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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HYMB returned −1.0% and USHY +1.7%.

Which is cheaper, HYMB or USHY?

USHY is cheaper, by 0.27 percentage points a year. That is about $27 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

HYMB vs USHY: Differences, Returns & Fees

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HYMB's duration was 7.3 years on Jun 30, 2026 and USHY's 3.0 on Jul 31, 2026; USHY charges 0.08% 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 $26.3bn for iShares Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF.

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At a glance

−1.0%

HYMB total return, 1 year

+1.7%

USHY total return, 1 year

0.35%

HYMB expense ratio

0.08%

USHY expense ratio

Pair scorecard

USHY costs 0.27 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.7 points; USHY is 6.9 times larger.

HYMB vs USHY: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	HYMB	USHY
Return
Measure	HYMB	USHY
Total return, 1 year	−1.0%	+1.7%
Drawdown
Measure	HYMB	USHY
Below its high	4.7%, high on Jul 2, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	HYMB	USHY
What it tracks	ICE US Select High Yield Crossover Municipal Index	ICE BofA US High Yield Constrained Index
Cost and size
Measure	HYMB	USHY
Expense ratio	0.35%	0.08%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$3.8bn	$26.3bn
Holdings
Measure	HYMB	USHY
Holdings in common	0%

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

What they share

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

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first HYMB USHY

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 USHY

1261229 BC Ltd, due Apr 15, 2032 0.47%

Meridian Arc Holdco LLC, due Apr 30, 2031 0.39%

EchoStar Corp, due Nov 30, 2029 0.39%

Quikrete Holdings Inc, due Mar 1, 2032 0.29%

PR RNO Property Owner 1 LLC, due May 1, 2031 0.28%

Asurion LLC/ Asurion Co-Issuer Inc, due Dec 31, 2032 0.26%

Cloud Software Group LLC, due Mar 31, 2029 0.26%

Cloud Software Group LLC, due Sep 30, 2029 0.25%

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Side by side

HYMB State Street SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond ETF USHY iShares Broad USD High Yield Corporate 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 Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond

Total return, 1 year −1.0% +1.7%

Its benchmark over the same days −1.4% (AGG) +1.8% (SPHY)

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

Expense ratio 0.35% 0.08%

Holdings 2105 1900

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $3.8bn $26.3bn

HYMB and USHY 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.

USHY

USHY tracks an index of Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +1.7% with distributions reinvested, against +1.8% for its benchmark, the ICE BofA US High Yield Constrained Index, measured by the closely related ICE BofA US High Yield Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, HYMB or USHY?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HYMB returned −1.0% and USHY +1.7%.
Which is cheaper, HYMB or USHY?: USHY is cheaper, by 0.27 percentage points a year. That is about $27 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 →USHY on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →HYMB dividend history →HYMB holdings →USHY dividend history →USHY holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

HYMB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

HYMB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

State Street website ↗

USHY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

USHY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for USHY ↗

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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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