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Summary
BlackRock's iShares lineup offers three high-yield corporate bond ETFs throwing off 6–7% in monthly income for 2026. **USHY** (Broad USD High Yield) is the workhorse — a 6.92% yield at a rock-bottom 0.08% expense ratio across a deep, diversified pool of below-investment-grade debt. **SHYG** (0–5 Year High Yield) pays the most at 7.03% and keeps maturities short to dampen interest-rate sensitivity, at a 0.30% fee. And **HYXF** (ESG Advanced High Yield) yields 6.11% with an ESG screen that excludes weapons and other flagged issuers, at 0.35%. The honest caveat: this is *junk-bond credit risk*, not equity dividends — your income depends on companies not defaulting, so treat these as a fixed-income sleeve, not a dividend-stock substitute. But for retirees who want a real monthly check and understand the trade-off, they're a cheap, liquid way to put cash to work.
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