectus before investing.