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

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

Which is cheaper, EZU or HYMB?

HYMB is cheaper, by 0.15 percentage points a year. That is about $15 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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EZU vs HYMB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, EZU 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: $9.2bn for iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF and $3.8bn for State Street SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond ETF.

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At a glance

+7.1%

EZU total return, 1 year

−1.0%

HYMB total return, 1 year

0.50%

EZU expense ratio

0.35%

HYMB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

HYMB costs 0.15 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 8.1 points; EZU is 2.4 times larger.

EZU vs HYMB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	EZU	HYMB
Return
Measure	EZU	HYMB
Total return, 1 year	+7.1%	−1.0%
Drawdown
Measure	EZU	HYMB
Below its high	8.7%, high on Aug 14, 2026	4.7%, high on Jul 2, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	EZU	HYMB
What it tracks	MSCI EMU Index	ICE US Select High Yield Crossover Municipal Index
Cost and size
Measure	EZU	HYMB
Expense ratio	0.50%	0.35%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$9.2bn	$3.8bn
Holdings
Measure	EZU	HYMB
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	30.5%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, EZU 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 EZU HYMB

Only in one fund ↓

Only in EZU

ASML HOLDING 8.79%

SAP 3.33%

SIEMENS N AG 2.97%

ALLIANZ 2.55%

BANCO SANTANDER 2.48%

TOTALENERGIES 2.48%

IBERDROLA 2.10%

SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC 2.05%

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

EZU iShares MSCI Eurozone 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 Eurozone Tracks an index of Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond

Total return, 1 year +7.1% −1.0%

Its benchmark over the same days +14.3% (ACWX) −1.4% (AGG)

Gap to its benchmark −7.2 pts vs ACWX +0.4 pts vs AGG

Expense ratio 0.50% 0.35%

Holdings 216 2105

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $9.2bn $3.8bn

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

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About each fund

EZU

EZU tracks the MSCI Eurozone. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +7.1% with distributions reinvested, against +14.3% for its benchmark, the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.50% 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 216 positions, with the top ten at 30.5%. It sat 8.7% below its high of Aug 14, 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, EZU or HYMB?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EZU returned +7.1% and HYMB −1.0%.
Which is cheaper, EZU or HYMB?: HYMB is cheaper, by 0.15 percentage points a year. That is about $15 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

Sources and dates

EZU filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

EZU prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for EZU ↗

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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