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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HYMB returned +1.7% and VTWO returned +21.4%, so VTWO returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, HYMB or VTWO?

HYMB charges 0.35% a year and VTWO charges 0.07%, so VTWO 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 VTWO: how they differ

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

State Street(R) SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond ETF and Vanguard Russell 2000 Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, HYMB and VTWO 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 VTWO
Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp Sal 2.53%	Bloom Energy Corp 1.83%
Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp Sal 1.54%	Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd 1.12%
Buckeye Tobacco Settlement Financing Aut 1.27%	Sterling Infrastructure Inc 0.76%
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico 0.64%	Fabrinet 0.69%
Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp Sal 0.62%	Nextpower Inc 0.67%
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico 0.55%	IonQ Inc 0.63%
New York Liberty Development Corp 0.47%	Coeur Mining Inc 0.58%
Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority 0.43%	TTM Technologies Inc 0.52%

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 VTWO on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	HYMB State Street(R) SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond ETF	VTWO Vanguard Russell 2000 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	Russell 2000
Total return, 1 year	+1.7%	+21.4%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−15.8 pts	+3.9 pts
Expense ratio	0.35%	0.07%
Holdings	1867	1951

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.

VTWO in plain words

VTWO is an index equity fund tracking the Russell 2000. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +21.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1951 positions, with the top ten at 7.8%. It sat 5.3% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, HYMB or VTWO?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HYMB returned +1.7% and VTWO returned +21.4%, so VTWO returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, HYMB or VTWO?: HYMB charges 0.35% a year and VTWO charges 0.07%, so VTWO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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