iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYG) Dividend Safety Gauge & 10-Year DRIP Compounder

$77.43 -0.19% NYSE β€’ Public Delayed / 60s Snapshot

iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYG) carries a Roarable Rating of D+ (Sell) with 56/100 RQD Confidence due to weak cash-flow efficiency and sensitivity to current interest rates. Wait for business cash flow and institutional buying to improve before committing fresh money.

ROARABLE D+ β€’ SELL / AVOID Cap $16.00B
INTERACTIVE SCENARIO DECK:
RQD QUANT TACHOMETERSELL / AVOID β€’ D+
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Cash
SEC
Whale
5-PILLAR SNOWFLAKE RADARRw D+ Β· Rk D+
Cash (14)Whales (9)SEC (8)Macro (5)CEO (12)
Each axis scored 0–20
12M PRICE TARGET CONE-0.9% Base Target
$91 Bull$77 Base$60 Bear
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WHALE OPTIONS TUG-OF-WAR:48% Call Buyers ($2.2M)
52% PutsMax Pain: $77.00
CASH DIVIDEND + BUYBACK YIELD
3.1% Total Yield
1.3% Cash ($1.01/yr) + 1.8% Buybacks
PAYOUT SAFETY SPEEDOMETER
88/100 β€’ FORTRESS PAYOUT
FREE CASH FLOW PAYOUT RATIO
24.9% of FCF
8 consecutive years of payout growth
INTERACTIVE DRIP & SHAREHOLDER-YIELD COMPOUNDER (8.2% EST. ANNUAL)

$10,000 Compounded Over 10 Years β†’ $21,992

Est. Year-10 Shareholder Yield: $682/yr
$10.8K
Yr 1
$11.7K
Yr 2
$12.7K
Yr 3
$13.7K
Yr 4
$14.8K
Yr 5
$16.0K
Yr 6
$17.4K
Yr 7
$18.8K
Yr 8
$20.3K
Yr 9
$22.0K
Yr 10
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HYG // CANDLESTICK & AUTO-TRENDLINE WORKSTATION6M: -3.67%πŸ“ HORIZONTAL RANGE
2026-10-30O $77.44H $77.53L $77.31C $77.43VOL 60.75M
RES: $79.69SUP: $75.62SMA50: $78.07SMA200: $79.53
$80.82$79.62$78.42$77.22$76.02RES $79.69SUP $75.62$77.432026-04-302026-06-152026-07-312026-09-162026-10-30
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HYG Dilution Monitor, Expectations Hurdle, Butterfly Connections & Policy Exposure

Share Count & Dilution Monitor (#25)

Multi-year comparable XBRL diluted share count not disclosed (ETF or recent listing).

Reverse-DCF Expectations Hurdle (#30)
8.0%/yr Implied 5Y Growth

vs. +9.2% actual YoY revenue growth (assuming 9.25% cost of equity & 16.5x terminal multiple).

Ellis Vennor Setup Ledger (#33)

No active Ellis Vennor swing setup published on HYG today. View full Setup Ledger β†’

πŸ¦‹ Documented & Second-Order Butterfly Connections Open Graph β†’

No direct multi-tier Butterfly edges indexed yet for HYG. Explore sector supply chains on /butterfly.

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HYG Investor FAQ & Complete 8-Part Research Index

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Does HYG pay a dividend and is it safe?

iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYG) offers a 1.3% cash dividend yield ($1.01 annualized) and 3.1% total shareholder yield including buybacks. Roarable rates its payout coverage as FORTRESS PAYOUT.