Data as of Oct 28, 2026.
HYMB vs SCHB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, HYMB returned −1.0% to SCHB's +13.4%; 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 $44.6bn on Aug 31, 2026 for Schwab U.S. Broad Market ETF.
Pair scorecard
SCHB costs 0.32 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 14.4 points.
| Measure | HYMB | SCHB |
|---|---|---|
| Return | ||
| Total return, 1 year | −1.0% | +13.4% |
| Drawdown | ||
| Below its high | 4.7%, high on Jul 2, 2026 | |
| Benchmark | ||
| What it tracks | ICE US Select High Yield Crossover Municipal Index | Dow Jones U.S. Broad Stock Market Index |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.35% | 0.03% |
| Net assets, HYMB as of Oct 27, 2026 and SCHB as of Aug 31, 2026 | $3.8bn | $44.6bn |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
| In the S&P 500, by weight | 88% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 33.7% | |
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 SCHB 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 SCHB 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.
SCHB
SCHB tracks an index of US broad market. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +13.4% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings filed for Aug 31, 2026, 88% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 2,372 positions, with the top ten at 33.7%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, HYMB or SCHB?
- In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HYMB returned −1.0% and SCHB +13.4%.
- Which is cheaper, HYMB or SCHB?
- SCHB is cheaper, by 0.32 percentage points a year. That is about $32 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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