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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HYMB returned +1.7% and IJS returned +22.1%, so IJS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, HYMB or IJS?

HYMB charges 0.35% a year and IJS charges 0.18%, so IJS 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 IJS: how they differ

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

State Street(R) SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond ETF and iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, HYMB and IJS 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 IJS
Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp Sal 2.53%	MOLINA HEALTHCARE INC 1.30%
Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp Sal 1.54%	MATCH GROUP INC 0.97%
Buckeye Tobacco Settlement Financing Aut 1.27%	EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY 0.84%
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico 0.64%	CARMAX INC 0.82%
Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp Sal 0.62%	KULICKE AND SOFFA INDUSTRIES INC 0.77%
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico 0.55%	POOL CORP 0.75%
New York Liberty Development Corp 0.47%	LKQ CORP 0.73%
Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority 0.43%	VISHAY INTERTECHNOLOGY INC 0.73%

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.

HYMB and IJS on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	HYMB State Street(R) SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond ETF	IJS iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	State Street	iShares
What it is	SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond	S&P Small-Cap 600 Value
Total return, 1 year	+1.7%	+22.1%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−15.8 pts	+4.7 pts
Expense ratio	0.35%	0.18%
Holdings	1867	461

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.

IJS in plain words

IJS is an index equity fund tracking the S&P Small-Cap 600 Value. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +22.1% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.18% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 461 positions, with the top ten at 8.3%. It sat 4.3% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, HYMB or IJS?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HYMB returned +1.7% and IJS returned +22.1%, so IJS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, HYMB or IJS?: HYMB charges 0.35% a year and IJS charges 0.18%, so IJS is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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