HFIX, the Nomura High Yield Total Return ETF, is an ETF whose main story is the credit signal.
How it has performed
How HFIX has done, next to the ETFs carrying its narrative and the US market.
| Period | HFIX | The credit signal | US market |
|---|---|---|---|
| Since launch, October 2026 | +0.7% | – | – |
Returns are price change plus dividends. Its narrative is the ETFs carrying the credit signal, combined and weighted by size, leaving out leveraged and inverse ones. A dash means it has not traded for the whole period. Past performance, not a forecast or a recommendation.
Key facts
How it moves
HFIX has traded for less than a year, so how it moves against the market is not shown yet.
Risk
Against its peers
Nearest by size
The ETFs ranked just above and below HFIX by assets, among the 403 ETFs whose main narrative is the credit signal, largest first.
| # | ETF | ASSETS | 1 YEAR | COST |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 391 | AAAB | – | – | 0.05% |
| 392 | AIBN | – | – | 0.41% |
| 393 | ANG | – | – | 0.08% |
| 394 | BBBB | – | – | 0.05% |
| 395 | FTN | – | – | 0.02% |
| 396 | HFIX | – | – | 0.45% |
| 397 | HH | – | – | 0.05% |
| 398 | HINC | – | – | – |
| 399 | IGB | – | – | 0.02% |
| 400 | LIGB | – | – | 0.02% |
| 401 | MYCP | – | – | 0.15% |
1 year is price change plus dividends; cost is the yearly fee.
Cost against its peers
HFIX is the 265th cheapest of 383 ETFs in the credit signal. The dashed line is the middle of the group, a fee of 0.35% a year.
Where it sits in The credit signal
Each dot is one of 317 plain ETFs whose main narrative is the credit signal, placed by its return (up) and how much it swung (right) over the last year.
The narrative it carries
This is its only narrative.
The credit signal →
Corporate bonds, loans and the banks that make them: the price of lending to companies.
This week its attention level is 36.8, in the QUIET band, 22nd of 22. 465 ETFs carry it.
How it is built
A plain ETF that owns its holdings directly. It counts toward its narrative's share of money.
Common questions
What story is HFIX selling?
HFIX’s main story is the credit signal, which covers corporate bonds, loans and the banks that make them: the price of lending to companies.
What does HFIX cost?
HFIX charges a yearly fee of 0.45%. It is the 265th cheapest of 383 comparable ETFs.
Is HFIX leveraged?
No. HFIX is a plain ETF: it aims to move one for one with what it holds.
When did HFIX launch?
HFIX launched on October 5, 2026 and is issued by Nomura.
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