Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
HYMB vs IEMG: how they differ
HYMB and IEMG hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and IEMG returned more over the year.
State Street(R) SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond ETF and iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, HYMB and IEMG hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in HYMB | Only in IEMG |
|---|---|
| Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp Sal 2.53% | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Compa 12.52% |
| Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp Sal 1.54% | SK hynix Inc. 5.83% |
| Buckeye Tobacco Settlement Financing Aut 1.27% | Tencent Holdings Limited 2.38% |
| Commonwealth of Puerto Rico 0.64% | Alibaba Group Holding Limited 1.83% |
| Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp Sal 0.62% | MediaTek Inc. 1.42% |
| Commonwealth of Puerto Rico 0.55% | DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC. 1.03% |
| New York Liberty Development Corp 0.47% | HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 0.79% |
| Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority 0.43% | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 0.74% |
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 State Street(R) SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond ETF | IEMG iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | State Street | iShares |
| What it is | SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond | Core MSCI Emerging Markets |
| Total return, 1 year | +1.7% | +30.6% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −15.8 pts | +13.1 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.35% | 0.09% |
| Holdings | 1867 | 2695 |
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.
IEMG in plain words
IEMG is an index equity fund tracking the Core MSCI Emerging Markets. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +30.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% 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 2695 positions, with the top ten at 34.1%. It sat 4.0% below its high of Jun 22, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, HYMB or IEMG?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HYMB returned +1.7% and IEMG returned +30.6%, so IEMG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, HYMB or IEMG?
- HYMB charges 0.35% a year and IEMG charges 0.09%, so IEMG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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