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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EMB returned +2.8% and HYMB returned +1.7%, so EMB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, EMB or HYMB?

EMB charges 0.39% a year and HYMB charges 0.35%, so HYMB 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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EMB vs HYMB: how they differ

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

iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond 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, EMB 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 EMB	Only in HYMB
Argentina Republic Government Internatio 1.12%	Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp Sal 2.53%
Argentina Republic Government Internatio 0.73%	Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp Sal 1.54%
Argentina Republic Government Internatio 0.64%	Buckeye Tobacco Settlement Financing Aut 1.27%
Argentina Republic Government Internatio 0.53%	Commonwealth of Puerto Rico 0.64%
Uruguay Government International Bonds 0.52%	Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp Sal 0.62%
EAGLE FUNDING LUXCO SARL 0.51%	Commonwealth of Puerto Rico 0.55%
Republic of Poland Government Internatio 0.40%	New York Liberty Development Corp 0.47%
UKRAINE GOVERNMENT 0.38%	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.

EMB and HYMB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	EMB iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond 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	J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond	SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond
Total return, 1 year	+2.8%	+1.7%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−14.7 pts	−15.8 pts
Expense ratio	0.39%	0.35%
Holdings	681	1867

EMB in plain words

EMB is a bond fund tracking the J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +2.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.39% 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, EMB or HYMB?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EMB returned +2.8% and HYMB returned +1.7%, so EMB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, EMB or HYMB?: EMB charges 0.39% a year and HYMB charges 0.35%, so HYMB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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