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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HYMB returned +1.7% and VYMI returned +28.2%, so VYMI returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, HYMB or VYMI?

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

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

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

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, HYMB and VYMI 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 VYMI
Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp Sal 2.53%	HSBC Holdings PLC 1.73%
Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp Sal 1.54%	Novartis AG 1.56%
Buckeye Tobacco Settlement Financing Aut 1.27%	Nestle SA 1.44%
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico 0.64%	Shell PLC 1.43%
Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp Sal 0.62%	Royal Bank of Canada 1.38%
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico 0.55%	Commonwealth Bank of Australia 1.15%
New York Liberty Development Corp 0.47%	Toyota Motor Corp 1.12%
Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority 0.43%	Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc 1.08%

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 VYMI on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	HYMB State Street(R) SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond ETF	VYMI Vanguard International High Dividend Yield 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	International High Dividend Yield
Total return, 1 year	+1.7%	+28.2%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−15.8 pts	+10.7 pts
Expense ratio	0.35%	0.07%
Holdings	1867	1582

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.

VYMI in plain words

VYMI is an index equity fund tracking the International High Dividend Yield. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +28.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1582 positions, with the top ten at 13.5%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, HYMB or VYMI?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HYMB returned +1.7% and VYMI returned +28.2%, so VYMI returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, HYMB or VYMI?: HYMB charges 0.35% a year and VYMI charges 0.07%, so VYMI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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