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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HYMB returned +1.7% and JAAA returned +4.9%, so JAAA returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, HYMB or JAAA?

HYMB charges 0.35% a year and JAAA charges 0.20%, so JAAA 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 JAAA: how they differ

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

State Street(R) SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond ETF and Janus Henderson AAA CLO ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, HYMB and JAAA 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 JAAA
Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp Sal 2.53%	KKR CLO 35 Ltd. 0.96%
Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp Sal 1.54%	AB BSL CLO 1 Ltd. 0.88%
Buckeye Tobacco Settlement Financing Aut 1.27%	Anchorage Capital CLO 16 Ltd. 0.82%
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico 0.64%	Anchorage Capital CLO 17 Ltd. 0.80%
Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp Sal 0.62%	Carlyle US CLO Ltd. 0.70%
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico 0.55%	Carlyle US CLO Ltd. 0.67%
New York Liberty Development Corp 0.47%	Regatta XIX Funding Ltd. 0.67%
Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority 0.43%	Magnetite XXXII Ltd. 0.67%

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 JAAA on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	HYMB State Street(R) SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond ETF	JAAA Janus Henderson AAA CLO ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	State Street	Janus
What it is	SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond	Henderson AAA CLO
Total return, 1 year	+1.7%	+4.9%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−15.8 pts	−12.6 pts
Expense ratio	0.35%	0.20%
Holdings	1867	600

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.

JAAA in plain words

JAAA is an index equity fund tracking the Henderson AAA CLO. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +4.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.20% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 600 positions, with the top ten at 7.5%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, HYMB or JAAA?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HYMB returned +1.7% and JAAA returned +4.9%, so JAAA returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, HYMB or JAAA?: HYMB charges 0.35% a year and JAAA charges 0.20%, so JAAA is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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