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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HYMB returned +1.7% and VCIT returned −1.2%, so HYMB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, HYMB or VCIT?

HYMB charges 0.35% a year and VCIT charges 0.03%, so VCIT 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 VCIT: how they differ

HYMB and VCIT 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 Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, HYMB and VCIT 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 VCIT
Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp Sal 2.53%	Amazon.com Inc 0.31%
Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp Sal 1.54%	Boeing Co/The 0.28%
Buckeye Tobacco Settlement Financing Aut 1.27%	Meta Platforms Inc 0.28%
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico 0.64%	Bank of America Corp 0.27%
Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp Sal 0.62%	Oracle Corp 0.27%
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico 0.55%	Pfizer Investment Enterprises Pte Ltd 0.27%
New York Liberty Development Corp 0.47%	Anheuser-Busch Cos LLC / Anheuser-Busch 0.27%
Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority 0.43%	JPMorgan Chase & Co 0.25%

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 and VCIT on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	HYMB State Street(R) SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond ETF	VCIT Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	State Street	Vanguard
What it is	SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond	Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond
Total return, 1 year	+1.7%	−1.2%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−15.8 pts	−18.7 pts
Expense ratio	0.35%	0.03%
Holdings	1867	2302

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.

VCIT in plain words

VCIT is a bond fund tracking the Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −1.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. It sat 3.4% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, HYMB or VCIT?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HYMB returned +1.7% and VCIT returned −1.2%, so HYMB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, HYMB or VCIT?: HYMB charges 0.35% a year and VCIT charges 0.03%, so VCIT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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