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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HYMB returned +1.7% and VCLT returned −4.8%, so HYMB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, HYMB or VCLT?

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

HYMB and VCLT 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 Long-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, HYMB and VCLT 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 VCLT
Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp Sal 2.53%	Anheuser-Busch Cos LLC / Anheuser-Busch 0.38%
Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp Sal 1.54%	CVS Health Corp 0.34%
Buckeye Tobacco Settlement Financing Aut 1.27%	Meta Platforms Inc 0.29%
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico 0.64%	Boeing Co/The 0.27%
Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp Sal 0.62%	Pfizer Investment Enterprises Pte Ltd 0.27%
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico 0.55%	Amazon.com Inc 0.26%
New York Liberty Development Corp 0.47%	Oracle Corp 0.24%
Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority 0.43%	AT&T Inc 0.24%

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 VCLT on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	HYMB State Street(R) SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond ETF	VCLT Vanguard Long-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	Long-Term Corporate Bond
Total return, 1 year	+1.7%	−4.8%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−15.8 pts	−22.3 pts
Expense ratio	0.35%	0.03%
Holdings	1867	2775

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.

VCLT in plain words

VCLT is a bond fund tracking the Long-Term Corporate Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −4.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. It sat 18.1% below its high of Sep 22, 2021 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, HYMB or VCLT?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HYMB returned +1.7% and VCLT returned −4.8%, so HYMB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, HYMB or VCLT?: HYMB charges 0.35% a year and VCLT charges 0.03%, so VCLT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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