Are HYMB and IBB in the same category?

HYMB is a bond ETF and IBB is a thematic ETF, so they do different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and holdings.

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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HYMB returned −1.0% and IBB +37.5%.

Which is cheaper, HYMB or IBB?

HYMB is cheaper, by 0.09 percentage points a year. That is about $9 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

HYMB vs IBB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, HYMB returned −1.0% to IBB's +37.5%, and HYMB charges 0.35% to IBB's 0.44%.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $3.8bn for State Street SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond ETF and $11.0bn for iShares Biotechnology ETF.

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At a glance

−1.0%

HYMB total return, 1 year

+37.5%

IBB total return, 1 year

0.35%

HYMB expense ratio

0.44%

IBB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

HYMB costs 0.09 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 38.5 points; IBB is 2.9 times larger.

HYMB vs IBB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	HYMB	IBB
Return
Measure	HYMB	IBB
Total return, 1 year	−1.0%	+37.5%
Drawdown
Measure	HYMB	IBB
Below its high	4.7%, high on Jul 2, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	HYMB	IBB
What it tracks	ICE US Select High Yield Crossover Municipal Index	Biotech
Cost and size
Measure	HYMB	IBB
Expense ratio	0.35%	0.44%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$3.8bn	$11.0bn
Active share vs the S&P 500		99%
Holdings
Measure	HYMB	IBB
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight		40%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund		50%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, HYMB and IBB 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 HYMB IBB

Only in one fund ↓

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%

Only in IBB

GILEAD SCIENCES 8.56%

AMGEN INC 8.20%

VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS 7.53%

REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS 5.64%

MODERNA 5.29%

NATERA 3.85%

ARGENX SE ADR 3.42%

ILLUMINA INC 2.93%

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Side by side

HYMB State Street SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond ETF IBB iShares Biotechnology ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Thematic ETF

Issuer State Street iShares

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

Total return, 1 year −1.0% +37.5%

Its benchmark over the same days −1.4% (AGG) not measured

Gap to its benchmark +0.4 pts vs AGG not measured

Expense ratio 0.35% 0.44%

Holdings 2105 245

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $3.8bn $11.0bn

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

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About each fund

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.

IBB

By weight, 40% of IBB's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 99%. The top ten holdings are 50% of the fund across 245 positions, as published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 the fund returned +37.5% with distributions reinvested.

Questions people ask

Are HYMB and IBB in the same category?: HYMB is a bond ETF and IBB is a thematic ETF, so they do different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and holdings.
Which returned more over the last year, HYMB or IBB?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HYMB returned −1.0% and IBB +37.5%.
Which is cheaper, HYMB or IBB?: HYMB is cheaper, by 0.09 percentage points a year. That is about $9 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

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

Sources and dates

HYMB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

HYMB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

State Street website ↗

IBB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IBB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IBB ↗

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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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