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HYMB vs SPYD: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, HYMB returned −1.0% to SPYD's +15.3%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $3.8bn for State Street SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond ETF and $7.5bn for State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 High Dividend ETF.

HYMB on its own →SPYD on its own →
At a glance
−1.0%
HYMB total return, 1 year
+15.3%
SPYD total return, 1 year
0.35%
HYMB expense ratio
0.07%
SPYD expense ratio

Pair scorecard

SPYD costs 0.28 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 16.3 points; SPYD is 2.0 times larger.

HYMB vs SPYD: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureHYMBSPYD
Return
Total return, 1 year−1.0%+15.3%
Drawdown
Below its high4.7%, high on Jul 2, 20264.1%, high on Aug 24, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksICE US Select High Yield Crossover Municipal IndexS&P 500 High Dividend Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.35%0.07%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026$3.8bn$7.5bn
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
In the S&P 500, by weight99%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund16.1%

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

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, HYMB and SPYD hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first HYMB SPYD
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 SPYD
ACCENTURE PLC CL A 2.18%
HP INC 1.74%
HASBRO INC 1.73%
PFIZER INC 1.56%
CHEVRON CORP 1.54%
MEDTRONIC PLC 1.49%
CROWN CASTLE INC 1.47%
BEST BUY CO INC 1.47%
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Side by side

HYMB State Street SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond ETF SPYD State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 High Dividend ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Stock ETF
Issuer State Street State Street
What it is Tracks an index of Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond Tracks the S&P 500 High Dividend
Total return, 1 year −1.0% +15.3%
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% 0.07%
Holdings 2105 79
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $3.8bn $7.5bn

HYMB and SPYD 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.

SPYD

SPYD tracks the S&P 500 High Dividend. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +15.3% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 99% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 79 positions, with the top ten at 16.1%. It sat 4.1% below its high of Aug 24, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, HYMB or SPYD?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HYMB returned −1.0% and SPYD +15.3%.
Which is cheaper, HYMB or SPYD?
SPYD is cheaper, by 0.28 percentage points a year. That is about $28 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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HYMB on its own →SPYD on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →HYMB dividend history →HYMB holdings →SPYD dividend history →SPYD holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
HYMB and SPYD filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
HYMB and SPYD 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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