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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HYMB returned −1.0% and MOAT +10.3%.

Which is cheaper, HYMB or MOAT?

HYMB is cheaper, by 0.11 percentage points a year. That is about $11 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

HYMB vs MOAT: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, HYMB returned −1.0% to MOAT's +10.3%; 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 $11.6bn for VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF.

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At a glance

−1.0%

HYMB total return, 1 year

+10.3%

MOAT total return, 1 year

0.35%

HYMB expense ratio

0.46%

MOAT expense ratio

Pair scorecard

HYMB costs 0.11 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 11.3 points; MOAT is 3.1 times larger.

HYMB vs MOAT: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	HYMB	MOAT
Return
Measure	HYMB	MOAT
Total return, 1 year	−1.0%	+10.3%
Drawdown
Measure	HYMB	MOAT
Below its high	4.7%, high on Jul 2, 2026	3.7%, high on Aug 27, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	HYMB	MOAT
What it tracks	ICE US Select High Yield Crossover Municipal Index	Morningstar Wide Moat Focus Index
Cost and size
Measure	HYMB	MOAT
Expense ratio	0.35%	0.46%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$3.8bn	$11.6bn
Holdings
Measure	HYMB	MOAT
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight		92%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund		26.5%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, HYMB and MOAT hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first HYMB MOAT

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 MOAT

Danaher Corp 2.85%

Microsoft Corp 2.81%

Estee Lauder Cos Inc 2.78%

Tyler Technologies Inc 2.73%

Broadridge Financial Solutions Inc 2.65%

Brown-Forman Corp 2.57%

Kenvue Inc 2.57%

Ge Healthcare Technologies Inc 2.55%

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Side by side

HYMB State Street SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond ETF MOAT VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Stock ETF

Issuer State Street VanEck

What it is Tracks an index of Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond Tracks the Morningstar Wide Moat

Total return, 1 year −1.0% +10.3%

Its benchmark over the same days −1.4% (AGG) +13.7% (VOO)

Gap to its benchmark +0.4 pts vs AGG −3.4 pts vs VOO

Expense ratio 0.35% 0.46%

Holdings 2105 54

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $3.8bn $11.6bn

HYMB and MOAT 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.

MOAT

MOAT tracks the Morningstar Wide Moat. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +10.3% with distributions reinvested, against +13.7% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.46% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 92% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 54 positions, with the top ten at 26.5%. It sat 3.7% below its high of Aug 27, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, HYMB or MOAT?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HYMB returned −1.0% and MOAT +10.3%.
Which is cheaper, HYMB or MOAT?: HYMB is cheaper, by 0.11 percentage points a year. That is about $11 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 →MOAT on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →HYMB dividend history →HYMB holdings →MOAT dividend history →MOAT holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

HYMB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

HYMB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

State Street website ↗

MOAT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

MOAT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

VanEck website ↗

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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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