About this ETF
The Simplify High Yield ETF (CDX) is engineered to generate substantial current income. It achieves this by primarily allocating its capital to high-yield bonds, while simultaneously deploying strategies to reduce inherent credit risk. CDX offers foundational exposure to the high-yield market, delivering appealing income streams, and is fortified by a diverse array of dynamic and effective credit hedging techniques. Its principal hedging mechanism is rooted in a Quality-Junk factor. Furthermore, the ETF opportunistically invests in CDX call options and equity put options, assessing opportunities based on advantageous cost-to-payout ratios.
Description from the fund data provider · profile as of Oct 14, 2026.
Price Chart
Daily closing prices (price return, not total return). Comparison lines are normalized to percent change from the range start. Source: Financial Modeling Prep.
Performance
| 1M | 3M | 6M | YTD | 1Y | 3Y* | 5Y* | 10Y* | Incep.* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price return | -0.73% | -2.58% | -6.13% | -8.62% | -10.71% | -2.22% | — | — | -4.32% |
| Total return | -0.73% | -1.98% | -3.83% | -4.50% | -4.77% | +6.14% | — | — | +3.34% |
* Annualized. Total return uses the dividend-adjusted price series (distributions reinvested); price return uses unadjusted closes. Performance through Oct 13, 2026. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
Fees
| Net expense ratio | 0.50% | Annual cost of a $10,000 investment | $50.00 |
Illustrative calculation only: expense ratio × $10,000. It excludes trading costs, bid/ask spreads, taxes and changes in investment value. Gross vs. net expense details and any fee waivers are in the prospectus.
Holdings
Holdings as of Oct 10, 2026 · portfolio reporting date from the data provider; holdings are not live positions. 225 rows in database.
| # | Holding | Ticker | Weight | Shares | Market Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SIMPLIFY E GOVT MONEY MKT ETF | SBIL | 73.82% | 2.40M | $240.5M |
| 2 | TRS HYG 051427 | — | 34.55% | 1.46M | $112.6M |
| 3 | TRS HYG 111626 | — | 32.30% | 1.36M | $105.2M |
| 4 | TRS HYG 101526 | — | 31.17% | 1.31M | $101.5M |
| 5 | TRS UBSMQLTP 092327 | — | 24.70% | 749.67K | $80.5M |
| 6 | TRS UBSMPODL 092327 | — | 23.66% | 77.08M | $77.1M |
| 7 | B 12/3/26 Govt | — | 7.68% | 25.16M | $25.0M |
| 8 | B 12/31/26 Govt | — | 7.00% | 23.00M | $22.8M |
| 9 | B 3/11/27 Govt | — | 5.97% | 19.80M | $19.5M |
| 10 | B 1/28/27 Govt | — | 4.21% | 13.90M | $13.7M |
| 11 | Cash | — | 0.33% | 1.06M | $1.1M |
| 12 | Synopsys Inc | SNPS | 0.30% | 1.92K | $979.0K |
| 13 | NetApp Inc | NTAP | 0.30% | 4.07K | $965.7K |
| 14 | Cadence Design Systems Inc | CDNS | 0.28% | 2.59K | $915.0K |
| 15 | Cboe Global Markets Inc | — | 0.27% | 2.94K | $895.5K |
| 16 | Accenture PLC | ACN | 0.27% | 4.28K | $893.9K |
| 17 | Cisco Systems Inc | CSCO | 0.27% | 7.38K | $873.8K |
| 18 | Trane Technologies PLC | TT | 0.26% | 1.79K | $855.9K |
| 19 | Microsoft Corp | MSFT | 0.26% | 1.58K | $844.1K |
| 20 | Applied Materials Inc | AMAT | 0.26% | 1.66K | $843.1K |
| 21 | Autodesk Inc | ADSK | 0.26% | 3.58K | $841.9K |
| 22 | Gartner Inc | IT | 0.26% | 4.39K | $840.1K |
| 23 | Dell Technologies Inc | DELL | 0.26% | 1.43K | $838.7K |
| 24 | Visa Inc | V | 0.26% | 2.17K | $836.4K |
| 25 | GoDaddy Inc | GDDY | 0.26% | 8.00K | $834.4K |
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Sector Exposure
Geographic Exposure
Country weights as reported by the data provider. Developed/emerging/frontier labels follow the classification on the Methodology page. Currency hedged: No hedging indicated in the fund name.
