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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HYMB returned −1.0% and NOBL +15.5%.

Which is cheaper, HYMB or NOBL?

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

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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HYMB vs NOBL: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, HYMB returned −1.0% to NOBL's +15.5%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $3.8bn on Oct 27, 2026 for State Street SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond ETF, and $11.6bn on Oct 28, 2026 for ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF.

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At a glance

−1.0%

HYMB total return, 1 year

+15.5%

NOBL total return, 1 year

0.35%

HYMB expense ratio

0.35%

NOBL expense ratio

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.35% a year; their one-year returns differ by 16.5 points; NOBL is 3.1 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

HYMB vs NOBL: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	HYMB	NOBL
Return
Measure	HYMB	NOBL
Total return, 1 year	−1.0%	+15.5%
Drawdown
Measure	HYMB	NOBL
Below its high	4.7%, high on Jul 2, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	HYMB	NOBL
What it tracks	ICE US Select High Yield Crossover Municipal Index	S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Index
Cost and size
Measure	HYMB	NOBL
Expense ratio	0.35%	0.35%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$3.8bn	$11.7bn
Holdings
Measure	HYMB	NOBL
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight		98%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund		17.0%

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

What they share

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

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 NOBL

ROPER TECHNOLOGIES INC 1.81%

BECTON DICKINSON AND CO 1.78%

FACTSET RESEARCH SYSTEMS INC 1.77%

INTL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP 1.70%

AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING 1.69%

EMERSON ELECTRIC CO 1.67%

CHEVRON CORP 1.66%

ERIE INDEMNITY COMPANY-CL A 1.64%

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Side by side

HYMB State Street SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond ETF NOBL ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Stock ETF

Issuer State Street ProShares

What it is Tracks an index of Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond Tracks the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats

Total return, 1 year −1.0% +15.5%

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 69

Net assets, HYMB as of Oct 27, 2026 and NOBL as of Oct 28, 2026 $3.8bn $11.6bn

HYMB and NOBL 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.

NOBL

NOBL tracks the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +15.5% with distributions reinvested. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 98% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 69 positions, with the top ten at 17.0%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, HYMB or NOBL?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HYMB returned −1.0% and NOBL +15.5%.
Which is cheaper, HYMB or NOBL?: Neither: HYMB and NOBL both charge 0.35% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

HYMB on its own →NOBL on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →HYMB dividend history →HYMB holdings →NOBL dividend history →NOBL holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

HYMB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

HYMB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

State Street website ↗

NOBL filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

NOBL prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

ProShares page for NOBL ↗

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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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