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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HYMB returned −1.0% and VTIP +2.2%.

Which is cheaper, HYMB or VTIP?

VTIP 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.

Across categories

HYMB vs VTIP: Differences, Returns & Fees

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On Jun 30, 2026 HYMB's duration was 7.3 years and VTIP's 2.3; VTIP 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 $20.9bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund ETF Shares.

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At a glance

−1.0%

HYMB total return, 1 year

+2.2%

VTIP total return, 1 year

0.35%

HYMB expense ratio

0.03%

VTIP expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VTIP costs 0.32 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 3.2 points; VTIP is 5.6 times larger.

HYMB vs VTIP: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	HYMB	VTIP
Return
Measure	HYMB	VTIP
Total return, 1 year	−1.0%	+2.2%
Drawdown
Measure	HYMB	VTIP
Below its high	4.7%, high on Jul 2, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	HYMB	VTIP
What it tracks	ICE US Select High Yield Crossover Municipal Index	Bloomberg U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) 0-5 Years Index
Cost and size
Measure	HYMB	VTIP
Expense ratio	0.35%	0.03%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$3.7bn	$20.9bn
Holdings
Measure	HYMB	VTIP
Holdings in common	0%

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

What they share

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

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first HYMB VTIP

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 VTIP

TSY INFL IX N/B, due Oct 15, 2030 5.39%

TSY INFL IX N/B, due Oct 15, 2029 5.33%

TSY INFL IX N/B, due Apr 15, 2030 5.30%

TSY INFL IX N/B, due Apr 15, 2029 5.14%

TSY INFL IX N/B, due Oct 15, 2028 4.97%

TSY INFL IX N/B, due Oct 15, 2026 4.83%

TSY INFL IX N/B, due Oct 15, 2027 4.83%

TSY INFL IX N/B, due Apr 15, 2027 4.74%

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Side by side

HYMB State Street SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond ETF VTIP Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund ETF Shares

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 Inflation-Protected Securities

Total return, 1 year −1.0% +2.2%

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 26

Net assets, HYMB as of Oct 27, 2026 and VTIP as of Sep 30, 2026 $3.8bn $20.9bn

HYMB and VTIP 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.

VTIP

VTIP tracks an index of Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +2.2% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, HYMB or VTIP?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HYMB returned −1.0% and VTIP +2.2%.
Which is cheaper, HYMB or VTIP?: VTIP 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 →VTIP on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →HYMB dividend history →HYMB holdings →VTIP dividend history →VTIP holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

HYMB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

HYMB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

State Street website ↗

VTIP filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VTIP prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for VTIP ↗

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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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