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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HYMB returned +1.7% and PFF returned −0.8%, so HYMB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, HYMB or PFF?

HYMB charges 0.35% a year and PFF charges 0.45%, 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 PFF: how they differ

HYMB and PFF 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 Preferred and Income Securities ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, HYMB and PFF 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 PFF
Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp Sal 2.53%	BOEING COMPANY (THE) 3.99%
Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp Sal 1.54%	STRATEGY INC 2.99%
Buckeye Tobacco Settlement Financing Aut 1.27%	WELLS FARGO & COMPANY 2.37%
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico 0.64%	ORACLE CORP 2.31%
Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp Sal 0.62%	HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE COMPANY 1.79%
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico 0.55%	BANK OF AMERICA CORP 1.47%
New York Liberty Development Corp 0.47%	CITIGROUP CAPITAL XIII 1.33%
Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority 0.43%	ALBEMARLE CORP 1.31%

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 PFF on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	HYMB State Street(R) SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond ETF	PFF iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	State Street	iShares
What it is	SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond	Preferred and Income Securities
Total return, 1 year	+1.7%	−0.8%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−15.8 pts	−18.3 pts
Expense ratio	0.35%	0.45%
Holdings	1867	455

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.

PFF in plain words

PFF is an index equity fund tracking the Preferred and Income Securities. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −0.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.45% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 22% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 455 positions, with the top ten at 19.9%. It sat 3.2% below its high of May 8, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, HYMB or PFF?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HYMB returned +1.7% and PFF returned −0.8%, so HYMB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, HYMB or PFF?: HYMB charges 0.35% a year and PFF charges 0.45%, so HYMB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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