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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DGRO returned +17.4% and HYMB returned +1.7%, so DGRO returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, DGRO or HYMB?

DGRO charges 0.08% a year and HYMB charges 0.35%, so DGRO 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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DGRO vs HYMB: how they differ

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

iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF and State Street(R) SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DGRO 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 DGRO	Only in HYMB
BROADCOM INC 3.25%	Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp Sal 2.53%
JP MORGAN CHASE & COMPANY 3.05%	Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp Sal 1.54%
APPLE INC 2.94%	Buckeye Tobacco Settlement Financing Aut 1.27%
MICROSOFT CORP 2.92%	Commonwealth of Puerto Rico 0.64%
EXXON MOBIL CORP 2.91%	Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp Sal 0.62%
JOHNSON & JOHNSON 2.64%	Commonwealth of Puerto Rico 0.55%
ABBVIE INC 2.53%	New York Liberty Development Corp 0.47%
UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC 2.32%	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.

DGRO and HYMB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	DGRO iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF	HYMB State Street(R) SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	State Street
What it is	Core Dividend Growth	SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond
Total return, 1 year	+17.4%	+1.7%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−0.1 pts	−15.8 pts
Expense ratio	0.08%	0.35%
Holdings	394	1867

DGRO in plain words

DGRO is an index equity fund tracking the Core Dividend Growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 95% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 394 positions, with the top ten at 26.6%.

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, DGRO or HYMB?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DGRO returned +17.4% and HYMB returned +1.7%, so DGRO returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, DGRO or HYMB?: DGRO charges 0.08% a year and HYMB charges 0.35%, so DGRO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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