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BIL vs HYMB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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On Jun 30, 2026 BIL's duration was 0.2 years and HYMB's 7.3; BIL charges 0.14% to HYMB's 0.35%.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $48.7bn for SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF and $3.8bn for State Street SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond ETF.

BIL on its own →HYMB on its own →
At a glance
+3.7%
BIL total return, 1 year
−1.0%
HYMB total return, 1 year
0.14%
BIL expense ratio
0.35%
HYMB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

BIL costs 0.21 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 4.7 points; BIL is 12.8 times larger.

BIL vs HYMB: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureBILHYMB
Return
Total return, 1 year+3.7%−1.0%
Drawdown
Below its high4.7%, high on Jul 2, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksBloomberg 1-3 Month U.S. Treasury Bill IndexICE US Select High Yield Crossover Municipal Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.14%0.35%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026$48.7bn$3.8bn
Holdings
Holdings in common0%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026. Method

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, BIL and HYMB hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first BIL HYMB
Only in one fund ↓
Only in BIL
U.S. Treasury Bills, due Aug 6, 2026 12.04%
U.S. Treasury Bills, due Sep 3, 2026 9.04%
U.S. Treasury Bills, due Aug 27, 2026 7.22%
U.S. Treasury Bills, due Sep 17, 2026 7.03%
U.S. Treasury Bills, due Sep 10, 2026 6.98%
U.S. Treasury Bills, due Sep 24, 2026 6.97%
U.S. Treasury Bills, due Aug 13, 2026 6.85%
U.S. Treasury Bills, due Aug 20, 2026 6.49%
Only in HYMB
PUERTO RICO SALES TAX FING CORP SALES TAX REVENUE, due Jul 1, 2058 2.49%
PUERTO RICO SALES TAX FING CORP SALES TAX REVENUE, due Jul 1, 2058 1.52%
BUCKEYE OH TOBACCO SETTLEMENT FING AUTH, due Jun 1, 2055 1.25%
PUERTO RICO CMWLTH, due Jul 1, 2041 0.63%
PUERTO RICO SALES TAX FING CORP SALES TAX REVENUE, due Jul 1, 2053 0.61%
PUERTO RICO CMWLTH, due Jul 1, 2046 0.54%
NEW YORK ST LIBERTY DEV CORP LIBERTY REVENUE, due Nov 15, 2044 0.46%
MET PIER & EXPOSITION AUTH IL REVENUE, due Dec 15, 2042 0.43%
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Side by side

BIL SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF HYMB State Street SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF
Issuer State Street State Street
What it is Tracks an index of 1-3 month T-bills Tracks an index of Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond
Total return, 1 year +3.7% −1.0%
Its benchmark over the same days not measured −1.4% (AGG)
Gap to its benchmark not measured +0.4 pts vs AGG
Expense ratio 0.14% 0.35%
Holdings 26 2105
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $48.7bn $3.8bn

BIL and HYMB on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund
BIL

BIL tracks an index of 1-3 month T-bills. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +3.7% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.14% a year.

HYMB

HYMB tracks an index of Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −1.0% with distributions reinvested, against −1.4% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.35% a year. It sat 4.7% below its high of Jul 2, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BIL or HYMB?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BIL returned +3.7% and HYMB −1.0%.
Which is cheaper, BIL or HYMB?
BIL is cheaper, by 0.21 percentage points a year. That is about $21 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where to next
BIL on its own →HYMB on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →BIL dividend history →BIL holdings →HYMB dividend history →HYMB holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
BIL and HYMB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
BIL and HYMB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
State Street website ↗

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How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

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