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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HYMB returned +1.7% and IWO returned +17.0%, so IWO returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, HYMB or IWO?

HYMB charges 0.35% a year and IWO charges 0.24%, so IWO 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 IWO: how they differ

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

State Street(R) SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond ETF and iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, HYMB and IWO 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 IWO
Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp Sal 2.53%	Moog, Inc. 0.73%
Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp Sal 1.54%	BrightSpring Health Services, Inc. 0.68%
Buckeye Tobacco Settlement Financing Aut 1.27%	MaxLinear, Inc. 0.67%
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico 0.64%	Argan, Inc. 0.66%
Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp Sal 0.62%	JFrog Ltd. 0.60%
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico 0.55%	Krystal Biotech, Inc. 0.58%
New York Liberty Development Corp 0.47%	ESCO Technologies, Inc. 0.56%
Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority 0.43%	FirstCash Holdings, Inc. 0.54%

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 IWO on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	HYMB State Street(R) SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond ETF	IWO iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	State Street	iShares
What it is	SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond	Russell 2000 Growth
Total return, 1 year	+1.7%	+17.0%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−15.8 pts	−0.5 pts
Expense ratio	0.35%	0.24%
Holdings	1867	1133

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.

IWO in plain words

IWO is an index equity fund tracking the Russell 2000 Growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.24% 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 1133 positions, with the top ten at 6.1%. It sat 7.1% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, HYMB or IWO?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HYMB returned +1.7% and IWO returned +17.0%, so IWO returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, HYMB or IWO?: HYMB charges 0.35% a year and IWO charges 0.24%, so IWO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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