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BSV vs HYMB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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On Jun 30, 2026 BSV's duration was 2.5 years and HYMB's 7.3; BSV charges 0.03% to HYMB's 0.35%.

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Net assets: $45.4bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF, and $3.8bn on Oct 27, 2026 for State Street SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond ETF.

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

Pair scorecard

BSV costs 0.32 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.0 points; BSV is 12.3 times larger.

BSV vs HYMB: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureBSVHYMB
Return
Total return, 1 year+1.0%−1.0%
Drawdown
Below its high4.7%, high on Jul 2, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksBloomberg U.S. 1-5 Year Government/Credit 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$45.4bn$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, BSV 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 BSV HYMB
Only in one fund ↓
Only in BSV
US TREASURY N/B, due Jan 31, 2028 1.12%
US TREASURY N/B, due Dec 31, 2027 0.89%
US TREASURY N/B, due Feb 28, 2030 0.88%
US TREASURY N/B, due Mar 31, 2028 0.81%
US TREASURY N/B, due Jul 15, 2027 0.80%
US TREASURY N/B, due Nov 15, 2030 0.79%
US TREASURY N/B, due May 31, 2031 0.78%
US TREASURY N/B, due Dec 31, 2029 0.77%
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

BSV Vanguard Short-Term Bond 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 Short-Term Bond Tracks an index of Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond
Total return, 1 year +1.0% −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 0.03% 0.35%
Holdings 3157 2105
Net assets, BSV as of Sep 30, 2026 and HYMB as of Oct 27, 2026 $45.4bn $3.8bn

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

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About each fund
BSV

BSV tracks an index of Short-Term Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +1.0% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% 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, BSV or HYMB?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BSV returned +1.0% and HYMB −1.0%.
Which is cheaper, BSV or HYMB?
BSV 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
BSV on its own →HYMB on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →BSV dividend history →BSV holdings →HYMB dividend history →HYMB holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
BSV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
BSV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Vanguard page for BSV ↗
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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