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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HYMB returned −1.0% and VCSH +1.3%.

Which is cheaper, HYMB or VCSH?

VCSH 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 VCSH: Differences, Returns & Fees

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HYMB's duration was 7.3 years on Jun 30, 2026 and VCSH's 2.7 on May 31, 2026; VCSH 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 $43.9bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF.

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At a glance

−1.0%

HYMB total return, 1 year

+1.3%

VCSH total return, 1 year

0.35%

HYMB expense ratio

0.03%

VCSH expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VCSH costs 0.32 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.3 points; VCSH is 11.9 times larger.

HYMB vs VCSH: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	HYMB	VCSH
Return
Measure	HYMB	VCSH
Total return, 1 year	−1.0%	+1.3%
Drawdown
Measure	HYMB	VCSH
Below its high	4.7%, high on Jul 2, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	HYMB	VCSH
What it tracks	ICE US Select High Yield Crossover Municipal Index	Bloomberg U.S. 1-5 Year Corporate Bond Index
Cost and size
Measure	HYMB	VCSH
Expense ratio	0.35%	0.03%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$3.7bn	$43.9bn
Holdings
Measure	HYMB	VCSH
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 VCSH 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 VCSH

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 VCSH

US TREASURY N/B, due May 31, 2028 0.83%

BANK OF AMER CRP, due Dec 20, 2028 0.23%

ABBVIE INC, due Nov 21, 2029 0.21%

CVS HEALTH CORP, due Mar 25, 2028 0.20%

T-MOBILE USA INC, due Apr 15, 2030 0.19%

BOEING CO, due May 1, 2030 0.19%

WELLS FARGO CO, due Jul 25, 2029 0.18%

JPMORGAN CHASE, due Apr 23, 2032 0.18%

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Side by side

HYMB State Street SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond ETF VCSH Vanguard Short-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 Short-Term Corporate Bond

Total return, 1 year −1.0% +1.3%

Its benchmark over the same days −1.4% (AGG) +1.3% (SCHJ)

Gap to its benchmark +0.4 pts vs AGG 0.0 pts vs SCHJ

Expense ratio 0.35% 0.03%

Holdings 2105 3064

Net assets, HYMB as of Oct 27, 2026 and VCSH as of Sep 30, 2026 $3.8bn $43.9bn

HYMB and VCSH 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.

VCSH

VCSH tracks an index of Short-Term Corporate Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +1.3% with distributions reinvested, against +1.3% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. 1-5 Year Corporate Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, HYMB or VCSH?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HYMB returned −1.0% and VCSH +1.3%.
Which is cheaper, HYMB or VCSH?: VCSH 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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Where to next

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

Sources and dates

HYMB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

HYMB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

State Street website ↗

VCSH filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VCSH prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for VCSH ↗

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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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