SHYM ETF — iShares Short Duration High Yield Muni Active ETF

iShares Short Duration High Yield Muni Active ETF (SHYM)

SHYM is a low-cost ETF. As of August 19, 2026, its distribution rate is 4.22%, its trailing-12-month yield is 4.35%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 99/100 (Safe). Fund total return is 9.6% over the past 5.4 years, 101.5 points behind SPY at 111.1%.

At the current 4.22% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $422 per year, or $35.17 per month on an equivalent basis.

iShares Short Duration High Yield Muni Active ETF is the continuing fund following the rename from HYMU (BlackRock High Yield Muni Income Bond ETF), effective 2025-02-10. See HYMU for the fund's history prior to the rename.

SHYM performance versus SPY

Data as of August 19, 2026.

Fund total return is 9.6% over the past 5.4 years, 101.5 points behind SPY at 111.1%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 2.2%.

SHYM key facts

Data as of August 19, 2026.

Distribution Safety Score™

99 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

4.18%

Issuer

iShares

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Fixed Income

Inception date

03/16/2021

Distribution rate

4.22%

Distribution frequency

Monthly

Trailing yield

4.35%

Last close

$22.10

AUM

$791,511,497

Average volume

190147.0

Last dividend

$0.0777

Ex-dividend date

08/03/2026

Payment date

08/06/2026

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (4.22%) is the latest regular payout annualized by the fund's stated frequency, divided by the last close. Issuers often publish this as “Distribution Rate” on the fact sheet. Trailing-12-month yield (4.35%) is the sum of distributions paid in the last 12 months, split-adjusted, divided by the last close. It lags a recent raise or cut. We show a 30-day SEC yield when the fund publishes one. Schwab and other issuers may report a TTM distribution yield or SEC yield on a different date — all can be valid; they are not interchangeable. Fund total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is what the fund did, not your personal gain/loss. Figures below use Dividend Vision data as of August 19, 2026.

Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology · SEC yield

Sources and review

Data as of August 19, 2026.

Primary sources: iShares; prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

SHYM risks and drawbacks

Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 2.2%.

Who may consider SHYM — and who may not

SHYM may suit someone looking for low-cost broad dividend exposure, a high Distribution Safety Score, moderate current income with a quality tilt. It is a weaker fit for investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields; investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

Frequently asked questions

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