Are HYMB and XBI in the same category?

HYMB is a bond ETF and XBI is a thematic ETF, so they do different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and holdings.

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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HYMB returned −1.0% and XBI +41.2%.

Which is cheaper, HYMB or XBI?

Neither: HYMB and XBI both charge 0.35% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

HYMB vs XBI: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, HYMB returned −1.0% to XBI's +41.2%.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $3.8bn for State Street SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond ETF and $10.3bn for State Street SPDR S&P Biotech ETF.

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At a glance

−1.0%

HYMB total return, 1 year

+41.2%

XBI total return, 1 year

0.35%

HYMB expense ratio

0.35%

XBI expense ratio

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.35% a year; their one-year returns differ by 42.2 points; XBI is 2.7 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

HYMB vs XBI: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	HYMB	XBI
Return
Measure	HYMB	XBI
Total return, 1 year	−1.0%	+41.2%
Drawdown
Measure	HYMB	XBI
Below its high	4.7%, high on Jul 2, 2026
Below its all-time high		8.9%, high on Feb 8, 2021
Benchmark
Measure	HYMB	XBI
What it tracks	ICE US Select High Yield Crossover Municipal Index	Biotech
Cost and size
Measure	HYMB	XBI
Expense ratio	0.35%	0.35%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$3.8bn	$10.3bn
Active share vs the S&P 500		98%
Holdings
Measure	HYMB	XBI
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight		13%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund		18%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 27, 2026. Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, HYMB and XBI hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first HYMB XBI

Only in one fund ↓

Only in HYMB

PRCGEN 5.000 07/01/58 1.94%

PRCGEN 4.784 07/01/58 1.25%

BUCGEN 5.000 06/01/55 1.08%

PRC 4.000 07/01/46 0.64%

PRCGEN 4.329 07/01/40 0.61%

NYCDEV 5.000 11/15/44 0.49%

PRC 4.000 07/01/41 0.47%

CHIEDU 6.000 12/01/41 0.46%

Only in XBI

MODERNA INC 2.24%

TWIST BIOSCIENCE CORP 1.86%

NATERA INC 1.82%

BIOGEN INC 1.75%

HALOZYME THERAPEUTICS INC 1.75%

UNITED THERAPEUTICS CORP 1.71%

AMGEN INC 1.68%

ABBVIE INC 1.67%

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Side by side

HYMB State Street SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond ETF XBI State Street SPDR S&P Biotech ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Thematic ETF

Issuer State Street State Street

What it is Tracks an index of Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond Biotech

Total return, 1 year −1.0% +41.2%

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% 0.35%

Holdings 2105 165

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $3.8bn $10.3bn

HYMB and XBI 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.

XBI

By weight, 13% of XBI's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 98%. The top ten holdings are 18% of the fund across 165 positions, as published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 the fund returned +41.2% with distributions reinvested. It sits 8.9% below its all-time high of Feb 8, 2021.

Questions people ask

Are HYMB and XBI in the same category?: HYMB is a bond ETF and XBI is a thematic ETF, so they do different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and holdings.
Which returned more over the last year, HYMB or XBI?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HYMB returned −1.0% and XBI +41.2%.
Which is cheaper, HYMB or XBI?: Neither: HYMB and XBI both charge 0.35% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

HYMB and XBI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

HYMB and XBI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

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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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