The present invention relates to polyethylene compositions comprising one or more ethylene polymers and one or more dendritic hydrocarbon polymer modifiers, in particular, this invention further relates to polyethylene blends comprising one or more ethylene polymers and one or more dendritic hydrocarbon polymer modifiers, wherein the modifier has: 1) a g′ value less than 0.75; 2) a Cayley tree topology with a layer number of 2 or more more; and 3) a average Mw between the branch points of 1,500 g/mol or more.