Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
HYMB vs SPHD: how they differ
HYMB and SPHD hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and SPHD returned more over the year.
State Street(R) SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond ETF and Invesco S&P 500 High Dividend Low Volatility ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, HYMB and SPHD hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in HYMB | Only in SPHD |
|---|---|
| Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp Sal 2.53% | Verizon Communications Inc. 3.49% |
| Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp Sal 1.54% | Altria Group, Inc. 3.45% |
| Buckeye Tobacco Settlement Financing Aut 1.27% | Healthpeak Properties, Inc. 3.24% |
| Commonwealth of Puerto Rico 0.64% | Kraft Heinz Co. (The) 3.03% |
| Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp Sal 0.62% | Pfizer Inc. 2.99% |
| Commonwealth of Puerto Rico 0.55% | Franklin Resources, Inc. 2.82% |
| New York Liberty Development Corp 0.47% | VICI Properties Inc. 2.68% |
| Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority 0.43% | ONEOK, Inc. 2.66% |
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 and May 31, 2026.
| HYMB State Street(R) SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond ETF | SPHD Invesco S&P 500 High Dividend Low Volatility ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | State Street | Invesco |
| What it is | SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond | S&P 500 High Dividend Low Volatility |
| Total return, 1 year | +1.7% | +8.6% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −15.8 pts | −8.9 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.35% | 0.30% |
| Holdings | 1867 | 49 |
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.
SPHD in plain words
SPHD is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500 High Dividend Low Volatility. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +8.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.30% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 96% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 49 positions, with the top ten at 29.3%. It sat 4.1% below its high of Aug 24, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, HYMB or SPHD?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HYMB returned +1.7% and SPHD returned +8.6%, so SPHD returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, HYMB or SPHD?
- HYMB charges 0.35% a year and SPHD charges 0.30%, so SPHD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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