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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HYMB returned −1.0% and USMV +10.8%.

Which is cheaper, HYMB or USMV?

USMV 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.

Across categories

HYMB vs USMV: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, HYMB returned −1.0% to USMV's +10.8%; 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 $24.1bn for iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF.

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At a glance

−1.0%

HYMB total return, 1 year

+10.8%

USMV total return, 1 year

0.35%

HYMB expense ratio

0.15%

USMV expense ratio

Pair scorecard

USMV costs 0.20 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 11.8 points; USMV is 6.3 times larger.

HYMB vs USMV: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	HYMB	USMV
Return
Measure	HYMB	USMV
Total return, 1 year	−1.0%	+10.8%
Drawdown
Measure	HYMB	USMV
Below its high	4.7%, high on Jul 2, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	HYMB	USMV
What it tracks	ICE US Select High Yield Crossover Municipal Index	MSCI USA Minimum Volatility (USD) Index
Cost and size
Measure	HYMB	USMV
Expense ratio	0.35%	0.15%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$3.8bn	$24.1bn
Holdings
Measure	HYMB	USMV
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight		93%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund		14.8%

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

What they share

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

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first HYMB USMV

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 USMV

MICROSOFT 1.61%

EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 1.54%

BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC CLASS B 1.50%

CHUBB 1.50%

MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS INC 1.48%

AMPHENOL CORP CLASS A 1.47%

NVIDIA 1.47%

JOHNSON & JOHNSON 1.44%

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Side by side

HYMB State Street SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond ETF USMV iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Stock ETF

Issuer State Street iShares

What it is Tracks an index of Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond Tracks the MSCI USA Min Vol Factor

Total return, 1 year −1.0% +10.8%

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% 0.15%

Holdings 2105 176

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $3.8bn $24.1bn

HYMB and USMV 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.

USMV

USMV tracks the MSCI USA Min Vol Factor. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +10.8% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 93% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 176 positions, with the top ten at 14.8%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, HYMB or USMV?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HYMB returned −1.0% and USMV +10.8%.
Which is cheaper, HYMB or USMV?: USMV 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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Sources and dates

HYMB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

HYMB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

State Street website ↗

USMV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

USMV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for USMV ↗

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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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