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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HYMB returned +1.7% and IUSB returned −0.3%, so HYMB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, HYMB or IUSB?

HYMB charges 0.35% a year and IUSB charges 0.06%, so IUSB 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 IUSB: how they differ

HYMB and IUSB 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 Core Universal USD Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, HYMB and IUSB 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 IUSB
Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp Sal 2.53%	United States of America 0.38%
Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp Sal 1.54%	United States of America 0.37%
Buckeye Tobacco Settlement Financing Aut 1.27%	United States of America 0.37%
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico 0.64%	United States of America 0.37%
Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp Sal 0.62%	United States of America 0.36%
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico 0.55%	United States of America 0.36%
New York Liberty Development Corp 0.47%	United States of America 0.36%
Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority 0.43%	United States of America 0.35%

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 Apr 30, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.

HYMB and IUSB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	HYMB State Street(R) SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond ETF	IUSB iShares Core Universal USD 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	Core Universal USD Bond
Total return, 1 year	+1.7%	−0.3%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−15.8 pts	−17.8 pts
Expense ratio	0.35%	0.06%
Holdings	1867	17819

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.

IUSB in plain words

IUSB is a bond fund tracking the Core Universal USD Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −0.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, HYMB or IUSB?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HYMB returned +1.7% and IUSB returned −0.3%, so HYMB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, HYMB or IUSB?: HYMB charges 0.35% a year and IUSB charges 0.06%, so IUSB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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HYMB against IUSB, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 12, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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