Data as of Oct 28, 2026.
HYMB vs VONG: Differences, Returns & Fees
Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, HYMB returned −1.0% to VONG's +1.1%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.
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Net assets: $3.8bn on Oct 27, 2026 for State Street SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond ETF, and $47.1bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF.
Pair scorecard
VONG costs 0.29 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.1 points; VONG is 12.7 times larger.
| Measure | HYMB | VONG |
|---|---|---|
| Return | ||
| Total return, 1 year | −1.0% | +1.1% |
| Drawdown | ||
| Below its high | 4.7%, high on Jul 2, 2026 | 4.8%, high on Oct 6, 2026 |
| Benchmark | ||
| What it tracks | ICE US Select High Yield Crossover Municipal Index | Russell 1000 Growth Index |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.35% | 0.06% |
| Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026 | $3.7bn | $47.1bn |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
| In the S&P 500, by weight | 96% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 57.6% | |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated Sep 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026. Method
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, HYMB and VONG hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Sep 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.
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0% in common
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Side by side
HYMB and VONG on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
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.
VONG
VONG tracks the Russell 1000 Growth. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +1.1% with distributions reinvested, against +0.9% for its benchmark, the Russell 1000 Growth Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 96% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 373 positions, with the top ten at 57.6%. It sat 4.8% below its high of Oct 6, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, HYMB or VONG?
- In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HYMB returned −1.0% and VONG +1.1%.
- Which is cheaper, HYMB or VONG?
- VONG 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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How this is computed
Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.
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