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HYMB vs VBIL: Differences, Returns & Fees

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On Jun 30, 2026 HYMB's duration was 7.3 years and VBIL's 0.1; VBIL charges 0.06% to HYMB's 0.35%.

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Net assets: $3.8bn on Oct 27, 2026 for State Street SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond ETF, and $12.8bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard 0-3 Month Treasury Bill ETF.

HYMB on its own →VBIL on its own →
At a glance
−1.0%
HYMB total return, 1 year
+3.7%
VBIL total return, 1 year
0.35%
HYMB expense ratio
0.06%
VBIL expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VBIL costs 0.29 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 4.7 points; VBIL is 3.5 times larger.

HYMB vs VBIL: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureHYMBVBIL
Return
Total return, 1 year−1.0%+3.7%
Drawdown
Below its high4.7%, high on Jul 2, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksICE US Select High Yield Crossover Municipal IndexBloomberg U.S. Treasury Bills 0-3 Months Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.35%0.06%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026$3.7bn$12.8bn
Holdings
Holdings in common0%

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

What they share

0%

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

0 half 100%

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first HYMB VBIL
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 VBIL
TREASURY BILL, due Jul 9, 2026 6.78%
TREASURY BILL, due Aug 6, 2026 6.10%
TREASURY BILL, due Jul 2, 2026 5.61%
TREASURY BILL, due Jul 16, 2026 5.41%
TREASURY BILL, due Jul 23, 2026 5.18%
TREASURY BILL, due Jul 14, 2026 5.17%
TREASURY BILL, due Jul 21, 2026 5.15%
TREASURY BILL, due Jul 30, 2026 5.12%
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Side by side

HYMB State Street SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond ETF VBIL Vanguard 0-3 Month Treasury Bill ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF
Issuer State Street Vanguard
What it is Tracks an index of Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond Tracks an index of 0-3 Month Treasury Bill
Total return, 1 year −1.0% +3.7%
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% 0.06%
Holdings 2105 28
Net assets, HYMB as of Oct 27, 2026 and VBIL as of Sep 30, 2026 $3.8bn $12.8bn

HYMB and VBIL 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.

VBIL

VBIL tracks an index of 0-3 Month Treasury Bill. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +3.7% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, HYMB or VBIL?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HYMB returned −1.0% and VBIL +3.7%.
Which is cheaper, HYMB or VBIL?
VBIL is cheaper, by 0.29 percentage points a year. That is about $29 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 →VBIL on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →HYMB dividend history →HYMB holdings →VBIL dividend history →VBIL holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
HYMB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
HYMB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
State Street website ↗
VBIL filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
VBIL prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Vanguard page for VBIL ↗

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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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