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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HYMB returned +1.7% and MUB returned +0.1%, so HYMB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, HYMB or MUB?

HYMB charges 0.35% a year and MUB charges 0.05%, so MUB 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 MUB: how they differ

HYMB and MUB 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 National Muni Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, HYMB and MUB 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 MUB
Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp Sal 2.53%	HOUSTON TEX HIGHER ED FIN CORP 0.13%
Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp Sal 1.54%	DISTRICT COLUMBIA UNIV REV 0.10%
Buckeye Tobacco Settlement Financing Aut 1.27%	ECTOR CNTY TEX 0.08%
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico 0.64%	NEW ORLEANS LA 0.08%
Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp Sal 0.62%	PORT TACOMA WASH REV 0.08%
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico 0.55%	CONTRA COSTA CALIF CMNTY COLLE 0.06%
New York Liberty Development Corp 0.47%	LOS ANGELES CALIF 0.06%
Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority 0.43%	LOS ANGELES CNTY CALIF 0.06%

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 MUB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	HYMB State Street(R) SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond ETF	MUB iShares National Muni 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	National Muni Bond
Total return, 1 year	+1.7%	+0.1%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−15.8 pts	−17.4 pts
Expense ratio	0.35%	0.05%
Holdings	1867	5215

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.

MUB in plain words

MUB is a bond fund tracking the National Muni Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +0.1% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year. It sat 3.6% below its high of Jul 6, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, HYMB or MUB?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HYMB returned +1.7% and MUB returned +0.1%, so HYMB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, HYMB or MUB?: HYMB charges 0.35% a year and MUB charges 0.05%, so MUB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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