Data as of Oct 28, 2026.
HYMB vs PVAL: Differences, Returns & Fees
Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, HYMB returned −1.0% to PVAL's +26.6%; 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 $14.1bn on Aug 31, 2026 for Putnam Focused Large Cap Value ETF.
Pair scorecard
HYMB costs 0.20 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 27.6 points.
| Measure | HYMB | PVAL |
|---|---|---|
| Return | ||
| Total return, 1 year | −1.0% | +26.6% |
| Drawdown | ||
| Below its high | 4.7%, high on Jul 2, 2026 | |
| Benchmark | ||
| What it tracks | ICE US Select High Yield Crossover Municipal Index | No index, actively managed |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.35% | 0.55% |
| Net assets, HYMB as of Oct 27, 2026 and PVAL as of Aug 31, 2026 | $3.8bn | $14.1bn |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
| In the S&P 500, by weight | 91% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 42.8% | |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026. Method
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, HYMB and PVAL hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.
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0% in common
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Side by side
HYMB and PVAL on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
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.
Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +26.6% with distributions reinvested, against +27.5% for its benchmark, the Russell 1000 Value Index.
PVAL is actively managed and tracks no index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.55% a year. By its holdings filed for Aug 31, 2026, 91% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 44 positions, with the top ten at 42.8%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, HYMB or PVAL?
- In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HYMB returned −1.0% and PVAL +26.6%.
- Which is cheaper, HYMB or PVAL?
- HYMB is cheaper, by 0.20 percentage points a year. That is about $20 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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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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