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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HYMB returned −1.0% and LQD −3.4%.

Which is cheaper, HYMB or LQD?

LQD is cheaper, by 0.21 percentage points a year. That is about $21 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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HYMB vs LQD: Differences, Returns & Fees

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HYMB's duration was 7.3 years on Jun 30, 2026 and LQD's 7.7 on Aug 31, 2026; LQD charges 0.14% to HYMB's 0.35%.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $3.8bn for State Street SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond ETF and $30.6bn for iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF.

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At a glance

−1.0%

HYMB total return, 1 year

−3.4%

LQD total return, 1 year

0.35%

HYMB expense ratio

0.14%

LQD expense ratio

Pair scorecard

LQD costs 0.21 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.4 points; LQD is 8.1 times larger.

HYMB vs LQD: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	HYMB	LQD
Return
Measure	HYMB	LQD
Total return, 1 year	−1.0%	−3.4%
Drawdown
Measure	HYMB	LQD
Below its high	4.7%, high on Jul 2, 2026	6.3%, high on Sep 22, 2021
Benchmark
Measure	HYMB	LQD
What it tracks	ICE US Select High Yield Crossover Municipal Index	Markit iBoxx USD Liquid Investment Grade Index
Cost and size
Measure	HYMB	LQD
Expense ratio	0.35%	0.14%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$3.8bn	$30.6bn
Holdings
Measure	HYMB	LQD
Holdings in common	0%

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

What they share

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

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first HYMB LQD

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 LQD

Anheuser-Busch Cos LLC / Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc, due Feb 1, 2046 0.18%

CVS Health Corp, due Mar 25, 2048 0.17%

T-Mobile USA Inc, due Apr 15, 2030 0.17%

Space Exploration Technologies Corp, due Jul 15, 2031 0.17%

Meta Platforms Inc, due Nov 15, 2035 0.16%

Charter Communications Operating LLC / Charter Communications Operating Capital, due Sep 1, 2038 0.15%

Charter Communications Operating LLC / Charter Communications Operating Capital, due Sep 1, 2041 0.15%

Amazon.com Inc, due Mar 13, 2036 0.14%

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Side by side

HYMB State Street SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond ETF LQD iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer State Street iShares

What it is Tracks an index of Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond Tracks an index of US investment grade bonds

Total return, 1 year −1.0% −3.4%

Its benchmark over the same days −1.4% (AGG) −1.2% (IUSB)

Gap to its benchmark +0.4 pts vs AGG −2.2 pts vs IUSB

Expense ratio 0.35% 0.14%

Holdings 2105 3191

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $3.8bn $30.6bn

HYMB and LQD 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.

LQD

LQD tracks an index of US investment grade bonds. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −3.4% with distributions reinvested, against −1.2% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Universal Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.14% a year. It sat 6.3% below its high of Sep 22, 2021 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, HYMB or LQD?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HYMB returned −1.0% and LQD −3.4%.
Which is cheaper, HYMB or LQD?: LQD is cheaper, by 0.21 percentage points a year. That is about $21 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 →LQD on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →HYMB dividend history →HYMB holdings →LQD dividend history →LQD holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

HYMB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

HYMB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

State Street website ↗

LQD filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

LQD prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for LQD ↗

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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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