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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HYMB returned +1.7% and VIG returned +12.4%, so VIG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, HYMB or VIG?

HYMB charges 0.35% a year and VIG charges 0.04%, so VIG 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 VIG: how they differ

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

State Street(R) SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond ETF and Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, HYMB and VIG 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 VIG
Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp Sal 2.53%	Broadcom Inc 5.21%
Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp Sal 1.54%	Apple Inc 4.10%
Buckeye Tobacco Settlement Financing Aut 1.27%	Microsoft Corp 3.99%
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico 0.64%	JPMorgan Chase & Co 3.61%
Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp Sal 0.62%	Eli Lilly & Co 3.36%
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico 0.55%	Exxon Mobil Corp 2.92%
New York Liberty Development Corp 0.47%	Walmart Inc 2.62%
Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority 0.43%	Johnson & Johnson 2.51%

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 VIG on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	HYMB State Street(R) SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond ETF	VIG Vanguard Dividend Appreciation 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	Dividend growth
Total return, 1 year	+1.7%	+12.4%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−15.8 pts	−5.1 pts
Expense ratio	0.35%	0.04%
Holdings	1867	332

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.

VIG in plain words

VIG is an index equity fund tracking the Dividend growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +12.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 96% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 332 positions, with the top ten at 32.7%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, HYMB or VIG?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HYMB returned +1.7% and VIG returned +12.4%, so VIG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, HYMB or VIG?: HYMB charges 0.35% a year and VIG charges 0.04%, so VIG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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