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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HYG returned +2.9% and HYMB returned +1.7%, so HYG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, HYG or HYMB?

HYG charges 0.49% a year and HYMB charges 0.35%, so HYMB 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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HYG vs HYMB: how they differ

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

iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate 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, HYG 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 HYG	Only in HYMB
BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 0.68%	Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp Sal 2.53%
1261229 BC LTD 144A 0.56%	Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp Sal 1.54%
MERIDIAN ARC HOLDCO LLC 144A 0.47%	Buckeye Tobacco Settlement Financing Aut 1.27%
PR RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 LLC 144A 0.35%	Commonwealth of Puerto Rico 0.64%
WULF COMPUTE LLC 144A 0.29%	Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp Sal 0.62%
GALAXY HELIOS DATA CENTERS II LLC 144A 0.28%	Commonwealth of Puerto Rico 0.55%
PANTHER ESCROW ISSUER LLC 144A 0.28%	New York Liberty Development Corp 0.47%
SV RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 LLC 144A 0.28%	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.

HYG and HYMB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	HYG iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate 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	US high yield bonds	SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond
Total return, 1 year	+2.9%	+1.7%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−14.6 pts	−15.8 pts
Expense ratio	0.49%	0.35%
Holdings	1326	1867

HYG in plain words

HYG is a bond fund tracking the US high yield bonds. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +2.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.49% a year.

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, HYG or HYMB?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HYG returned +2.9% and HYMB returned +1.7%, so HYG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, HYG or HYMB?: HYG charges 0.49% a year and HYMB charges 0.35%, so HYMB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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