Which returned more over the last year, BNDX or HYMB?

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BNDX returned −0.7% and HYMB returned +1.7%, so HYMB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, BNDX or HYMB?

BNDX charges 0.07% a year and HYMB charges 0.35%, so BNDX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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BNDX vs HYMB: how they differ

BNDX and HYMB hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and HYMB returned more over the year.

Vanguard Total International Bond Index Fund and State Street(R) SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, BNDX and HYMB hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in BNDX	Only in HYMB
French Republic Government Bond OAT 0.18%	Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp Sal 2.53%
Bundesschatzanweisungen 0.14%	Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp Sal 1.54%
Canadian Government Bond 0.13%	Buckeye Tobacco Settlement Financing Aut 1.27%
Canadian Government Bond 0.10%	Commonwealth of Puerto Rico 0.64%
Canadian Government Bond 0.10%	Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp Sal 0.62%
Canadian Government Bond 0.09%	Commonwealth of Puerto Rico 0.55%
Canadian Government Bond 0.08%	New York Liberty Development Corp 0.47%
Canadian Government Bond 0.08%	Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority 0.43%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Apr 30, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.

BNDX and HYMB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	BNDX Vanguard Total International Bond Index Fund	HYMB State Street(R) SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Vanguard	State Street
What it is	Total International Bond	SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond
Total return, 1 year	−0.7%	+1.7%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−18.2 pts	−15.8 pts
Expense ratio	0.07%	0.35%
Holdings	6707	1867

BNDX in plain words

BNDX is a bond fund tracking the Total International Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −0.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year.

HYMB in plain words

HYMB is a bond fund tracking the SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +1.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.35% a year. It sat 3.8% below its high of Jul 2, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BNDX or HYMB?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BNDX returned −0.7% and HYMB returned +1.7%, so HYMB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, BNDX or HYMB?: BNDX charges 0.07% a year and HYMB charges 0.35%, so BNDX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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