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 Aug 27, 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 | +0.19% | -1.79% | -5.32% | -6.56% | -9.36% | -1.73% | — | — | -3.97% |
| Total return | +0.82% | -0.57% | -2.35% | -2.35% | -2.07% | +6.99% | — | — | +3.96% |
* Annualized. Total return uses the dividend-adjusted price series (distributions reinvested); price return uses unadjusted closes. Performance through Aug 25, 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 Aug 22, 2026 — portfolio reporting date from the data provider; holdings are not live positions. 227 rows in database.
| # | Holding | Ticker | Weight | Shares | Market Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SIMPLIFY E GOVT MONEY MKT ETF | SBIL | 76.38% | 2.82M | $282.5M |
| 2 | TRS HYG SOFR -10 051427 | — | 36.98% | 1.72M | $136.8M |
| 3 | TRS HYG SOFR -25 111626 | — | 34.30% | 1.59M | $126.9M |
| 4 | TRS HYG SOFR -25 101526 | — | 28.30% | 1.31M | $104.7M |
| 5 | TRS UBSMQLTP SOFR +30 111326 | — | 21.90% | 739.57K | $81.0M |
| 6 | TRS UBSMPDLE SOFR -05 111326 | — | 20.56% | 76.04M | $76.0M |
| 7 | B 12/3/26 Govt | — | 8.36% | 31.26M | $30.9M |
| 8 | B 12/31/26 Govt | — | 6.67% | 25.00M | $24.7M |
| 9 | B 10/15/26 Govt | — | 4.30% | 16.00M | $15.9M |
| 10 | B 1/28/27 Govt | — | 3.70% | 13.90M | $13.7M |
| 11 | Cash | — | 1.99% | 7.37M | $7.4M |
| 12 | Accenture PLC | ACN | 0.30% | 5.96K | $1.1M |
| 13 | Intuit Inc | INTU | 0.29% | 2.93K | $1.1M |
| 14 | Fox Corp | FOXA | 0.29% | 15.50K | $1.1M |
| 15 | Airbnb Inc | ABNB | 0.28% | 5.45K | $1.0M |
| 16 | Autodesk Inc | ADSK | 0.27% | 4.01K | $1.0M |
| 17 | Willis Towers Watson PLC | WTW | 0.27% | 2.94K | $1.0M |
| 18 | Expedia Group Inc | EXPE | 0.27% | 3.09K | $992.7K |
| 19 | Microsoft Corp | MSFT | 0.26% | 2.02K | $977.5K |
| 20 | Merck & Co Inc | MRK | 0.26% | 6.32K | $964.8K |
| 21 | Automatic Data Processing Inc | ADP | 0.26% | 3.43K | $963.3K |
| 22 | Amgen Inc | AMGN | 0.26% | 2.18K | $957.7K |
| 23 | Agilent Technologies Inc | A | 0.26% | 5.97K | $949.5K |
| 24 | Garmin Ltd | GRMN | 0.26% | 3.20K | $943.4K |
| 25 | Jacobs Solutions Inc | J | 0.25% | 6.26K | $939.0K |
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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) | 7.54% | Paid (last 12 months) | $1.5700 |
| Frequency | Monthly | SEC yield | Not provided by our data source — see the issuer page |
| Last ex-date | Jul 28, 2026 | Last payment | $0.1300 (Jul 31, 2026) |
| Growth 1Y | -43.87% | Growth 3Y / 5Y (ann.) | -4.37% / — |
| Ex-date | Record | Pay date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Sep 25, 2025 | Sep 25, 2025 | Sep 30, 2025 | $0.1500 |
| Aug 26, 2025 | Aug 26, 2025 | Aug 29, 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 | 5.99% / 10.89% | Sharpe 1Y / 3Y | -0.938 / 0.363 |
| Max drawdown 1Y / 3Y | -5.16% / -9.04% | Sortino 1Y | -1.34 |
| Beta vs S&P 500 (3Y) | 0.38 | Correlation vs S&P 500 (1Y) | 0.388 |
| Downside deviation 1Y | 4.21% | Risk-free rate used | 3.72% (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 Aug 26, 2026. Formulas →
Liquidity
| Volume today | 164.78K | Average volume | 141.18K |
| AUM | $363.9M | Premium/Discount | -0.67% |
| 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 | $0.00 | 0.00% | $366.5M → $366.5M |
| 1 Week | -$7.1M | -1.91% | $372.5M → $366.5M |
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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