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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HYMB returned +1.7% and LQD returned −2.7%, so HYMB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, HYMB or LQD?

HYMB charges 0.35% a year and LQD charges 0.14%, so LQD 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 LQD: how they differ

HYMB and LQD are both bond index funds, and over the year HYMB returned more, +1.7% against −2.7%.

State Street(R) SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond ETF and iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF.

HYMB and LQD on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	HYMB State Street(R) SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond ETF	LQD iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate 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	US investment grade bonds
Total return, 1 year	+1.7%	−2.7%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−15.8 pts	−20.2 pts
Expense ratio	0.35%	0.14%
Holdings	1867	not filed

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.

LQD in plain words

LQD is a bond fund tracking the US investment grade bonds. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −2.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.14% a year. It sat 6.4% below its high of Sep 22, 2021 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, HYMB or LQD?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HYMB returned +1.7% and LQD returned −2.7%, so HYMB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, HYMB or LQD?: HYMB charges 0.35% a year and LQD charges 0.14%, so LQD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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