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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HYMB returned +1.7% and TLT returned −6.4%, so HYMB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, HYMB or TLT?

HYMB charges 0.35% a year and TLT charges 0.15%, so TLT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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HYMB vs TLT: how they differ

HYMB and TLT hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and HYMB returned more over the year.

State Street(R) SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond ETF and iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, HYMB and TLT hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in HYMB	Only in TLT
Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp Sal 2.53%	TREASURY BOND (2OLD) 4.16%
Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp Sal 1.54%	TREASURY BOND (OLD) 4.05%
Buckeye Tobacco Settlement Financing Aut 1.27%	TREASURY BOND (OTR) 1.03%
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico 0.64%	TREASURY BOND 0.02%
Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp Sal 0.62%
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico 0.55%
New York Liberty Development Corp 0.47%
Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority 0.43%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 10, 2026.

HYMB and TLT on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	HYMB State Street(R) SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond ETF	TLT iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	State Street	iShares
What it is	SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond	20+ year Treasuries
Total return, 1 year	+1.7%	−6.4%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−15.8 pts	−23.9 pts
Expense ratio	0.35%	0.15%
Holdings	1867	41

HYMB in plain words

HYMB is a bond fund tracking the SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +1.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.35% a year. It sat 3.8% below its high of Jul 2, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

TLT in plain words

TLT is a bond fund tracking the 20+ year Treasuries. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −6.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. It sat 42.9% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, HYMB or TLT?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HYMB returned +1.7% and TLT returned −6.4%, so HYMB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, HYMB or TLT?: HYMB charges 0.35% a year and TLT charges 0.15%, so TLT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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