- CEO
- None
- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Asset Management - Bonds
- Address
- United States of America
- IPO Date
- Apr 27, 2016
- Business
- WisdomTree Trust - WisdomTree U.S. Short-Term High Yield Corporate Bond Fund (SFHY) is an exchange-traded fund that tracks an index of U.S. short-term high yield corporate bonds, selected and weighted based on fundamental factors such as earnings, cash flow, and income potential; it invests primarily in corporate bonds with short maturities, typically less than five years, aiming for high current income with reduced interest rate risk. The fund holds approximately 154 securities, with top 10 holdings comprising around 32% of assets, including a mix of high yield corporate debt across sectors; as of recent data, it features an average yield to maturity of about 6.48%, effective duration of 3.32 years, and distributions yielding roughly 6.10%. SFHY operates within the high yield bond segment of the fixed income market, targeting income-focused investors such as financial advisors and institutions seeking alternatives to traditional market-cap weighted or actively managed strategies.
Operated by WisdomTree Trust, a statutory trust sponsored by WisdomTree, Inc., headquartered in New York, NY, the fund is part of WisdomTree's broader suite of over 80 ETFs spanning equities, fixed income, commodities, and alternatives; WisdomTree, Inc., founded in 1985, manages approximately $109.8 billion in assets under management as of late 2024, with global operations including North America, Europe, and Asia. The fund trades on U.S. exchanges and is available to retail and institutional investors worldwide through brokerage platforms.
In recent developments, SFHY's predecessor ticker WFHY transitioned to SFHY prior to July 2024 without changes to its name, objective, or strategy. WisdomTree, Inc., the sponsor, completed the acquisition of Ceres Partners, LLC, a premier U.S. farmland investment manager, in October 2025, marking its entry into private asset markets with nearly $2 billion in farmland assets; in November 2025, WisdomTree made a strategic minority investment in AlphaBeta ETF Ltd to advance AI-driven ETF innovation and launched the WisdomTree Equity Premium Income Digital Fund (EPXC), expanding its tokenized asset offerings. These moves reflect WisdomTree's diversification beyond ETPs into private markets, models, and blockchain-enabled products, while maintaining focus on fixed income strategies like SFHY.