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HYMB vs IYR: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, HYMB returned −1.0% to IYR's +3.4%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $3.8bn on Oct 27, 2026 for State Street SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond ETF, and $3.9bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF.

HYMB on its own →IYR on its own →
At a glance
−1.0%
HYMB total return, 1 year
+3.4%
IYR total return, 1 year
0.35%
HYMB expense ratio
0.37%
IYR expense ratio

Pair scorecard

HYMB costs 0.02 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 4.4 points; IYR is 1.1 times larger.

HYMB vs IYR: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureHYMBIYR
Return
Total return, 1 year−1.0%+3.4%
Drawdown
Below its high4.7%, high on Jul 2, 20268.6%, high on Jul 28, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksICE US Select High Yield Crossover Municipal IndexDow Jones U.S. Real Estate Capped Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.35%0.37%
Net assets, as of Oct 26, 2026$3.8bn$4.0bn
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
In the S&P 500, by weight80%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund52.5%

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

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, HYMB and IYR 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 IYR
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 IYR
WELLTOWER 9.85%
PROLOGIS REIT 8.77%
AMERICAN TOWER REIT 4.96%
SIMON PROPERTY GROUP REIT INC 4.71%
EQUINIX REIT 4.57%
DIGITAL REALTY TRUST REIT 4.54%
REALTY INCOME REIT 4.19%
PUBLIC STORAGE REIT 4.10%
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Side by side

HYMB State Street SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond ETF IYR iShares U.S. Real Estate 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 an index of U.S. Real Estate
Total return, 1 year −1.0% +3.4%
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% 0.37%
Holdings 2105 59
Net assets, HYMB as of Oct 27, 2026 and IYR as of Oct 28, 2026 $3.8bn $3.9bn

HYMB and IYR 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.

IYR

IYR tracks an index of U.S. Real Estate. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +3.4% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.37% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 80% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 59 positions, with the top ten at 52.5%. It sat 8.6% below its high of Jul 28, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, HYMB or IYR?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HYMB returned −1.0% and IYR +3.4%.
Which is cheaper, HYMB or IYR?
HYMB is cheaper, by 0.02 percentage points a year. That is about $2 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 →IYR on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →HYMB dividend history →HYMB holdings →IYR dividend history →IYR holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
HYMB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
HYMB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
State Street website ↗
IYR filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
IYR prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for IYR ↗

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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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