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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EFA returned +18.2% and HYMB returned +1.7%, so EFA returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, EFA or HYMB?

EFA charges 0.32% a year and HYMB charges 0.35%, so EFA 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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EFA vs HYMB: how they differ

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

iShares MSCI EAFE 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, EFA 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 EFA	Only in HYMB
ASML Holding N.V. 2.60%	Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp Sal 2.53%
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 1.47%	Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp Sal 1.54%
ASTRAZENECA PLC 1.36%	Buckeye Tobacco Settlement Financing Aut 1.27%
Novartis AG 1.30%	Commonwealth of Puerto Rico 0.64%
Nestle S.A. 1.21%	Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp Sal 0.62%
SHELL PLC 1.20%	Commonwealth of Puerto Rico 0.55%
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft 1.05%	New York Liberty Development Corp 0.47%
COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA 0.98%	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.

EFA and HYMB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	EFA iShares MSCI EAFE 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	Developed markets ex US	SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond
Total return, 1 year	+18.2%	+1.7%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+0.7 pts	−15.8 pts
Expense ratio	0.32%	0.35%
Holdings	705	1867

EFA in plain words

EFA is an index equity fund tracking the Developed markets ex US. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +18.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.32% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 705 positions, with the top ten at 13.4%.

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, EFA or HYMB?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EFA returned +18.2% and HYMB returned +1.7%, so EFA returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, EFA or HYMB?: EFA charges 0.32% a year and HYMB charges 0.35%, so EFA is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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