Distributions
| Yield (TTM) | 8.26% | Paid (last 12 months) | $1.6800 |
| Frequency | Monthly | SEC yield | Not provided by our data source; see the issuer page |
| Last ex-date | Sep 25, 2026 | Last payment | $0.1300 (Sep 30, 2026) |
| Growth 1Y | -34.04% | Growth 3Y / 5Y (ann.) | -3.94% / — |
| Ex-date | Record | Pay date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25, 2026 | Sep 25, 2026 | Sep 30, 2026 | $0.1300 |
| Aug 26, 2026 | Aug 26, 2026 | Aug 31, 2026 | $0.1300 |
| Jul 28, 2026 | Jul 28, 2026 | Jul 31, 2026 | $0.1300 |
| Jun 25, 2026 | Jun 25, 2026 | Jun 30, 2026 | $0.1300 |
| May 26, 2026 | May 26, 2026 | May 29, 2026 | $0.1200 |
| Apr 27, 2026 | Apr 27, 2026 | Apr 30, 2026 | $0.1400 |
| Mar 26, 2026 | Mar 26, 2026 | Mar 31, 2026 | $0.1500 |
| Feb 24, 2026 | Feb 24, 2026 | Feb 27, 2026 | $0.1500 |
| Jan 27, 2026 | Jan 27, 2026 | Jan 30, 2026 | $0.1500 |
| Dec 23, 2025 | Dec 23, 2025 | Dec 31, 2025 | $0.1500 |
| Nov 21, 2025 | Nov 21, 2025 | Nov 28, 2025 | $0.1500 |
| Oct 28, 2025 | Oct 28, 2025 | Oct 31, 2025 | $0.1500 |
Trailing distribution yield = last 12 months of cash ÷ current price. It is NOT the SEC 30-day yield and distributions are not guaranteed to continue. The difference explained →
Risk Statistics
| Volatility 1Y / 3Y | 6.12% / 10.80% | Sharpe 1Y / 3Y | -1.42 / 0.253 |
| Max drawdown 1Y / 3Y | -6.32% / -10.16% | Sortino 1Y | -1.98 |
| Beta vs S&P 500 (3Y) | 0.378 | Correlation vs S&P 500 (1Y) | 0.414 |
| Downside deviation 1Y | 4.37% | Risk-free rate used | 4.06% (3M T-bill, FRED) |
Computed by ETF Explorer from daily dividend-adjusted closes; volatility and drawdown are annualized/period figures; S&P 500 exposure proxied by SPY. As of Oct 14, 2026. Formulas →
Liquidity
| Volume today | 679 | Average volume | 128.28K |
| AUM | $321.2M | Premium/Discount | -0.05% |
| Bid/Ask spread | Not provided by our data source. Check your broker's quote screen; spreads are widest at the open and close. | ||
Premium/discount compares the delayed market price with the last reported NAV: an indicative figure, not the official closing premium/discount. How ETF liquidity works →
Fund Flows (estimated)
| Period | Est. net flow | % of starting AUM | AUM start → end |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Day | $256.6K | +0.08% | $321.0M → $321.2M |
| 1 Month | -$24.2M | -6.98% | $346.4M → $321.2M |
| 1 Week | $1.6M | +0.50% | $320.4M → $321.2M |
ETF Explorer estimate: change in reported AUM minus the market-move effect, from our own daily snapshots. Not official issuer creation/redemption data.
Official Fund Resources
External links open the issuer's site or SEC EDGAR in a new tab. The prospectus and official documents are always the authoritative source; review them before investing.
Latest News for CDX
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Guided help: AUM is fund size. The expense ratio is the yearly cost baked into returns. NAV is the value of what the fund owns per share; the market price can sit slightly above (premium) or below (discount) it. Total return assumes distributions were reinvested. Every dataset shows its own as-of date because holdings, assets and quotes update on different schedules.
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