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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, CGBL returned +7.1% and HYMB −1.0%.

Which is cheaper, CGBL or HYMB?

CGBL is cheaper, by 0.02 percentage points a year. That is about $2 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

CGBL vs HYMB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, CGBL returned +7.1% to HYMB's −1.0%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $7.9bn for Capital Group Core Balanced ETF and $3.8bn for State Street SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond ETF.

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At a glance

+7.1%

CGBL total return, 1 year

−1.0%

HYMB total return, 1 year

0.33%

CGBL expense ratio

0.35%

HYMB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

CGBL costs 0.02 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 8.1 points; CGBL is 2.1 times larger.

CGBL vs HYMB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	CGBL	HYMB
Return
Measure	CGBL	HYMB
Total return, 1 year	+7.1%	−1.0%
Drawdown
Measure	CGBL	HYMB
Below its high	3.4%, high on Aug 13, 2026	4.7%, high on Jul 2, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	CGBL	HYMB
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	ICE US Select High Yield Crossover Municipal Index
Cost and size
Measure	CGBL	HYMB
Expense ratio	0.33%	0.35%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$7.9bn	$3.8bn
Holdings
Measure	CGBL	HYMB
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight	48%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	59.3%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026. Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, CGBL and HYMB hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first CGBL HYMB

Only in one fund ↓

Only in CGBL

Capital Group Core Plus Income ETF 23.27%

Capital Group Core Bond ETF 15.64%

Broadcom Inc 4.58%

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 3.49%

Alphabet Inc 2.79%

Micron Technology Inc 2.23%

Philip Morris International Inc 2.07%

Apple Inc 2.01%

Only in HYMB

PRCGEN 5.000 07/01/58 1.94%

PRCGEN 4.784 07/01/58 1.25%

BUCGEN 5.000 06/01/55 1.08%

PRC 4.000 07/01/46 0.64%

PRCGEN 4.329 07/01/40 0.61%

NYCDEV 5.000 11/15/44 0.49%

PRC 4.000 07/01/41 0.47%

CHIEDU 6.000 12/01/41 0.46%

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Side by side

CGBL Capital Group Core Balanced ETF HYMB State Street SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond ETF

Where it sits Allocation ETF Bond ETF

Issuer Capital Group State Street

What it is Actively managed Tracks an index of Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond

Total return, 1 year +7.1% −1.0%

Its benchmark over the same days +7.5% (VOO and AGG) −1.4% (AGG)

Gap to its benchmark −0.4 pts vs VOO and AGG +0.4 pts vs AGG

Expense ratio 0.33% 0.35%

Holdings 77 2105

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $7.9bn $3.8bn

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

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About each fund

CGBL

Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +7.1% with distributions reinvested, against +7.5% for its benchmark, the 60%/40% S&P 500 Index/Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index.

CGBL is actively managed and tracks no index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.33% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 48% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 77 positions, with the top ten at 59.3%. It sat 3.4% below its high of Aug 13, 2026 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, CGBL or HYMB?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, CGBL returned +7.1% and HYMB −1.0%.
Which is cheaper, CGBL or HYMB?: CGBL is cheaper, by 0.02 percentage points a year. That is about $2 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

CGBL filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

CGBL prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Capital Group page for CGBL ↗

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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