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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HYMB returned −1.0% and TLT −7.9%.

Which is cheaper, HYMB or TLT?

TLT 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.

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HYMB vs TLT: Differences, Returns & Fees

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HYMB's duration was 7.3 years on Jun 30, 2026 and TLT's 15.1 on Aug 31, 2026; TLT 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 $47.4bn for iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF.

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At a glance

−1.0%

HYMB total return, 1 year

−7.9%

TLT total return, 1 year

0.35%

HYMB expense ratio

0.15%

TLT expense ratio

Pair scorecard

TLT costs 0.20 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 6.9 points; TLT is 12.5 times larger.

HYMB vs TLT: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	HYMB	TLT
Return
Measure	HYMB	TLT
Total return, 1 year	−1.0%	−7.9%
Drawdown
Measure	HYMB	TLT
Below its high	4.7%, high on Jul 2, 2026	42.6%, high on Aug 4, 2020
Benchmark
Measure	HYMB	TLT
What it tracks	ICE US Select High Yield Crossover Municipal Index	ICE U.S. Treasury 20+ Year Bond Index
Cost and size
Measure	HYMB	TLT
Expense ratio	0.35%	0.15%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$3.8bn	$47.4bn
Holdings
Measure	HYMB	TLT
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 TLT 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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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first HYMB TLT

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 TLT

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due May 15, 2055 4.46%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due May 15, 2054 4.40%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Aug 15, 2053 4.18%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Feb 15, 2054 4.03%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Feb 15, 2056 3.94%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Aug 15, 2054 3.94%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Nov 15, 2053 3.92%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Feb 15, 2055 3.80%

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Side by side

HYMB State Street SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond ETF TLT iShares 20+ 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 20+ year Treasuries

Total return, 1 year −1.0% −7.9%

Its benchmark over the same days −1.4% (AGG) −7.8% (BBLB)

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

Expense ratio 0.35% 0.15%

Holdings 2105 47

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $3.8bn $47.4bn

HYMB and TLT 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.

TLT

TLT tracks an index of 20+ year Treasuries. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −7.9% with distributions reinvested, against −7.8% for its benchmark, the ICE U.S. Treasury 20+ Year Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. It sat 42.6% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, HYMB or TLT?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HYMB returned −1.0% and TLT −7.9%.
Which is cheaper, HYMB or TLT?: TLT 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

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Sources and dates

HYMB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

HYMB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

State Street website ↗

TLT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

TLT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for TLT ↗

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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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