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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HYMB returned −1.0% and SHY +1.6%.

Which is cheaper, HYMB or SHY?

SHY 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.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

HYMB vs SHY: Differences, Returns & Fees

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HYMB's duration was 7.3 years on Jun 30, 2026 and SHY's 1.8 on Aug 31, 2026; SHY charges 0.15% to HYMB's 0.35%.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $3.8bn for State Street SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond ETF and $27.4bn for iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF.

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At a glance

−1.0%

HYMB total return, 1 year

+1.6%

SHY total return, 1 year

0.35%

HYMB expense ratio

0.15%

SHY expense ratio

Pair scorecard

SHY costs 0.20 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.6 points; SHY is 7.2 times larger.

HYMB vs SHY: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	HYMB	SHY
Return
Measure	HYMB	SHY
Total return, 1 year	−1.0%	+1.6%
Drawdown
Measure	HYMB	SHY
Below its high	4.7%, high on Jul 2, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	HYMB	SHY
What it tracks	ICE US Select High Yield Crossover Municipal Index	ICE U.S. Treasury 1-3 Year Bond Index
Cost and size
Measure	HYMB	SHY
Expense ratio	0.35%	0.15%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$3.8bn	$27.4bn
Holdings
Measure	HYMB	SHY
Holdings in common	0%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026. Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, HYMB and SHY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first HYMB SHY

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Only in HYMB

PUERTO RICO SALES TAX FING CORP SALES TAX REVENUE, due Jul 1, 2058 2.49%

PUERTO RICO SALES TAX FING CORP SALES TAX REVENUE, due Jul 1, 2058 1.52%

BUCKEYE OH TOBACCO SETTLEMENT FING AUTH, due Jun 1, 2055 1.25%

PUERTO RICO CMWLTH, due Jul 1, 2041 0.63%

PUERTO RICO SALES TAX FING CORP SALES TAX REVENUE, due Jul 1, 2053 0.61%

PUERTO RICO CMWLTH, due Jul 1, 2046 0.54%

NEW YORK ST LIBERTY DEV CORP LIBERTY REVENUE, due Nov 15, 2044 0.46%

MET PIER & EXPOSITION AUTH IL REVENUE, due Dec 15, 2042 0.43%

Only in SHY

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Apr 30, 2028 1.97%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Jan 31, 2028 1.71%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Jun 30, 2028 1.61%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Apr 30, 2029 1.51%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due May 31, 2029 1.49%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Aug 15, 2027 1.48%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Jun 30, 2029 1.47%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 15, 2028 1.40%

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Side by side

HYMB State Street SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond ETF SHY iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer State Street iShares

What it is Tracks an index of Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond Tracks an index of 1-3 Year Treasury Bond

Total return, 1 year −1.0% +1.6%

Its benchmark over the same days −1.4% (AGG) +1.7% (BBSB)

Gap to its benchmark +0.4 pts vs AGG −0.1 pts vs BBSB

Expense ratio 0.35% 0.15%

Holdings 2105 90

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $3.8bn $27.4bn

HYMB and SHY 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.

SHY

SHY tracks an index of 1-3 Year Treasury Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +1.6% with distributions reinvested, against +1.7% for its benchmark, the ICE U.S. Treasury 1-3 Year Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, HYMB or SHY?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HYMB returned −1.0% and SHY +1.6%.
Which is cheaper, HYMB or SHY?: SHY 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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Where to next

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

Sources and dates

HYMB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

HYMB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

State Street website ↗

SHY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

SHY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for SHY ↗

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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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