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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HYMB returned −1.0% and JAAA +4.7%.

Which is cheaper, HYMB or JAAA?

JAAA is cheaper, by 0.15 percentage points a year. That is about $15 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

HYMB vs JAAA: Differences, Returns & Fees

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HYMB's duration was 7.3 years on Jun 30, 2026 and JAAA's 0.0 on Jul 31, 2026; JAAA charges 0.20% to HYMB's 0.35%.

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Net assets: $3.8bn on Oct 27, 2026 for State Street SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond ETF, and $32.5bn on Oct 28, 2026 for Janus Henderson AAA CLO ETF.

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At a glance

−1.0%

HYMB total return, 1 year

+4.7%

JAAA total return, 1 year

0.35%

HYMB expense ratio

0.20%

JAAA expense ratio

Pair scorecard

JAAA costs 0.15 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 5.7 points; JAAA is 8.6 times larger.

HYMB vs JAAA: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	HYMB	JAAA
Return
Measure	HYMB	JAAA
Total return, 1 year	−1.0%	+4.7%
Drawdown
Measure	HYMB	JAAA
Below its high	4.7%, high on Jul 2, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	HYMB	JAAA
What it tracks	ICE US Select High Yield Crossover Municipal Index	No index, actively managed
Cost and size
Measure	HYMB	JAAA
Expense ratio	0.35%	0.20%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$3.8bn	$32.5bn
Holdings
Measure	HYMB	JAAA
Holdings in common	0%

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

What they share

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

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first HYMB JAAA

Only in one fund ↓

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 JAAA

KKR CLO 35 Ltd., Series 35A, Class AR, due Jan 20, 2038 0.85%

AB BSL CLO 1 Ltd., Series 2020-1A, Class A1R2, due Oct 15, 2038 0.78%

Anchorage Capital CLO 16 Ltd., Series 2020-16A, Class A1R2, due Jan 19, 2038 0.73%

Palmer Square CLO Ltd., Series 2018-2A, Class A1R2, due Apr 16, 2037 0.68%

Ares LXI CLO Ltd., Series 2021-61A, Class A1R2, due Apr 20, 2037 0.68%

Carlyle US CLO Ltd., Series 2021-8A, Class A1R, due Oct 15, 2038 0.62%

WISE CLO Ltd., Series 2024-1A, Class AR, due Apr 15, 2037 0.62%

Magnetite XXXII Ltd., Series 2022-32A, Class AR, due Oct 15, 2037 0.60%

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Side by side

HYMB State Street SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond ETF JAAA Janus Henderson AAA CLO ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer State Street Janus Henderson

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

Total return, 1 year −1.0% +4.7%

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% 0.20%

Holdings 2105 598

Net assets, HYMB as of Oct 27, 2026 and JAAA as of Oct 28, 2026 $3.8bn $32.5bn

HYMB and JAAA 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.

JAAA

JAAA is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +4.7% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.20% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, HYMB or JAAA?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HYMB returned −1.0% and JAAA +4.7%.
Which is cheaper, HYMB or JAAA?: JAAA is cheaper, by 0.15 percentage points a year. That is about $15 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 →JAAA on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →HYMB dividend history →HYMB holdings →JAAA dividend history →JAAA holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

HYMB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

HYMB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

State Street website ↗

JAAA filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

JAAA prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Janus Henderson page for JAAA ↗

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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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