iShares High Yield Corporate Bond Buywrite Strategy ETF (HYGW)High Yield Bond | Exchange Traded Fund | Cboe US
28.96 USD
-0.05
(-0.172%) ⇩
(Aug. 28, 2026, 3:59 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 28.96 |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 2:03 a.m. EDT
The most critical observation is the severe structural deterioration of the underlying asset class over the past three years. While the headline yield is attractive at 9.27%, the price action tells a different story: the security has lost nearly 24% of its value over the last three years, with every single year showing a negative return. This consistent annual decline suggests the market is pricing in significant credit risks or a secular shift in the high-yield bond environment that outweighs the income generated. For a short-term trader, the technical setup is flat and range-bound, offering no clear directional edge despite the high-yield theme being popular in headlines. The statistical forecast model indicates a slight downward bias for the coming month, reinforcing the lack of immediate bullish momentum. Consequently, while the income stream is robust, the capital preservation risk is elevated, making this a speculative hold rather than a core investment. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.003078 |
| MSTL | 0.006254 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.006591 |
| AutoETS | 0.007357 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 83% |
| H-stat | 1.04 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.610 |
| Excess Kurtosis | 0.01 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Trailing P/E | 10.00 |
| Last Yield | 1yr Yield | 3yr Avg | 5yr Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.67% | 10.15% | 12.06% | — |
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-04 | 0.193 | 0.667820 |
| 2026-07-02 | 0.172 | 0.594744 |
| 2026-06-02 | 0.230 | 0.795022 |
| 2026-05-04 | 0.330 | 1.140093 |
| 2026-04-02 | 0.472 | 1.622551 |
| 2026-03-03 | 0.189 | 0.638298 |
| 2026-02-03 | 0.220 | 0.737513 |
| 2025-12-23 | 0.237 | 0.795836 |
| 2025-12-02 | 0.240 | 0.803751 |
| 2025-11-04 | 0.281 | 0.938857 |
| 2025-10-02 | 0.268 | 0.889597 |
| 2025-09-03 | 0.160 | 0.530680 |
| 2025-08-04 | 0.298 | 0.990691 |
| 2025-07-02 | 0.419 | 1.386499 |
| 2025-06-03 | 0.387 | 1.275544 |
| 2025-05-02 | 0.560 | 1.830664 |
| 2025-04-02 | 0.351 | 1.123919 |
| 2025-03-04 | 0.210 | 0.664557 |
| 2025-02-04 | 0.330 | 1.041667 |
| 2024-12-20 | 0.358 | 1.125786 |
| 2024-12-03 | 0.243 | 0.751856 |
| 2024-11-04 | 0.207 | 0.643057 |
| 2024-10-02 | 0.313 | 0.963373 |
| 2024-09-04 | 0.224 | 0.687644 |
| 2024-08-02 | 0.280 | 0.864731 |
| 2024-07-02 | 0.361 | 1.112138 |
| 2024-06-04 | 0.381 | 1.169070 |
| 2024-05-02 | 0.323 | 0.984756 |
| 2024-04-02 | 0.395 | 1.192633 |
| 2024-03-04 | 0.424 | 1.271746 |
| 2024-02-02 | 0.396 | 1.186055 |
| 2023-12-22 | 0.547 | 1.636745 |
| 2023-12-04 | 0.229 | 0.678720 |
| 2023-11-02 | 0.413 | 1.234310 |
| 2023-10-03 | 0.362 | 1.077060 |
| 2023-09-05 | 0.393 | 1.128662 |
| 2023-08-02 | 0.242 | 0.688282 |
| 2023-07-05 | 0.495 | 1.409453 |
| 2023-06-02 | 0.450 | 1.269752 |
| 2023-05-02 | 0.401 | 1.124825 |
| 2023-04-04 | 0.858 | 2.395711 |
| 2023-03-02 | 0.380 | 1.048276 |
| 2023-02-02 | 0.576 | 1.545894 |
| 2022-12-23 | 0.599 | 1.638627 |
| 2022-12-02 | 0.490 | 1.322002 |
| 2022-11-02 | 0.698 | 1.898545 |
| 2022-10-04 | 0.787 | 2.099787 |
| 2022-09-02 | 0.586 | 1.530426 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| All Time High | 39.96 |
| All Time Low | 28.79 |
| Ask | 29.5 |
| Ask Size | 800 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 15,470 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 24,874 |
| Average Volume | 24,874 |
| Average Volume10Days | 15,470 |
| Beta3 Year | 0.3 |
| Bid | 27.93 |
| Bid Size | 100 |
| Category | High Yield Bond |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Day High | 28.98 |
| Day Low | 28.94 |
| Dividend Yield | 9.27 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 2.8966484 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | BTS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 28.95 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 0.0099983215 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.00034536514 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -4.232806 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 30.456 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -1.4960003 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.049120054 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 28.79 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 0.16999817 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.0059047644 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 28.79 - 30.456 |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,661,175,000,000 |
| Full Exchange Name | Cboe US |
| Fullday Change | -0.050001144 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -0.1723583 |
| Fullday Price | 28.96 |
| Fund Family | iShares |
| Fund Inception Date | 1,660,780,800 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Legal Type | Exchange Traded Fund |
| Long Business Summary | The fund will seek to write call options up to (but not exceeding) the full amount of shares of the underlying fund held in the fund (i.e., the short position in the call option is offset, or “covered,” by the long position the fund holds in shares of the underlying fund). The underlying index utilizes “European-style” call options. |
| Long Name | iShares High Yield Corporate Bond Buywrite Strategy ETF |
| Market | us_market |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_1780838005 |
| Nav Price | 28.99087 |
| Net Assets | 112,059,328.0 |
| Net Expense Ratio | 0.69 |
| Open | 28.92 |
| Phone | 415-670-2000 |
| Post Market Change | 0.0 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Post Market Price | 28.96 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,959,806 |
| Previous Close | 29.01 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | ETF |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.0500011 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -0.172358 |
| Regular Market Day High | 28.98 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 28.94 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 28.94 - 28.98 |
| Regular Market Open | 28.92 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 29.01 |
| Regular Market Price | 28.96 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,947,186 |
| Regular Market Volume | 10,682 |
| Short Name | iShares High Yield Corporate Bo |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | HYGW |
| Three Year Average Return | 0.0580328 |
| Total Assets | 112,059,328 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing P E | 9.997761 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Trailing Three Month Nav Returns | 1.19498 |
| Trailing Three Month Returns | 1.19498 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 29.40758 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -0.44758034 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.015219897 |
| Type Disp | ETF |
| Volume | 10,682 |
| Yield | 0.092700005 |
| Ytd Return | 2.4517 |