If you want maximum headline income
→ HIMY
HIMY leads headline yield (~69.7%). Check the tape for total return and NAV path before sizing up.
Two income funds compared side-by-side using the available DivAgent snapshot. See which one fits your yield strategy.
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If you want maximum headline income
→ HIMY
HIMY leads headline yield (~69.7%). Check the tape for total return and NAV path before sizing up.
If you want total return (paid + price)
→ ABNDX
ABNDX leads 1Y total return (~-1.7%). Prefer this when you care about paid + price, not yield alone.
If you need sleep-at-night sizing
→ ABNDX
ABNDX is Tier 2 vs Tier 4 — the structurally lower-risk pick in this matchup.
HIMY currently combines a high annualized yield with a negative 1Y NAV change. That is a neutral screening signal, not evidence of how the distribution was funded. Review the reported total return and issuer documents.
When the edge flips — yield, total return, or NAV path — we email the updated tape. Plus the free Yield Trap cheat sheet: what high-yield funds actually paid vs what their prices did.
Path A · Still deciding
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Path B · Picked a side
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What this means: ABNDX is ratedTier 2 (Yield Plus)while HIMY is ratedTier 4 (Harvest).ABNDX is structurally lower risk than HIMY.
| Metric | ABNDX | HIMY |
|---|---|---|
| Total Return (1Y) | -1.67% | -54.20% |
| NAV Change (1Y) | -5.99% | -69.44% |
| Max Drawdown | -4.06% | -81.68% |
| Beta | N/A | N/A |
* Returns include dividend reinvestment. Drawdown calculates peak-to-trough decline over trailing 12 months.
The comparison remains available, but DivAgent will not assign a winner until both funds have current yield, total return, risk tier, drawdown, and fee data. Missing values are shown as N/A in the tables below.
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