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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HYMB returned −1.0% and KRE +21.2%.

Which is cheaper, HYMB or KRE?

Neither: HYMB and KRE both charge 0.35% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

HYMB vs KRE: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, HYMB returned −1.0% to KRE's +21.2%; 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 $4.2bn for State Street SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF.

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At a glance

−1.0%

HYMB total return, 1 year

+21.2%

KRE total return, 1 year

0.35%

HYMB expense ratio

0.35%

KRE expense ratio

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.35% a year; their one-year returns differ by 22.2 points; KRE is 1.1 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

HYMB vs KRE: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	HYMB	KRE
Return
Measure	HYMB	KRE
Total return, 1 year	−1.0%	+21.2%
Drawdown
Measure	HYMB	KRE
Below its high	4.7%, high on Jul 2, 2026	6.9%, high on Aug 14, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	HYMB	KRE
What it tracks	ICE US Select High Yield Crossover Municipal Index	S&P Regional Banks Select Industry Index
Cost and size
Measure	HYMB	KRE
Expense ratio	0.35%	0.35%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$3.8bn	$4.2bn
Holdings
Measure	HYMB	KRE
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight		7%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund		11.6%

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

Risk and return

Apr 21, 2011 to Oct 23, 2026 · 809 weekly returns

HYMB KRE

Return

Total return edge KRE +84.8% +296.7%

Annualized edge KRE +4.0% +9.3%

Price return edge KRE −4.7% +178.5%

Risk

Volatility edge HYMB 8.7% 28.1%

Max drawdown edge HYMB −22.5% −52.6%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge KRE 0.31 0.40

Sortino edge KRE 0.42 0.58

Calmar edge Tie 0.18 0.18

Reading

KRE returned more: +296.7% to +84.8%. HYMB swung less: 8.7% to 28.1%. HYMB fell less at its worst: −22.5% to −52.6%.

Full scorecard

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Risk and return: HYMB vs KRE: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	HYMB	KRE	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+84.8%	+296.7%	KRE	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+4.0%	+9.3%	KRE	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	−4.7%	+178.5%	KRE	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	8.7%	28.1%	HYMB	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	6.4%	19.2%	HYMB	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−22.5%	−52.6%	HYMB	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	0.31	0.40	KRE	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	0.42	0.58	KRE	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	0.18	0.18	Tie	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 809 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

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

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 KRE

GLACIER BANCORP INC 1.20%

UNITED COMMUNITY BANKS 1.17%

BANK OZK 1.17%

COLUMBIA BANKING SYSTEM INC 1.17%

EASTERN BANKSHARES INC 1.16%

TEXAS CAPITAL BANCSHARES INC 1.16%

UNITED BANKSHARES INC 1.16%

VALLEY NATIONAL BANCORP 1.15%

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Side by side

HYMB State Street SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond ETF KRE State Street SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Stock ETF

Issuer State Street State Street

What it is Tracks an index of Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond Tracks the S&P Regional Banking

Total return, 1 year −1.0% +21.2%

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% 0.35%

Holdings 2105 167

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $3.8bn $4.2bn

HYMB and KRE on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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HYMB and KRE do different jobs. What does each one do in a portfolio?

What each follows. HYMB follows ICE US Select High Yield Crossover Municipal Index and KRE follows S&P Regional Banks Select Industry Index.
Holdings in common. 0% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Oct 27, 2026).
One-year total return. Over 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 HYMB returned −1.0% and KRE +21.2% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 22.2 points.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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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.

KRE

KRE tracks the S&P Regional Banking. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +21.2% with distributions reinvested. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 7% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 167 positions, with the top ten at 11.6%. It sat 6.9% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, HYMB or KRE?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HYMB returned −1.0% and KRE +21.2%.
Which is cheaper, HYMB or KRE?: Neither: HYMB and KRE both charge 0.35% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

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HYMB and KRE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

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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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