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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HYMB returned +1.7% and VOX returned +2.9%, so VOX returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, HYMB or VOX?

HYMB charges 0.35% a year and VOX charges 0.09%, so VOX 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 VOX: how they differ

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

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

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, HYMB and VOX 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 VOX
Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp Sal 2.53%	Meta Platforms Inc 21.12%
Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp Sal 1.54%	Alphabet Inc 16.14%
Buckeye Tobacco Settlement Financing Aut 1.27%	Alphabet Inc 10.61%
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico 0.64%	Netflix Inc 4.77%
Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp Sal 0.62%	Verizon Communications Inc 4.17%
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico 0.55%	Walt Disney Co/The 3.96%
New York Liberty Development Corp 0.47%	AT&T Inc 3.69%
Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority 0.43%	Warner Bros Discovery Inc 2.74%

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 VOX on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	HYMB State Street(R) SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond ETF	VOX Vanguard Communication Services 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	Communication Services
Total return, 1 year	+1.7%	+2.9%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−15.8 pts	−14.6 pts
Expense ratio	0.35%	0.09%
Holdings	1867	114

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.

VOX in plain words

VOX is an index equity fund tracking the Communication Services. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +2.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 84% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 114 positions, with the top ten at 72.1%. It sat 4.3% below its high of Jan 29, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, HYMB or VOX?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HYMB returned +1.7% and VOX returned +2.9%, so VOX returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, HYMB or VOX?: HYMB charges 0.35% a year and VOX charges 0.09%, so VOX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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