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

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

Which is cheaper, HYMB or VTIP?

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

HYMB and VTIP hold 0% of their weight in the same names.

State Street(R) SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond ETF and Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, HYMB and VTIP 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 VTIP
Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp Sal 2.53%	United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 5.44%
Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp Sal 1.54%	United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 5.38%
Buckeye Tobacco Settlement Financing Aut 1.27%	United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 5.36%
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico 0.64%	United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 5.19%
Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp Sal 0.62%	United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 5.02%
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico 0.55%	United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 4.88%
New York Liberty Development Corp 0.47%	United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 4.87%
Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority 0.43%	United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 4.79%

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.

HYMB and VTIP on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	HYMB State Street(R) SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond ETF	VTIP Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities 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	Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities
Total return, 1 year	+1.7%	+1.7%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−15.8 pts	−15.8 pts
Expense ratio	0.35%	0.03%
Holdings	1867	25

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.

VTIP in plain words

VTIP is a bond fund tracking the Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year.

Questions people ask

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

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