What if you invested in High Yield Bond (HYG) in 2007?
HYG · Bond · Data through 2026-06-01
If you invested $1,000 in High Yield Bond (HYG) in 2007
The same $1,000 in the S&P 500 would be worth $7,409(+640.9%)
The S&P 500 returned $7,409 on the same $1,000. S&P 500 outperformed by $4,928.
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High Yield Bond (HYG) vs. S&P 500 vs. US Dollar, 2007 to present
Year-by-Year Returns
$1,000 invested in High Yield Bond (HYG) starting January 2007
| Year | Price | Value | Annual |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | $32.08 | $1,000 | - |
| 2008 | $31.62 | $986 | -1.4% |
| 2009 | $26.29 | $820 | -16.9% |
| 2010 | $33.50 | $1,045 | +27.5% |
| 2011 | $38.83 | $1,210 | +15.9% |
| 2012 | $41.37 | $1,290 | +6.6% |
| 2013 | $45.44 | $1,417 | +9.8% |
| 2014 | $48.08 | $1,499 | +5.8% |
| 2015 | $49.14 | $1,532 | +2.2% |
| 2016 | $45.60 | $1,422 | -7.2% |
| 2017 | $53.04 | $1,654 | +16.3% |
| 2018 | $55.78 | $1,739 | +5.2% |
| 2019 | $57.33 | $1,787 | +2.8% |
| 2020 | $62.03 | $1,934 | +8.2% |
| 2021 | $64.86 | $2,022 | +4.6% |
| 2022 | $65.76 | $2,050 | +1.4% |
| 2023 | $62.34 | $1,944 | -5.2% |
| 2024 | $67.15 | $2,094 | +7.7% |
| 2025 | $73.40 | $2,288 | +9.3% |
| 2026 | $79.12 | $2,467 | +7.8% |
What this return means
A $1,000 stake in High Yield Bond (HYG) from 2007 has grown to $2,480. That is a +148.0% gain, a little over 2.5x your money, measured to 2026-06-01.
That is only about 4.7% a year once you compound it across 19.6 years. By comparison the S&P 500 returned about $7,409 on the same stake, edging out High Yield Bond (HYG) by close to $4,928. The index compounded at about 10.8% a year, a reminder that a single stock can lag a basket of them.
The path was not smooth. The best single year was 2010 at +27.5%, and the worst was 2009 at -16.9%. These figures use split-adjusted closing prices and exclude dividends, taxes, trading fees, and inflation, so a real after-tax result would differ.
Treat this as history rather than advice. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
What if you invested $100 a month instead?
Most people do not drop a lump sum in on day one. They add a fixed amount every month. Putting $100 into High Yield Bond (HYG) at the close of every month from April 2007 through June 2026 means 231 buys and $23,100 contributed over about 19.3 years.
$100/month, dollar-cost averaged
$38,587
+67.0% on $23,100 in
Same $23,100, all in at the start
$57,289
+148.0% on $23,100 in
Going all in at the start beat spreading the buys out by $18,702. That is the usual result when a stock trends up: each monthly buy pays a higher price than the last, so the average cost climbs. Averaging in also meant an average buy price of $47.63 per share across the whole stretch, so the monthly buyer never had to time a single low. Neither number counts dividends, taxes, or trading costs.
Illustrative fixed $100/month example, not a recommendation. Figures are computed from HYG split-adjusted monthly closes through June 2026. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
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