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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HDV returned +29.4% and HYMB −1.0%.

Which is cheaper, HDV or HYMB?

HDV is cheaper, by 0.27 percentage points a year. That is about $27 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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HDV vs HYMB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, HDV returned +29.4% to HYMB's −1.0%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $15.9bn for iShares Core High Dividend ETF and $3.8bn for State Street SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond ETF.

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At a glance

+29.4%

HDV total return, 1 year

−1.0%

HYMB total return, 1 year

0.08%

HDV expense ratio

0.35%

HYMB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

HDV costs 0.27 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 30.4 points; HDV is 4.2 times larger.

HDV vs HYMB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	HDV	HYMB
Return
Measure	HDV	HYMB
Total return, 1 year	+29.4%	−1.0%
Drawdown
Measure	HDV	HYMB
Below its high		4.7%, high on Jul 2, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	HDV	HYMB
What it tracks	Morningstar Dividend Yield Focus Index	ICE US Select High Yield Crossover Municipal Index
Cost and size
Measure	HDV	HYMB
Expense ratio	0.08%	0.35%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$15.9bn	$3.8bn
Holdings
Measure	HDV	HYMB
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight	90%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	55.6%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, HDV 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 HDV HYMB

Only in one fund ↓

Only in HDV

EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 9.48%

CHEVRON 7.22%

ABBVIE 6.77%

PROCTER & GAMBLE 5.46%

VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC 5.12%

PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL 5.04%

HOME DEPOT 4.57%

COCA-COLA 4.26%

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

HDV iShares Core High Dividend 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 an index of High Dividend Tracks an index of Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond

Total return, 1 year +29.4% −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 0.08% 0.35%

Holdings 77 2105

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $15.9bn $3.8bn

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

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About each fund

HDV

HDV tracks an index of High Dividend. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +29.4% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 90% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 77 positions, with the top ten at 55.6%.

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, HDV or HYMB?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HDV returned +29.4% and HYMB −1.0%.
Which is cheaper, HDV or HYMB?: HDV is cheaper, by 0.27 percentage points a year. That is about $27 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

HDV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

HDV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for HDV ↗

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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