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

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

Which is cheaper, HYMB or USHY?

HYMB charges 0.35% a year and USHY charges 0.08%, so USHY 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 USHY: how they differ

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

State Street(R) SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond ETF and iShares Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, HYMB and USHY 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 USHY
Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp Sal 2.53%	1261229 BC LTD 0.48%
Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp Sal 1.54%	ECHOSTAR CORP 0.42%
Buckeye Tobacco Settlement Financing Aut 1.27%	QUIKRETE HOLDINGS INC 0.29%
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico 0.64%	SV RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 0.28%
Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp Sal 0.62%	CLOUD SOFTWARE GRP INC 0.27%
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico 0.55%	WULF COMPUTE LLC 0.26%
New York Liberty Development Corp 0.47%	ASURION LLC/ASURION CO 0.26%
Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority 0.43%	HUB INTERNATIONAL LTD 0.26%

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 USHY on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	HYMB State Street(R) SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond ETF	USHY iShares Broad USD High Yield 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	Broad USD High Yield Corporate 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%	0.08%
Holdings	1867	1894

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.

USHY in plain words

USHY is a bond fund tracking the Broad USD High Yield Corporate 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 0.08% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, HYMB or USHY?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HYMB returned +1.7% and USHY returned +3.3%, so USHY returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, HYMB or USHY?: HYMB charges 0.35% a year and USHY charges 0.08%, so USHY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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