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

In the year to Sep 21, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ETHA returned −42.6% and HYMB returned +1.4%, so HYMB returned more.

Which is cheaper, ETHA or HYMB?

ETHA charges 0.25% a year and HYMB charges 0.35%, so ETHA is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 21, 2026.

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ETHA vs HYMB: how they differ

ETHA and HYMB hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and HYMB returned more over the year.

iShares Ethereum Trust ETF and State Street SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, ETHA and HYMB hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Only in each
Only in ETHA	Only in HYMB
ETHER 100.00%	PRCGEN 5.000 07/01/58 2.10%
USD CASH 0.00%	BUCGEN 5.000 06/01/55 1.26%
	PRCGEN 4.784 07/01/58 1.25%
	PRC 4.000 07/01/46 0.70%
	US DOLLAR 0.70%
	NYCDEV 5.000 11/15/44 0.55%
	PRC 4.000 07/01/41 0.51%
	PRCGEN 4.750 07/01/53 0.50%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Sep 18, 2026.

ETHA and HYMB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 21, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	ETHA iShares Ethereum Trust ETF	HYMB State Street SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core fund	Core fund
Issuer	iShares	State Street
What it is	Holds ether	Tracks an index of Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond
Total return, 1 year	−42.6%	+1.4%
S&P 500 over the same days	+16.6%	+16.6%
Gap to the S&P 500	−59.2 pts	−15.2 pts
Expense ratio	0.25%	0.35%
Holdings	2	2027
Net assets	$9.2bn	$3.6bn

ETHA in plain words

ETHA holds ether. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 it returned −42.6% with distributions reinvested, against +16.6% for the S&P 500 and +21.8% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.25% a year. It sat 45.6% below its high of Aug 22, 2025 on Sep 18, 2026.

HYMB in plain words

HYMB tracks an index of Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 it returned +1.4% with distributions reinvested, against +16.6% for the S&P 500 and +21.8% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.35% a year. It sat 4.1% below its high of Jul 2, 2026 on Sep 18, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, ETHA or HYMB?: In the year to Sep 21, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ETHA returned −42.6% and HYMB returned +1.4%, so HYMB returned more.
Which is cheaper, ETHA or HYMB?: ETHA charges 0.25% a year and HYMB charges 0.35%, so ETHA is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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