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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GOVT returned −1.0% and HYMB returned +1.7%, so HYMB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, GOVT or HYMB?

GOVT charges 0.05% a year and HYMB charges 0.35%, so GOVT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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GOVT vs HYMB: how they differ

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

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF and State Street(R) SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

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

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in GOVT	Only in HYMB
US TREASURY N/B 0.60%	Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp Sal 2.53%
TREASURY NOTE (OTR) 0.55%	Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp Sal 1.54%
TREASURY BOND (OLD) 0.42%	Buckeye Tobacco Settlement Financing Aut 1.27%
TREASURY NOTE (2OLD) 0.25%	Commonwealth of Puerto Rico 0.64%
TREASURY BOND (OTR) 0.16%	Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp Sal 0.62%
BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 0.11%	Commonwealth of Puerto Rico 0.55%
TREASURY NOTE (OLD) 0.11%	New York Liberty Development Corp 0.47%
TREASURY BOND (2OLD) 0.08%	Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority 0.43%

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 Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 10, 2026.

GOVT and HYMB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	GOVT iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF	HYMB State Street(R) SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	State Street
What it is	U.S. Treasury Bond	SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond
Total return, 1 year	−1.0%	+1.7%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−18.5 pts	−15.8 pts
Expense ratio	0.05%	0.35%
Holdings	216	1867

GOVT in plain words

GOVT is a bond fund tracking the U.S. Treasury Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −1.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year. It sat 8.4% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Sep 11, 2026.

HYMB in plain words

HYMB is a bond fund tracking the SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +1.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.35% a year. It sat 3.8% below its high of Jul 2, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, GOVT or HYMB?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GOVT returned −1.0% and HYMB returned +1.7%, so HYMB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, GOVT or HYMB?: GOVT charges 0.05% a year and HYMB charges 0.35%, so GOVT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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