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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HYMB returned −1.0% and IEMG +15.3%.

Which is cheaper, HYMB or IEMG?

IEMG is cheaper, by 0.26 percentage points a year. That is about $26 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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HYMB vs IEMG: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, HYMB returned −1.0% to IEMG's +15.3%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $3.8bn for State Street SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond ETF and $150.4bn for iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF.

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At a glance

−1.0%

HYMB total return, 1 year

+15.3%

IEMG total return, 1 year

0.35%

HYMB expense ratio

0.09%

IEMG expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IEMG costs 0.26 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 16.3 points; IEMG is far larger, $150.4bn against $3.8bn.

HYMB vs IEMG: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	HYMB	IEMG
Return
Measure	HYMB	IEMG
Total return, 1 year	−1.0%	+15.3%
Drawdown
Measure	HYMB	IEMG
Below its high	4.7%, high on Jul 2, 2026	10.1%, high on Jun 22, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	HYMB	IEMG
What it tracks	ICE US Select High Yield Crossover Municipal Index	MSCI Emerging Markets Investable Market Index (IMI)
Cost and size
Measure	HYMB	IEMG
Expense ratio	0.35%	0.09%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$3.8bn	$150.4bn
Holdings
Measure	HYMB	IEMG
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight		0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund		32.7%

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

What they share

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

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 IEMG

TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 14.03%

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS LTD 6.05%

SK HYNIX 4.31%

TENCENT HOLDINGS 2.32%

ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING 1.60%

MEDIATEK 1.36%

CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK CORP H 0.83%

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS NON VOTING PRE 0.80%

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Side by side

HYMB State Street SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond ETF IEMG iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Stock ETF

Issuer State Street iShares

What it is Tracks an index of Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond Tracks the MSCI Emerging Markets

Total return, 1 year −1.0% +15.3%

Its benchmark over the same days −1.4% (AGG) +16.3% (EEM)

Gap to its benchmark +0.4 pts vs AGG −1.0 pts vs EEM

Expense ratio 0.35% 0.09%

Holdings 2105 2857

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $3.8bn $150.4bn

HYMB and IEMG 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.

IEMG

IEMG tracks the MSCI Emerging Markets. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +15.3% with distributions reinvested, against +16.3% for its benchmark, the MSCI Emerging Markets Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 2,857 positions, with the top ten at 32.7%. It sat 10.1% below its high of Jun 22, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, HYMB or IEMG?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HYMB returned −1.0% and IEMG +15.3%.
Which is cheaper, HYMB or IEMG?: IEMG is cheaper, by 0.26 percentage points a year. That is about $26 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 →IEMG on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →HYMB dividend history →HYMB holdings →IEMG dividend history →IEMG holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

HYMB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

HYMB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

State Street website ↗

IEMG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IEMG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IEMG ↗

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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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