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HYMB vs IXUS: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, HYMB returned −1.0% to IXUS's +14.1%; 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 $57.6bn for iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF.

HYMB on its own →IXUS on its own →
At a glance
−1.0%
HYMB total return, 1 year
+14.1%
IXUS total return, 1 year
0.35%
HYMB expense ratio
0.07%
IXUS expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IXUS costs 0.28 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 15.1 points; IXUS is 15.2 times larger.

HYMB vs IXUS: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureHYMBIXUS
Return
Total return, 1 year−1.0%+14.1%
Drawdown
Below its high4.7%, high on Jul 2, 20264.9%, high on Sep 4, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksICE US Select High Yield Crossover Municipal IndexMSCI ACWI ex USA IMI
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.35%0.07%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026$3.8bn$57.6bn
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
In the S&P 500, by weight0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund13.5%

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

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, HYMB and IXUS hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first HYMB IXUS
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 IXUS
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 4.39%
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS LTD 1.90%
ASML HOLDING 1.53%
SK HYNIX 1.35%
ROCHE PS PAR AG 0.82%
SHELL 0.73%
TENCENT HOLDINGS 0.73%
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.72%
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Side by side

HYMB State Street SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond ETF IXUS iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock 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 Total International Stock
Total return, 1 year −1.0% +14.1%
Its benchmark over the same days −1.4% (AGG) +14.3% (ACWX)
Gap to its benchmark +0.4 pts vs AGG −0.2 pts vs ACWX
Expense ratio 0.35% 0.07%
Holdings 2105 4584
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $3.8bn $57.6bn

HYMB and IXUS 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.

IXUS

IXUS tracks the MSCI Total International Stock. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +14.1% with distributions reinvested, against +14.3% for its benchmark, the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% 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 4,584 positions, with the top ten at 13.5%. It sat 4.9% below its high of Sep 4, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, HYMB or IXUS?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HYMB returned −1.0% and IXUS +14.1%.
Which is cheaper, HYMB or IXUS?
IXUS is cheaper, by 0.28 percentage points a year. That is about $28 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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HYMB on its own →IXUS on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →HYMB dividend history →HYMB holdings →IXUS dividend history →IXUS holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
HYMB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
HYMB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
State Street website ↗
IXUS filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
IXUS prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for IXUS ↗

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Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

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