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HYMB vs SPSB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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On Jun 30, 2026 HYMB's duration was 7.3 years and SPSB's 1.8; SPSB charges 0.04% 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 $11.3bn for State Street SPDR Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond ETF.

HYMB on its own →SPSB on its own →
At a glance
−1.0%
HYMB total return, 1 year
+2.2%
SPSB total return, 1 year
0.35%
HYMB expense ratio
0.04%
SPSB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

SPSB costs 0.31 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 3.2 points; SPSB is 3.0 times larger.

HYMB vs SPSB: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureHYMBSPSB
Return
Total return, 1 year−1.0%+2.2%
Drawdown
Below its high4.7%, high on Jul 2, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksICE US Select High Yield Crossover Municipal IndexBloomberg U.S. 1-3 Year Corporate Bond Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.35%0.04%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026$3.8bn$11.3bn
Holdings
Holdings in common0%

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

What they share

0%

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

0 half 100%

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first HYMB SPSB
Only in one fund ↓
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 SPSB
Salesforce Inc, due Mar 15, 2029 0.56%
AerCap Ireland Capital DAC / AerCap Global Aviation Trust, due Oct 29, 2028 0.44%
Bank of America Corp, due Dec 20, 2028 0.42%
Citigroup Inc, due Mar 4, 2029 0.42%
Morgan Stanley, due Apr 10, 2030 0.38%
JPMorgan Chase & Co, due Jul 25, 2028 0.38%
Pfizer Investment Enterprises Pte Ltd, due May 19, 2028 0.37%
Sprint Capital Corp, due Nov 15, 2028 0.37%
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Side by side

HYMB State Street SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond ETF SPSB State Street SPDR Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF
Issuer State Street State Street
What it is Tracks an index of Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond Tracks an index of Short Term Corporate Bond
Total return, 1 year −1.0% +2.2%
Its benchmark over the same days −1.4% (AGG) −1.4% (AGG)
Gap to its benchmark +0.4 pts vs AGG +3.6 pts vs AGG
Expense ratio 0.35% 0.04%
Holdings 2105 1684
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $3.8bn $11.3bn

HYMB and SPSB 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.

SPSB

SPSB tracks an index of Short Term Corporate Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +2.2% with distributions reinvested, against −1.4% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, HYMB or SPSB?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HYMB returned −1.0% and SPSB +2.2%.
Which is cheaper, HYMB or SPSB?
SPSB is cheaper, by 0.31 percentage points a year. That is about $31 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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HYMB on its own →SPSB on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →HYMB dividend history →HYMB holdings →SPSB dividend history →SPSB holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
HYMB and SPSB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
HYMB and SPSB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
State Street website ↗

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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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