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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HIMU returned +0.1% and HYMB −1.0%.

Which is cheaper, HIMU or HYMB?

HYMB is cheaper, by 0.04 percentage points a year. That is about $4 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

HIMU vs HYMB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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HIMU's duration was 10.1 years on Jul 31, 2026 and HYMB's 7.3 on Jun 30, 2026; HYMB charges 0.35% to HIMU's 0.39%.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $2.7bn for iShares High Yield Muni Active ETF and $3.8bn for State Street SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond ETF.

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At a glance

+0.1%

HIMU total return, 1 year

−1.0%

HYMB total return, 1 year

0.39%

HIMU expense ratio

0.35%

HYMB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

HYMB costs 0.04 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.1 points; HYMB is 1.4 times larger.

HIMU vs HYMB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	HIMU	HYMB
Return
Measure	HIMU	HYMB
Total return, 1 year	+0.1%	−1.0%
Drawdown
Measure	HIMU	HYMB
Below its high	4.2%, high on Jul 6, 2026	4.7%, high on Jul 2, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	HIMU	HYMB
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	ICE US Select High Yield Crossover Municipal Index
Cost and size
Measure	HIMU	HYMB
Expense ratio	0.39%	0.35%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$2.7bn	$3.8bn
Holdings
Measure	HIMU	HYMB
Holdings in common	8%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026. Method

Risk and return

Feb 21, 2025 to Oct 23, 2026 · 87 weekly returns

HIMU HYMB

Return

Total return edge HIMU +1.2% −0.4%

Annualized edge HIMU +0.7% −0.3%

Price return edge HIMU −7.0% −7.8%

Risk

Volatility edge HYMB 7.8% 6.5%

Max drawdown edge HYMB (slight) −8.0% −7.6%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge HIMU −0.38 −0.62

Sortino edge HIMU −0.47 −0.73

Calmar edge HIMU 0.09 −0.04

Reading

HIMU returned more: +1.2% to −0.4%. HYMB swung less: 6.5% to 7.8%. HYMB fell slightly less at its worst: −7.6% to −8.0%.

Full scorecard

9 measures, with how each is measured Open ↓

Risk and return: HIMU vs HYMB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	HIMU	HYMB	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+1.2%	−0.4%	HIMU	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+0.7%	−0.3%	HIMU	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	−7.0%	−7.8%	HIMU	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	7.8%	6.5%	HYMB	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	6.3%	5.5%	HYMB	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−8.0%	−7.6%	HYMB (slight)	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	−0.38	−0.62	HIMU	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	−0.47	−0.73	HIMU	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	0.09	−0.04	HIMU	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 87 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, HIMU and HYMB hold 8% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.

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8% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first HIMU HYMB

PUERTO RICO SALES TAX FING CORP SALES TAX REVENUE, due Jul 1, 2058 0.85% 2.49%

BUCKEYE OH TOBACCO SETTLEMENT FING AUTH, due Jun 1, 2055 0.49% 1.25%

GOLDEN ST TOBACCO SECURITIZATION CORP CA TOBACCO SETTLEMENT, due Jun 1, 2066 1.40% 0.30%

CALIFORNIA ST INFRASTRUCTURE & ECON DEV BANK REVENUE, due Jan 1, 2065 1.53% 0.25%

ARKANSAS ST DEV FIN AUTH INDL DEV REVENUE, due Jul 1, 2048 0.23% 0.20%

CHICAGO IL BRD OF EDU, due Dec 1, 2050 0.27% 0.19%

COLORADO EDUCTNL & CULTURAL AUTH REVENUE, due Feb 1, 2059 0.58% 0.18%

DIST OF COLUMBIA TOBACCO SETTLEMENT FING CORP, due Jun 15, 2046 0.56% 0.18%

CHICAGO IL BRD OF EDU, due Dec 1, 2047 0.20% 0.18%

BLACK BELT ENERGY GAS DIST AL GAS PROJECT REVENUE, due May 1, 2056 0.20% 0.17%

PUERTO RICO CMWLTH, due Jul 1, 2031 0.15% 0.28%

THE CHILDRENS TRUST FUND PR TOBACCO SETTLEMENT REVENUE, due May 15, 2057 0.13% 0.26%

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Only in HIMU

PUERTO RICO CMWLTH, due Nov 1, 2051 2.74%

PUERTO RICO CMWLTH, due Nov 1, 2051 1.41%

NEW YORK ST THRUWAY AUTH PERSONAL INCOME TAX REVENUE, due Mar 15, 2059 0.86%

PENNSYLVANIA ST HSG FIN AGY SF MTGE REVENUE, due Oct 1, 2050 0.84%

NEW YORK ST THRUWAY AUTH PERSONAL INCOME TAX REVENUE, due Sep 15, 2050 0.83%

ARKANSAS ST DEV FIN AUTH INDL DEV REVENUE, due Jul 1, 2056 0.77%

COLORADO ST HLTH FACS AUTH REVENUE, due Nov 15, 2051 0.76%

PUBLIC FIN AUTH WI REVENUE, due Dec 1, 2054 0.70%

Only in HYMB

PUERTO RICO SALES TAX FING CORP SALES TAX REVENUE, due Jul 1, 2053 0.61%

PUERTO RICO CMWLTH, due Jul 1, 2046 0.54%

NEW YORK ST LIBERTY DEV CORP LIBERTY REVENUE, due Nov 15, 2044 0.46%

MET PIER & EXPOSITION AUTH IL REVENUE, due Dec 15, 2042 0.43%

PUERTO RICO SALES TAX FING CORP SALES TAX REVENUE, due Jul 1, 2040 0.36%

CHICAGO IL BRD OF EDU, due Dec 1, 2047 0.34%

MATCHING FUND SPL PURPOSE SECURITIZTN CORP, due Oct 1, 2039 0.33%

NORTH CAROLINA ST TURNPIKE AUTH, due Jan 1, 2058 0.32%

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Side by side

HIMU iShares High Yield Muni Active ETF HYMB State Street SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer iShares State Street

What it is Actively managed Tracks an index of Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond

Total return, 1 year +0.1% −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 0.39% 0.35%

Holdings 1009 2105

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $2.7bn $3.8bn

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

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HIMU and HYMB are built for the same job. How do they differ in cost, holdings and results?

What each follows. HIMU follows No index, actively managed and HYMB follows ICE US Select High Yield Crossover Municipal Index.
Holdings in common. 8% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026).
One-year total return (similar). Over 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 HIMU returned +0.1% and HYMB −1.0% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 1.1 points.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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About each fund

HIMU

HIMU is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +0.1% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.39% a year. It sat 4.2% below its high of Jul 6, 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, HIMU or HYMB?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HIMU returned +0.1% and HYMB −1.0%.
Which is cheaper, HIMU or HYMB?: HYMB is cheaper, by 0.04 percentage points a year. That is about $4 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

Sources and dates

HIMU filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

HIMU prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for HIMU ↗

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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