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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EWT returned +84.9% and HYMB returned +1.7%, so EWT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, EWT or HYMB?

EWT charges 0.59% 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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EWT vs HYMB: how they differ

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

iShares MSCI Taiwan 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, EWT 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 EWT	Only in HYMB
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Compa 19.35%	Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp Sal 2.53%
MediaTek Inc. 7.56%	Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp Sal 1.54%
DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC. 5.64%	Buckeye Tobacco Settlement Financing Aut 1.27%
HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 4.09%	Commonwealth of Puerto Rico 0.64%
ASE Technology Holding Co., Ltd. 2.86%	Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp Sal 0.62%
ELITE MATERIAL CO., LTD. 2.75%	Commonwealth of Puerto Rico 0.55%
UNIMICRON TECHNOLOGY CORP. 2.73%	New York Liberty Development Corp 0.47%
United Microelectronics Corporation 2.25%	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.

EWT and HYMB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	EWT iShares MSCI Taiwan 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 Taiwan	SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond
Total return, 1 year	+84.9%	+1.7%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+67.4 pts	−15.8 pts
Expense ratio	0.59%	0.35%
Holdings	85	1867

EWT in plain words

EWT is an index equity fund tracking the MSCI Taiwan. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +84.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.59% 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 85 positions, with the top ten at 51.6%.

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, EWT or HYMB?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EWT returned +84.9% and HYMB returned +1.7%, so EWT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, EWT or HYMB?: EWT charges 0.59% a year and HYMB charges 0.35%, so HYMB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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