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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HYMB returned +1.7% and XLU returned +2.4%, so XLU returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, HYMB or XLU?

HYMB charges 0.35% a year and XLU charges 0.08%, so XLU 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 XLU: how they differ

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

State Street(R) SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond ETF and State Street(R) Utilities Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, HYMB and XLU 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 XLU
Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp Sal 2.53%	NextEra Energy Inc 12.93%
Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp Sal 1.54%	Southern Co/The 7.62%
Buckeye Tobacco Settlement Financing Aut 1.27%	Duke Energy Corp 6.97%
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico 0.64%	Constellation Energy Corp 5.61%
Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp Sal 0.62%	American Electric Power Co Inc 5.26%
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico 0.55%	Sempra 4.28%
New York Liberty Development Corp 0.47%	Dominion Energy Inc 4.24%
Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority 0.43%	Entergy Corp 3.71%

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 XLU on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	HYMB State Street(R) SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond ETF	XLU State Street(R) Utilities Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	State Street	State Street
What it is	SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond	Utilities
Total return, 1 year	+1.7%	+2.4%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−15.8 pts	−15.1 pts
Expense ratio	0.35%	0.08%
Holdings	1867	31

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.

XLU in plain words

XLU is an index equity fund tracking the Utilities. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +2.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 31 positions, with the top ten at 57.7%. It sat 10.0% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, HYMB or XLU?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HYMB returned +1.7% and XLU returned +2.4%, so XLU returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, HYMB or XLU?: HYMB charges 0.35% a year and XLU charges 0.08%, so XLU is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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