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PIMCO US Short-Term High Yield Corporate Bond Index UCITS ETF Dist (SSHY.L)

ETF · Currency in GBP · Last updated Jun 3, 2025

The investment seeks to replicate as closely as possible, before fees and expenses, the performance of the BofA Merrill Lynch 0-5 Year US High Yield Constrained index. The fund seeks to achieve the yield, volatility level, and low or negative correlations with other asset classes inherent in short maturity high yield.

ETF Info

ISIN

IE00B7N3YW49

WKN

A1JU1K

Issuer

PIMCO

Inception Date

Mar 14, 2012

Category

High Yield Bonds

Leveraged

1x

Index Tracked

Bloomberg US Corporate High Yield TR USD

Domicile

Ireland

Distribution Policy

Distributing

Asset Class

Bond

Expense Ratio

SSHY.L has an expense ratio of 0.55%, placing it in the medium range.

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PIMCO US Short-Term High Yield Corporate Bond Index UCITS ETF Dist

Popular comparisons:
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SSHY.L vs. FAHY.L SSHY.L vs. SJNK SSHY.L vs. ANGL SSHY.L vs. IBC3.DE SSHY.L vs. XYLD SSHY.L vs. JEPIX SSHY.L vs. AVB SSHY.L vs. URTH SSHY.L vs. O SSHY.L vs. ADC

Performance

Performance Chart

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S&P 500

Returns By Period

PIMCO US Short-Term High Yield Corporate Bond Index UCITS ETF Dist (SSHY.L) returned -5.00% year-to-date (YTD) and 2.78% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, SSHY.L returned 5.96% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.99%.

SSHY.L

YTD

-5.00%

1M

-0.44%

6M

-4.41%

1Y

2.78%

3Y*

4.27%

5Y*

4.52%

10Y*

5.96%

^GSPC (Benchmark)

YTD

0.92%

1M

4.38%

6M

-1.84%

1Y

12.48%

3Y*

13.05%

5Y*

13.71%

10Y*

10.99%

*Annualized

Monthly Returns

The table below presents the monthly returns of SSHY.L, with color gradation from worst to best to easily spot seasonal factors. Returns are adjusted for dividends.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
20252.42%-0.68%-3.70%-2.89%0.23%-0.35%-5.00%
20240.49%1.00%0.78%0.16%-0.61%1.84%-0.17%-0.65%-0.57%3.68%2.66%1.20%10.17%
20230.19%0.99%-1.09%-1.06%1.07%-0.85%-0.11%1.89%3.56%-0.55%-0.94%2.41%5.51%
2022-1.30%-0.12%2.12%2.44%-0.03%-2.11%4.77%2.71%2.86%-1.02%-2.75%-0.89%6.56%
2021-0.49%-1.10%2.21%0.51%-2.19%3.63%-0.83%1.49%1.96%-1.40%2.39%-0.45%5.70%
2020-0.31%1.37%-8.06%1.78%5.17%0.84%-2.72%-0.23%2.41%0.03%1.16%-0.55%0.33%
20191.11%-0.11%3.06%0.97%2.24%1.31%4.06%0.04%-0.49%-5.04%-0.12%-0.28%6.66%
2018-4.22%2.49%-1.73%2.67%3.77%0.88%1.71%1.34%0.03%0.71%-0.61%-1.82%5.07%
2017-1.22%2.36%-1.02%-2.15%0.96%-0.66%-0.61%2.47%-3.47%1.32%-2.08%0.26%-3.96%
20162.98%1.62%0.90%1.08%1.77%10.57%1.74%2.60%2.01%6.77%-1.89%3.64%38.85%
20153.89%-0.94%3.46%-2.44%1.04%-4.18%0.34%-0.10%-0.50%0.11%0.23%-0.42%0.24%
20140.64%-0.75%0.67%-0.96%1.20%-1.64%-0.06%2.80%0.44%2.67%1.94%-0.47%6.56%
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Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank

The current rank of SSHY.L is 31, indicating average performance compared to other ETFs on our website. Here’s a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.

The Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank of SSHY.L is 3131
Overall Rank
The Sharpe Ratio Rank of SSHY.L is 3535
Sharpe Ratio Rank
The Sortino Ratio Rank of SSHY.L is 3232
Sortino Ratio Rank
The Omega Ratio Rank of SSHY.L is 3030
Omega Ratio Rank
The Calmar Ratio Rank of SSHY.L is 3333
Calmar Ratio Rank
The Martin Ratio Rank of SSHY.L is 2727
Martin Ratio Rank
The risk-adjusted ranks indicate the investment's position relative to the market. A rank closer to 100 signifies top-performing investments, while a rank closer to 0 might suggest underperformance, based on the selected ratio. The values are calculated based on the past 12 months of returns.

Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators

The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for PIMCO US Short-Term High Yield Corporate Bond Index UCITS ETF Dist (SSHY.L) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.

The Sharpe ratio helps investors understand how much return they're getting for the level of risk taken. A higher Sharpe ratio indicates better risk-adjusted performance, meaning more reward for each unit of risk.

PIMCO US Short-Term High Yield Corporate Bond Index UCITS ETF Dist Sharpe ratios as of Jun 3, 2025 (values are recalculated daily):

  • 1-Year: 0.39
  • 5-Year: 0.57
  • 10-Year: 0.63
  • All Time: 0.56

These values reflect how efficiently the investment has delivered returns relative to its volatility over different time periods. All figures are annualized and based on daily total returns (including price changes and dividends).

The chart below shows the rolling Sharpe ratio of PIMCO US Short-Term High Yield Corporate Bond Index UCITS ETF Dist compared to the selected benchmark. This view highlights how the investment's risk-adjusted performance has changed over time.

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Dividends

Dividend History

PIMCO US Short-Term High Yield Corporate Bond Index UCITS ETF Dist provided a 8.11% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of £5.62 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 3 consecutive years.

4.00%4.50%5.00%5.50%6.00%6.50%7.00%7.50%£0.00£1.00£2.00£3.00£4.00£5.00£6.0020142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Dividends
Dividend Yield
PeriodTTM20242023202220212020201920182017201620152014
Dividend£5.62£5.63£4.80£3.62£3.28£3.81£4.02£3.84£4.13£4.07£3.22£2.82

Dividend yield

8.11%7.48%6.52%4.86%4.47%5.24%5.27%5.10%5.48%4.92%5.11%4.27%

Monthly Dividends

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for PIMCO US Short-Term High Yield Corporate Bond Index UCITS ETF Dist. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2025£0.43£0.58£0.43£0.40£0.42£0.00£2.27
2024£0.41£0.43£0.55£0.44£0.44£0.54£0.42£0.41£0.51£0.48£0.54£0.44£5.63
2023£0.40£0.33£0.37£0.39£0.35£0.36£0.44£0.37£0.50£0.41£0.41£0.47£4.80
2022£0.27£0.23£0.26£0.28£0.29£0.26£0.37£0.30£0.32£0.41£0.31£0.32£3.62
2021£0.36£0.29£0.30£0.27£0.33£0.26£0.26£0.27£0.22£0.28£0.22£0.23£3.28
2020£0.28£0.29£0.42£0.25£0.29£0.40£0.26£0.31£0.31£0.32£0.38£0.30£3.81
2019£0.26£0.32£0.35£0.35£0.33£0.37£0.40£0.31£0.36£0.30£0.28£0.38£4.02
2018£0.35£0.27£0.30£0.28£0.30£0.29£0.39£0.31£0.30£0.35£0.30£0.39£3.84
2017£0.45£0.32£0.35£0.35£0.40£0.31£0.36£0.30£0.30£0.39£0.31£0.30£4.13
2016£0.28£0.35£0.25£0.29£0.36£0.32£0.36£0.40£0.32£0.44£0.35£0.34£4.07
2015£0.25£0.25£0.24£0.27£0.23£0.31£0.25£0.31£0.26£0.25£0.32£0.28£3.22
2014£0.21£0.27£0.22£0.23£0.22£0.26£0.19£0.29£0.20£0.22£0.28£0.24£2.82

Drawdowns

Drawdowns Chart

The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way. Drawdowns are calculated considering price movements and all distributions paid, if any.

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Worst Drawdowns

The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the PIMCO US Short-Term High Yield Corporate Bond Index UCITS ETF Dist. A maximum drawdown is a measure of risk, indicating the largest reduction in portfolio value due to a series of losing trades.

The maximum drawdown for the PIMCO US Short-Term High Yield Corporate Bond Index UCITS ETF Dist was 15.94%, occurring on Mar 23, 2020. Recovery took 431 trading sessions.

The current PIMCO US Short-Term High Yield Corporate Bond Index UCITS ETF Dist drawdown is 8.52%.

Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-15.94%Sep 3, 2019142Mar 23, 2020431Dec 7, 2021573
-11.66%Jan 17, 2017301Mar 26, 201893Aug 8, 2018394
-11.17%Apr 14, 2015172Dec 14, 201583Apr 14, 2016255
-10.24%Sep 29, 2022199Jul 14, 2023176Mar 22, 2024375
-10.03%May 23, 2013305Aug 5, 2014107Jan 7, 2015412
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Volatility

Volatility Chart

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