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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HYMB returned +1.7% and XRT returned −3.0%, so HYMB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, HYMB or XRT?

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

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

State Street(R) SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond ETF and State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Retail ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, HYMB and XRT 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 XRT
Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp Sal 2.53%	Groupon Inc 1.78%
Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp Sal 1.54%	RealReal Inc/The 1.75%
Buckeye Tobacco Settlement Financing Aut 1.27%	Bath & Body Works Inc 1.73%
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico 0.64%	Warby Parker Inc 1.64%
Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp Sal 0.62%	Upbound Group Inc 1.59%
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico 0.55%	Coupang Inc 1.55%
New York Liberty Development Corp 0.47%	Maplebear Inc 1.55%
Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority 0.43%	Revolve Group Inc 1.52%

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.

HYMB and XRT on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	HYMB State Street(R) SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond ETF	XRT State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Retail 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	SPDR S&P Retail
Total return, 1 year	+1.7%	−3.0%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−15.8 pts	−20.6 pts
Expense ratio	0.35%	0.35%
Holdings	1867	75

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.

XRT in plain words

XRT is an index equity fund tracking the SPDR S&P Retail. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −3.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 22% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 75 positions, with the top ten at 16.1%. It sat 12.2% below its high of Nov 16, 2021 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, HYMB or XRT?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HYMB returned +1.7% and XRT returned −3.0%, so HYMB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, HYMB or XRT?: HYMB charges 0.35% a year and XRT charges 0.35%, so HYMB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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