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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HYMB returned +1.7% and LQD returned −2.7%, so HYMB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, HYMB or LQD?

HYMB charges 0.35% a year and LQD charges 0.14%, so LQD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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HYMB vs LQD: how they differ

HYMB and LQD hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and HYMB returned more over the year.

State Street(R) SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond ETF and iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, HYMB and LQD hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in HYMB	Only in LQD
Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp Sal 2.53%	BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 0.88%
Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp Sal 1.54%	ANHEUSER-BUSCH COMPANIES LLC 0.12%
Buckeye Tobacco Settlement Financing Aut 1.27%	DEUTSCHE TELEKOM INTERNATIONAL FIN 0.11%
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico 0.64%	CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS OPERATING L 144A 0.10%
Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp Sal 0.62%	JPMORGAN CHASE & CO MTN 0.09%
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico 0.55%	BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS PLC 0.08%
New York Liberty Development Corp 0.47%	MORGAN STANLEY (FXD-FRN) MTN 0.08%
Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority 0.43%	CITIGROUP INC (FX-FRN) 0.07%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 10, 2026.

HYMB and LQD on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	HYMB State Street(R) SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond ETF	LQD iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	State Street	iShares
What it is	SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond	US investment grade bonds
Total return, 1 year	+1.7%	−2.7%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−15.8 pts	−20.2 pts
Expense ratio	0.35%	0.14%
Holdings	1867	3149

HYMB in plain words

HYMB is a bond fund tracking the SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +1.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.35% a year. It sat 3.8% below its high of Jul 2, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

LQD in plain words

LQD is a bond fund tracking the US investment grade bonds. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −2.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.14% a year. It sat 6.4% below its high of Sep 22, 2021 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, HYMB or LQD?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HYMB returned +1.7% and LQD returned −2.7%, so HYMB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, HYMB or LQD?: HYMB charges 0.35% a year and LQD charges 0.14%, so LQD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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