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HYMB vs VGSH: Differences, Returns & Fees

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HYMB's duration was 7.3 years on Jun 30, 2026 and VGSH's 1.8 on May 31, 2026; VGSH 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 $35.1bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF.

HYMB on its own →VGSH on its own →
At a glance
−1.0%
HYMB total return, 1 year
+1.7%
VGSH total return, 1 year
0.35%
HYMB expense ratio
0.03%
VGSH expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VGSH costs 0.32 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.7 points; VGSH is 9.5 times larger.

HYMB vs VGSH: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureHYMBVGSH
Return
Total return, 1 year−1.0%+1.7%
Drawdown
Below its high4.7%, high on Jul 2, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksICE US Select High Yield Crossover Municipal IndexBloomberg U.S. Treasury 1-3 Year Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.35%0.03%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026$3.7bn$35.1bn
Holdings
Holdings in common0%

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

What they share

0%

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

0 half 100%

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first HYMB VGSH
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 VGSH
US TREASURY N/B, due Jan 31, 2028 2.24%
US TREASURY N/B, due Apr 30, 2029 1.40%
US TREASURY N/B, due Jul 31, 2027 1.35%
US TREASURY N/B, due Feb 28, 2029 1.31%
US TREASURY N/B, due Mar 31, 2029 1.30%
US TREASURY N/B, due Jun 15, 2027 1.29%
US TREASURY N/B, due May 15, 2027 1.26%
US TREASURY N/B, due Aug 15, 2027 1.26%
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Side by side

HYMB State Street SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond ETF VGSH Vanguard Short-Term Treasury 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 Treasury
Total return, 1 year −1.0% +1.7%
Its benchmark over the same days −1.4% (AGG) +1.8% (SCHO)
Gap to its benchmark +0.4 pts vs AGG −0.1 pts vs SCHO
Expense ratio 0.35% 0.03%
Holdings 2105 93
Net assets, HYMB as of Oct 27, 2026 and VGSH as of Sep 30, 2026 $3.8bn $35.1bn

HYMB and VGSH 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.

VGSH

VGSH tracks an index of Short-Term Treasury. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +1.7% with distributions reinvested, against +1.8% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Treasury 1-3 Year Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, HYMB or VGSH?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HYMB returned −1.0% and VGSH +1.7%.
Which is cheaper, HYMB or VGSH?
VGSH 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 →VGSH on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →HYMB dividend history →HYMB holdings →VGSH dividend history →VGSH holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
HYMB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
HYMB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
State Street website ↗
VGSH filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
VGSH prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Vanguard page for VGSH ↗

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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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