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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HYMB returned +1.7% and JNK returned +3.3%, so JNK returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, HYMB or JNK?

HYMB charges 0.35% a year and JNK charges 0.40%, so HYMB 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 JNK: how they differ

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

State Street(R) SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond ETF and State Street(R) SPDR(R) Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, HYMB and JNK 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 JNK
Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp Sal 2.53%	1261229 BC LTD 0.64%
Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp Sal 1.54%	MERIDIAN ARC HOLDCO LLC 0.58%
Buckeye Tobacco Settlement Financing Aut 1.27%	ECHOSTAR CORP 0.52%
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico 0.64%	PR RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 0.49%
Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp Sal 0.62%	CLOUD SOFTWARE GRP INC 0.42%
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico 0.55%	QUIKRETE HOLDINGS INC 0.41%
New York Liberty Development Corp 0.47%	DISH NETWORK CORP 0.41%
Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority 0.43%	SV RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 0.40%

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 JNK on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	HYMB State Street(R) SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond ETF	JNK State Street(R) SPDR(R) Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	State Street	State Street
What it is	SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond	SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond
Total return, 1 year	+1.7%	+3.3%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−15.8 pts	−14.2 pts
Expense ratio	0.35%	0.40%
Holdings	1867	1198

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.

JNK in plain words

JNK is a bond fund tracking the SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +3.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.40% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, HYMB or JNK?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HYMB returned +1.7% and JNK returned +3.3%, so JNK returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, HYMB or JNK?: HYMB charges 0.35% a year and JNK charges 0.40%, so HYMB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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