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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HYMB returned +1.7% and VUSB returned +3.7%, so VUSB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, HYMB or VUSB?

HYMB charges 0.35% a year and VUSB charges 0.10%, so VUSB 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 VUSB: how they differ

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

State Street(R) SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond ETF and Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, HYMB and VUSB 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 VUSB
Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp Sal 2.53%	United States Treasury Bill 4.24%
Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp Sal 1.54%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.68%
Buckeye Tobacco Settlement Financing Aut 1.27%	PNC Financial Services Group Inc/The 0.59%
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico 0.64%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.53%
Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp Sal 0.62%	Regions Bank/Birmingham AL 0.52%
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico 0.55%	US Bancorp 0.51%
New York Liberty Development Corp 0.47%	Charles Schwab Corp/The 0.50%
Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority 0.43%	Truist Bank 0.45%

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 VUSB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	HYMB State Street(R) SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond ETF	VUSB Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	State Street	Vanguard
What it is	SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond	Ultra-Short Bond
Total return, 1 year	+1.7%	+3.7%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−15.8 pts	−13.8 pts
Expense ratio	0.35%	0.10%
Holdings	1867	1281

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.

VUSB in plain words

VUSB is a cash and treasury bills tracking the Ultra-Short Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +3.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.10% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, HYMB or VUSB?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HYMB returned +1.7% and VUSB returned +3.7%, so VUSB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, HYMB or VUSB?: HYMB charges 0.35% a year and VUSB charges 0.10%, so VUSB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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HYMB against VUSB, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 12, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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