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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HYMB returned +1.7% and IEF returned −2.7%, so HYMB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, HYMB or IEF?

HYMB charges 0.35% a year and IEF charges 0.15%, so IEF 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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HYMB vs IEF: how they differ

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

State Street(R) SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond ETF and iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, HYMB and IEF 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 HYMB	Only in IEF
Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp Sal 2.53%	United States of America 9.71%
Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp Sal 1.54%	United States of America 8.94%
Buckeye Tobacco Settlement Financing Aut 1.27%	United States of America 8.91%
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico 0.64%	United States of America 8.89%
Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp Sal 0.62%	United States of America 8.87%
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico 0.55%	United States of America 8.79%
New York Liberty Development Corp 0.47%	United States of America 8.69%
Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority 0.43%	United States of America 8.46%

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.

HYMB and IEF on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	HYMB State Street(R) SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond ETF	IEF iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	State Street	iShares
What it is	SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond	7-10 Year Treasury Bond
Total return, 1 year	+1.7%	−2.7%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−15.8 pts	−20.2 pts
Expense ratio	0.35%	0.15%
Holdings	1867	15

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.

IEF in plain words

IEF is a bond fund tracking the 7-10 Year Treasury Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −2.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. It sat 13.3% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, HYMB or IEF?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HYMB returned +1.7% and IEF returned −2.7%, so HYMB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, HYMB or IEF?: HYMB charges 0.35% a year and IEF charges 0.15%, so IEF is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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