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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HYMB returned −1.0% and VCLT −5.9%.

Which is cheaper, HYMB or VCLT?

VCLT is cheaper, by 0.32 percentage points a year. That is about $32 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 VCLT: Differences, Returns & Fees

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HYMB's duration was 7.3 years on Jun 30, 2026 and VCLT's 12.0 on May 31, 2026; VCLT charges 0.03% 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 $7.5bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF.

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At a glance

−1.0%

HYMB total return, 1 year

−5.9%

VCLT total return, 1 year

0.35%

HYMB expense ratio

0.03%

VCLT expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VCLT costs 0.32 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 4.9 points; VCLT is 2.0 times larger.

HYMB vs VCLT: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	HYMB	VCLT
Return
Measure	HYMB	VCLT
Total return, 1 year	−1.0%	−5.9%
Drawdown
Measure	HYMB	VCLT
Below its high	4.7%, high on Jul 2, 2026	17.8%, high on Sep 22, 2021
Benchmark
Measure	HYMB	VCLT
What it tracks	ICE US Select High Yield Crossover Municipal Index	Bloomberg U.S. 10+ Year Corporate Bond Index
Cost and size
Measure	HYMB	VCLT
Expense ratio	0.35%	0.03%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$3.7bn	$7.5bn
Holdings
Measure	HYMB	VCLT
Holdings in common	0%

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

What they share

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

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first HYMB VCLT

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 VCLT

ANHEUSER-BUSCH, due Feb 1, 2046 0.37%

CVS HEALTH CORP, due Mar 25, 2048 0.33%

META PLATFORMS, due Nov 15, 2055 0.28%

BOEING CO, due May 1, 2050 0.27%

PFIZER INVSTMNT, due May 19, 2053 0.27%

AMAZON.COM INC, due Mar 13, 2056 0.26%

ORACLE CORP, due Feb 4, 2056 0.24%

AT&T INC, due Sep 15, 2053 0.23%

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Side by side

HYMB State Street SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond ETF VCLT Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond 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 Long-Term Corporate Bond

Total return, 1 year −1.0% −5.9%

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% 0.03%

Holdings 2105 2562

Net assets, HYMB as of Oct 27, 2026 and VCLT as of Sep 30, 2026 $3.8bn $7.5bn

HYMB and VCLT 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.

VCLT

VCLT tracks an index of Long-Term Corporate Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −5.9% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. It sat 17.8% below its high of Sep 22, 2021 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, HYMB or VCLT?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HYMB returned −1.0% and VCLT −5.9%.
Which is cheaper, HYMB or VCLT?: VCLT is cheaper, by 0.32 percentage points a year. That is about $32 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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HYMB on its own →VCLT on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →HYMB dividend history →HYMB holdings →VCLT dividend history →VCLT holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

HYMB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

HYMB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

State Street website ↗

VCLT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VCLT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for VCLT ↗

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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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