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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HYMB returned −1.0% and IEF −3.2%.

Which is cheaper, HYMB or IEF?

IEF is cheaper, by 0.20 percentage points a year. That is about $20 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

HYMB vs IEF: Differences, Returns & Fees

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HYMB's duration was 7.3 years on Jun 30, 2026 and IEF's 7.0 on Aug 31, 2026; IEF charges 0.15% to HYMB's 0.35%.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $3.8bn for State Street SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond ETF and $43.5bn for iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF.

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At a glance

−1.0%

HYMB total return, 1 year

−3.2%

IEF total return, 1 year

0.35%

HYMB expense ratio

0.15%

IEF expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IEF costs 0.20 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.2 points; IEF is 11.4 times larger.

HYMB vs IEF: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	HYMB	IEF
Return
Measure	HYMB	IEF
Total return, 1 year	−1.0%	−3.2%
Drawdown
Measure	HYMB	IEF
Below its high	4.7%, high on Jul 2, 2026	13.1%, high on Aug 4, 2020
Benchmark
Measure	HYMB	IEF
What it tracks	ICE US Select High Yield Crossover Municipal Index	ICE U.S. Treasury 7-10 Year Bond Index
Cost and size
Measure	HYMB	IEF
Expense ratio	0.35%	0.15%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$3.8bn	$43.5bn
Holdings
Measure	HYMB	IEF
Holdings in common	0%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, HYMB and IEF hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first HYMB IEF

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Only in HYMB

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

PUERTO RICO SALES TAX FING CORP SALES TAX REVENUE, due Jul 1, 2058 1.52%

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

PUERTO RICO CMWLTH, due Jul 1, 2041 0.63%

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%

Only in IEF

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 15, 2036 9.31%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 15, 2035 8.74%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Nov 15, 2034 8.63%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Nov 15, 2035 8.52%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due May 15, 2034 8.31%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Aug 15, 2035 8.25%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due May 15, 2035 8.21%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 15, 2034 8.12%

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Side by side

HYMB State Street SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond ETF IEF iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer State Street iShares

What it is Tracks an index of Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond Tracks an index of 7-10 Year Treasury Bond

Total return, 1 year −1.0% −3.2%

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% 0.15%

Holdings 2105 17

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $3.8bn $43.5bn

HYMB and IEF 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.

IEF

IEF tracks an index of 7-10 Year Treasury Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −3.2% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. It sat 13.1% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, HYMB or IEF?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HYMB returned −1.0% and IEF −3.2%.
Which is cheaper, HYMB or IEF?: IEF is cheaper, by 0.20 percentage points a year. That is about $20 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 →IEF on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →HYMB dividend history →HYMB holdings →IEF dividend history →IEF holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

HYMB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

HYMB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

State Street website ↗

IEF filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IEF prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IEF ↗

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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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