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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HYMB returned −1.0% and VUSB +3.5%.

Which is cheaper, HYMB or VUSB?

VUSB is cheaper, by 0.25 percentage points a year. That is about $25 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

HYMB vs VUSB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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On Jun 30, 2026 HYMB's duration was 7.3 years and VUSB's 1.0; VUSB charges 0.10% 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 $9.9bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF.

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At a glance

−1.0%

HYMB total return, 1 year

+3.5%

VUSB total return, 1 year

0.35%

HYMB expense ratio

0.10%

VUSB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VUSB costs 0.25 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 4.5 points; VUSB is 2.7 times larger.

HYMB vs VUSB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	HYMB	VUSB
Return
Measure	HYMB	VUSB
Total return, 1 year	−1.0%	+3.5%
Drawdown
Measure	HYMB	VUSB
Below its high	4.7%, high on Jul 2, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	HYMB	VUSB
What it tracks	ICE US Select High Yield Crossover Municipal Index	No index, actively managed
Cost and size
Measure	HYMB	VUSB
Expense ratio	0.35%	0.10%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$3.7bn	$9.9bn
Holdings
Measure	HYMB	VUSB
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 VUSB hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first HYMB VUSB

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 VUSB

TREASURY BILL, due Jun 10, 2027 4.19%

US TREASURY N/B, due Jul 31, 2027 0.67%

PNC FINANCIAL, due Oct 26, 2029 0.58%

US TREASURY N/B, due Jun 30, 2028 0.52%

REGIONS BANKS, due Jul 27, 2029 0.51%

US BANCORP, due Jun 12, 2029 0.50%

CHARLES SCHWAB, due Jul 27, 2029 0.49%

TRUIST BANK, due Jul 24, 2028 0.44%

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Side by side

HYMB State Street SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond ETF VUSB Vanguard Ultra-Short 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 Actively managed

Total return, 1 year −1.0% +3.5%

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

Gap to its benchmark +0.4 pts vs AGG +4.9 pts vs AGG

Expense ratio 0.35% 0.10%

Holdings 2105 1344

Net assets, HYMB as of Oct 27, 2026 and VUSB as of Sep 30, 2026 $3.8bn $9.9bn

HYMB and VUSB 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.

VUSB

VUSB is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +3.5% with distributions reinvested, against −1.4% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.10% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, HYMB or VUSB?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HYMB returned −1.0% and VUSB +3.5%.
Which is cheaper, HYMB or VUSB?: VUSB is cheaper, by 0.25 percentage points a year. That is about $25 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 →VUSB on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →HYMB dividend history →HYMB holdings →VUSB dividend history →VUSB holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

HYMB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

HYMB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

State Street website ↗

VUSB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VUSB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for VUSB ↗

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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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