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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EMXC returned +33.8% and HYMB −1.0%.

Which is cheaper, EMXC or HYMB?

EMXC is cheaper, by 0.10 percentage points a year. That is about $10 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

EMXC vs HYMB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, EMXC returned +33.8% to HYMB's −1.0%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $26.9bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF, and $3.8bn on Oct 27, 2026 for State Street SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond ETF.

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At a glance

+33.8%

EMXC total return, 1 year

−1.0%

HYMB total return, 1 year

0.25%

EMXC expense ratio

0.35%

HYMB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

EMXC costs 0.10 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 34.8 points; EMXC is 6.9 times larger.

EMXC vs HYMB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	EMXC	HYMB
Return
Measure	EMXC	HYMB
Total return, 1 year	+33.8%	−1.0%
Drawdown
Measure	EMXC	HYMB
Below its high	11.3%, high on Jun 22, 2026	4.7%, high on Jul 2, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	EMXC	HYMB
What it tracks	MSCI Emerging Markets ex China Index	ICE US Select High Yield Crossover Municipal Index
Cost and size
Measure	EMXC	HYMB
Expense ratio	0.25%	0.35%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$26.4bn	$3.8bn
Holdings
Measure	EMXC	HYMB
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	42.2%

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

What they share

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

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first EMXC HYMB

Only in one fund ↓

Only in EMXC

TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 19.91%

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS LTD 8.58%

SK HYNIX 6.12%

MEDIATEK 1.92%

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS NON VOTING PRE 1.14%

HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY 1.02%

DELTA ELECTRONICS 0.99%

HDFC BANK 0.89%

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

EMXC iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF HYMB State Street SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Bond ETF

Issuer iShares State Street

What it is Tracks the MSCI Emerging Markets ex China Tracks an index of Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond

Total return, 1 year +33.8% −1.0%

Its benchmark over the same days +37.0% (KEMX) −1.4% (AGG)

Gap to its benchmark −3.2 pts vs KEMX +0.4 pts vs AGG

Expense ratio 0.25% 0.35%

Holdings 696 2105

Net assets, EMXC as of Oct 28, 2026 and HYMB as of Oct 27, 2026 $26.9bn $3.8bn

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

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About each fund

EMXC

EMXC tracks the MSCI Emerging Markets ex China. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +33.8% with distributions reinvested, against +37.0% for its benchmark, the MSCI Emerging Markets ex China Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.25% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 696 positions, with the top ten at 42.2%. It sat 11.3% below its high of Jun 22, 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, EMXC or HYMB?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EMXC returned +33.8% and HYMB −1.0%.
Which is cheaper, EMXC or HYMB?: EMXC is cheaper, by 0.10 percentage points a year. That is about $10 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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EMXC on its own →HYMB on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →EMXC dividend history →EMXC holdings →HYMB dividend history →HYMB holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

EMXC filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

EMXC prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for EMXC ↗

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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