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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, CGHM returned +0.7% and HYMB −1.0%.

Which is cheaper, CGHM or HYMB?

CGHM is cheaper, by 0.01 percentage points a year. That is about $1 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

CGHM vs HYMB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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On Jun 30, 2026 CGHM's duration was 6.5 years and HYMB's 7.3; CGHM charges 0.34% to HYMB's 0.35%.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $3.7bn for Capital Group Municipal High-Income ETF and $3.8bn for State Street SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond ETF.

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At a glance

+0.7%

CGHM total return, 1 year

−1.0%

HYMB total return, 1 year

0.34%

CGHM expense ratio

0.35%

HYMB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

CGHM costs 0.01 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.7 points.

CGHM vs HYMB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	CGHM	HYMB
Return
Measure	CGHM	HYMB
Total return, 1 year	+0.7%	−1.0%
Drawdown
Measure	CGHM	HYMB
Below its high	3.5%, high on Jul 2, 2026	4.7%, high on Jul 2, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	CGHM	HYMB
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	ICE US Select High Yield Crossover Municipal Index
Cost and size
Measure	CGHM	HYMB
Expense ratio	0.34%	0.35%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$3.7bn	$3.8bn
Holdings
Measure	CGHM	HYMB
Holdings in common	17%

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

Risk and return

Jul 5, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026 · 120 weekly returns

CGHM HYMB

Return

Total return edge CGHM +7.0% +2.9%

Annualized edge CGHM +3.0% +1.2%

Price return edge CGHM −1.8% −7.0%

Risk

Volatility edge CGHM 5.4% 6.1%

Max drawdown edge CGHM −6.1% −7.6%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge CGHM −0.20 −0.45

Sortino edge CGHM −0.24 −0.54

Calmar edge CGHM 0.48 0.16

Reading

CGHM returned more: +7.0% to +2.9%. CGHM swung less: 5.4% to 6.1%. CGHM fell less at its worst: −6.1% to −7.6%.

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Risk and return: CGHM vs HYMB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	CGHM	HYMB	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+7.0%	+2.9%	CGHM	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+3.0%	+1.2%	CGHM	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	−1.8%	−7.0%	CGHM	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	5.4%	6.1%	CGHM	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	4.5%	5.1%	CGHM	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−6.1%	−7.6%	CGHM	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	−0.20	−0.45	CGHM	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	−0.24	−0.54	CGHM	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	0.48	0.16	CGHM	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 120 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

17%

By the books each fund has filed, CGHM and HYMB hold 17% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026.

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17% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first CGHM HYMB

PUERTO RICO SALES TAX FING CORP SALES TAX REVENUE, due Jul 1, 2040 0.65% 0.36%

PUERTO RICO CMWLTH, due Jul 1, 2046 0.33% 0.54%

MATCHING FUND SPL PURPOSE SECURITIZTN CORP, due Oct 1, 2039 0.30% 0.33%

PUERTO RICO SALES TAX FING CORP SALES TAX REVENUE, due Jul 1, 2058 0.28% 2.49%

PUERTO RICO CMWLTH AQUEDUCT & SWR AUTH REVENUE, due Jul 1, 2047 0.44% 0.28%

BERKS CNTY PA MUNI AUTH, due Jun 30, 2039 0.25% 0.30%

PUERTO RICO SALES TAX FING CORP SALES TAX REVENUE, due Jul 1, 2046 0.50% 0.24%

PUERTO RICO SALES TAX FING CORP SALES TAX REVENUE, due Jul 1, 2040 0.23% 0.25%

HOUSTON TX ARPT SYS REVENUE, due Jul 15, 2037 0.23% 0.23%

PUERTO RICO CMWLTH AQUEDUCT &SWR AUTH REVENUE, due Jul 1, 2042 0.27% 0.23%

PUERTO RICO CMWLTH, due Jul 1, 2041 0.22% 0.63%

HOUSTON TX ARPT SYS REVENUE, due Jul 15, 2041 0.27% 0.21%

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Only in CGHM

PUERTO RICO CMWLTH, due Nov 1, 2043 1.12%

PUERTO RICO CMWLTH, due Nov 1, 2051 0.89%

NEW YORK NY, due Mar 1, 2042 0.49%

ARKANSAS DEV FIN AUTH ENVIRONMENTAL REVENUE, due Sep 1, 2046 0.46%

MOBILE CNTY AL INDL DEV AUTH SOL WST DISP REVENUE, due Dec 1, 2054 0.41%

ILLINOIS ST FIN AUTH REVENUE, due Aug 1, 2044 0.35%

SOUTH CAROLINA ST JOBS-ECON DEV AUTH HOSP REVENUE, due May 1, 2048 0.34%

SAN FRANCISCO CITY & CNTY CA PUBLIC UTILS COMMISSION WSTWTR, due Oct 1, 2049 0.33%

Only in HYMB

NEW YORK ST LIBERTY DEV CORP LIBERTY REVENUE, due Nov 15, 2044 0.46%

CHICAGO IL BRD OF EDU, due Dec 1, 2047 0.34%

NORTH CAROLINA ST TURNPIKE AUTH, due Jan 1, 2058 0.32%

GOLDEN ST TOBACCO SECURITIZATION CORP CA TOBACCO SETTLEMENT, due Jun 1, 2066 0.30%

MET PIER & EXPOSITION AUTH IL DEDICATED ST TAX REVENUE, due Dec 15, 2030 0.30%

MET WASHINGTON DC ARPTS AUTH DULLES TOLL ROAD REVENUE, due Oct 1, 2052 0.28%

PUB FIN AUTH WI TAX INCREMENT REVNUE, due Jun 1, 2041 0.28%

CHICAGO IL BRD OF EDU, due Dec 1, 2031 0.27%

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Side by side

CGHM Capital Group Municipal High-Income ETF HYMB State Street SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond ETF

Where it sits Bond 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 +0.7% −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 0.34% 0.35%

Holdings 3495 2105

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $3.7bn $3.8bn

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

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CGHM and HYMB are built for the same job. How do they differ in cost, holdings and results?

What each follows. CGHM follows No index, actively managed and HYMB follows ICE US Select High Yield Crossover Municipal Index.
Holdings in common. 17% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Jun 30, 2026).
One-year total return (similar). Over 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 CGHM returned +0.7% and HYMB −1.0% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 1.7 points.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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About each fund

CGHM

CGHM is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +0.7% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.34% a year. It sat 3.5% below its high of Jul 2, 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, CGHM or HYMB?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, CGHM returned +0.7% and HYMB −1.0%.
Which is cheaper, CGHM or HYMB?: CGHM is cheaper, by 0.01 percentage points a year. That is about $1 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

CGHM filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

CGHM prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Capital Group page for CGHM ↗

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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