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BND vs HYMB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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On Jun 30, 2026 BND's duration was 5.7 years and HYMB's 7.3; BND charges 0.03% to HYMB's 0.35%.

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Net assets: $161.4bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF, and $3.8bn on Oct 27, 2026 for State Street SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond ETF.

BND on its own →HYMB on its own →
At a glance
−1.3%
BND total return, 1 year
−1.0%
HYMB total return, 1 year
0.03%
BND expense ratio
0.35%
HYMB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

BND costs 0.32 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.3 points; BND is far larger, $161.4bn against $3.7bn.

BND vs HYMB: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureBNDHYMB
Return
Total return, 1 year−1.3%−1.0%
Drawdown
Below its high3.5%, high on Aug 6, 20204.7%, high on Jul 2, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksBloomberg U.S. Aggregate Float Adjusted IndexICE US Select High Yield Crossover Municipal Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.03%0.35%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026$161.4bn$3.7bn
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, BND and HYMB hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026.

0 half 100%

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first BND HYMB
Only in one fund ↓
Only in BND
US TREASURY N/B, due Jan 31, 2028 0.47%
US TREASURY N/B, due May 15, 2034 0.41%
US TREASURY N/B, due Nov 15, 2034 0.41%
US TREASURY N/B, due Nov 30, 2027 0.41%
US TREASURY N/B, due Feb 15, 2035 0.41%
US TREASURY N/B, due Feb 15, 2036 0.41%
US TREASURY N/B, due Aug 15, 2034 0.41%
US TREASURY N/B, due Feb 15, 2034 0.40%
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

BND Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF HYMB State Street SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF
Issuer Vanguard State Street
What it is Tracks an index of US aggregate bonds Tracks an index of Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond
Total return, 1 year −1.3% −1.0%
Its benchmark over the same days −1.4% (AGG) −1.4% (AGG)
Gap to its benchmark +0.1 pts vs AGG +0.4 pts vs AGG
Expense ratio 0.03% 0.35%
Holdings 16301 2105
Net assets, BND as of Sep 30, 2026 and HYMB as of Oct 27, 2026 $161.4bn $3.8bn

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

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About each fund
BND

BND tracks an index of US aggregate bonds. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −1.3% with distributions reinvested, against −1.4% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Float Adjusted Index, measured by the closely related Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. It sat 3.5% below its high of Aug 6, 2020 on Oct 28, 2026.

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, BND or HYMB?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BND returned −1.3% and HYMB −1.0%.
Which is cheaper, BND or HYMB?
BND is cheaper, by 0.32 percentage points a year. That is about $32 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where to next
BND on its own →HYMB on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →BND dividend history →BND holdings →HYMB dividend history →HYMB holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
BND filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
BND prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Vanguard page for BND ↗
HYMB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
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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