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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HYMB returned +1.7% and VTEB returned +0.2%, so HYMB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, HYMB or VTEB?

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

HYMB and VTEB hold 1% 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 Tax-Exempt Bond Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, HYMB and VTEB hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions HYMB and VTEB both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	HYMB	VTEB
New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Aut	0.12%	0.07%
Metropolitan Transportation Authority	0.19%	0.06%
County of Jefferson AL Sewer Revenue	0.17%	0.05%
Metropolitan Washington Airports Authori	0.28%	0.05%
City of Chicago IL	0.12%	0.04%
New Jersey Turnpike Authority	0.03%	0.04%
South Carolina Public Service Authority	0.06%	0.03%
North Carolina Turnpike Authority	0.32%	0.03%
Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority	0.27%	0.03%
District of Columbia	0.04%	0.03%
New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Aut	0.13%	0.03%
Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia	0.09%	0.02%

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in HYMB	Only in VTEB
Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp Sal 2.53%	University of California 0.12%
Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp Sal 1.54%	Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority 0.12%
Buckeye Tobacco Settlement Financing Aut 1.27%	Colorado State Education Loan Program 0.11%
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico 0.64%	State of California 0.11%
Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp Sal 0.62%	New York City Transitional Finance Autho 0.09%
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico 0.55%	Dallas Independent School District 0.09%
New York Liberty Development Corp 0.47%	New York State Dormitory Authority 0.09%
Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp Sal 0.36%	Ohio Water Development Authority Water P 0.09%

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 VTEB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	HYMB State Street(R) SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond ETF	VTEB Vanguard Tax-Exempt 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	Tax-Exempt Bond
Total return, 1 year	+1.7%	+0.2%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−15.8 pts	−17.3 pts
Expense ratio	0.35%	0.03%
Holdings	1867	10185

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.

VTEB in plain words

VTEB is a bond fund tracking the Tax-Exempt Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +0.2% 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 3.6% below its high of Jul 6, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, HYMB or VTEB?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HYMB returned +1.7% and VTEB returned +0.2%, so HYMB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, HYMB or VTEB?: HYMB charges 0.35% a year and VTEB charges 0.03%, so VTEB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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