IHY - VanEck International High Yield Bond ETF

The VanEck International High Yield Bond ETF (IHY) aims to closely track the total returns – both price appreciation and yield – of the ICE BofA Global ex-US Issuers High Yield Constrained Index (HXUS), prior to accounting for its own fees and expenses. This underlying index is composed of high-yield corporate bonds, meaning those rated below investment grade. These bonds are issued by companies located outside the United States and are denominated in U.

Sector
Financial Services
Industry
Asset Management - Bonds
Market Cap
$43.4M
Beta
0.77
52-Week Range
21.18-22.5
Dividend Yield
$1.25
IPO Date
Apr 3, 2012
Exchange
AMEX

IHY Options Snapshot

Options pricing data for IHY is refreshed daily after the close. When listed contracts exist, this page surfaces the latest at-the-money implied volatility, max pain strike, dealer gamma exposure (GEX), and 25-delta skew. Listed contracts and live snapshots appear once the options chain has been published by the exchange for the most recent session.

What This Page Covers

The IHY overview links into per-metric analysis views: max pain, gamma exposure, volatility skew, expected move, options chain, open interest history, and aggregate Greeks. Microstructure data is available on short interest, short volume, fail-to-deliver, and market structure.

Frequently asked IHY overview questions

What is IHY?
IHY is the ticker symbol for VanEck International High Yield Bond ETF, an listed exchange-traded fund. The VanEck International High Yield Bond ETF (IHY) aims to closely track the total returns – both price appreciation and yield – of the ICE BofA Global ex-US Issuers High Yield Constrained Index (HXUS), prior to accounting for its own fees and expenses. This underlying index is composed of high-yield corporate bonds, meaning those rated below investment grade. Listed on AMEX. IHY is the ETF ticker shown on this page; ETF traders use the fund for diversified exposure to its underlying basket, for sector and factor rotation, and for hedging or replication strategies via the listed options chain.
What are IHY's key statistics?
VanEck International High Yield Bond ETF (IHY) carries a market capitalization of $43.4M, 52-week range of 21.18-22.5. Full holdings disclosure, expense ratio, and tracking-error history live on the per-ticker fundamentals page or the sponsor's site; daily NAV and premium/discount-to-NAV are accessible from the same view. These structural inputs frame how the ETF options market prices implied volatility relative to its constituents.
What sector or industry does IHY belong to?
VanEck International High Yield Bond ETF operates in the Financial Services sector, in the Asset Management - Bonds industry. Sector classification affects how the ticker correlates with sector ETFs, how it reacts to macro factors like rate moves and commodity prices, and how its options pricing compares to sector peers. Compare IHY's implied volatility and skew against sector benchmarks to gauge whether the options market is pricing single-name or systemic risk relative to the broader peer group.
How current is the IHY data on this page?
Options snapshots refresh after each trading session; if no snapshot is currently posted for IHY, it usually reflects low options liquidity or a recently listed name. Fund-level fields (sponsor, expense ratio, holdings concentration where available) refresh from the vendor feed nightly. ETF-specific filings (N-CSR, N-PX, N-CEN) update on the SEC EDGAR cadence. FINRA microstructure data refreshes on the source's cadence; for ETFs the off-exchange volume signal is dominated by authorized-participant creation and redemption rather than directional flow.