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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EWJ returned +26.5% and HYMB returned +1.7%, so EWJ returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, EWJ or HYMB?

EWJ charges 0.49% 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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EWJ vs HYMB: how they differ

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

iShares MSCI Japan 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, EWJ 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 EWJ	Only in HYMB
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. 4.08%	Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp Sal 2.53%
TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 3.45%	Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp Sal 1.54%
SoftBank Group Corp. 3.37%	Buckeye Tobacco Settlement Financing Aut 1.27%
Tokyo Electron Limited 2.90%	Commonwealth of Puerto Rico 0.64%
Hitachi, Ltd. 2.86%	Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp Sal 0.62%
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. 2.58%	Commonwealth of Puerto Rico 0.55%
Sony Group Corporation 2.56%	New York Liberty Development Corp 0.47%
ADVANTEST CORPORATION 2.41%	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 Jun 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.

EWJ and HYMB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	EWJ iShares MSCI Japan 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	MSCI Japan	SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond
Total return, 1 year	+26.5%	+1.7%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+9.0 pts	−15.8 pts
Expense ratio	0.49%	0.35%
Holdings	179	1867

EWJ in plain words

EWJ is an index equity fund tracking the MSCI Japan. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +26.5% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.49% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 179 positions, with the top ten at 28.4%.

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, EWJ or HYMB?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EWJ returned +26.5% and HYMB returned +1.7%, so EWJ returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, EWJ or HYMB?: EWJ charges 0.49% a year and HYMB charges 0.35%, so HYMB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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