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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HYMB returned −1.0% and XHB −8.6%.

Which is cheaper, HYMB or XHB?

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

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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HYMB vs XHB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, HYMB returned −1.0% to XHB's −8.6%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $3.8bn for State Street SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond ETF and $1.5bn for State Street SPDR S&P Homebuilders ETF.

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At a glance

−1.0%

HYMB total return, 1 year

−8.6%

XHB total return, 1 year

0.35%

HYMB expense ratio

0.35%

XHB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.35% a year; their one-year returns differ by 7.6 points; HYMB is 2.5 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

HYMB vs XHB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	HYMB	XHB
Return
Measure	HYMB	XHB
Total return, 1 year	−1.0%	−8.6%
Drawdown
Measure	HYMB	XHB
Below its high	4.7%, high on Jul 2, 2026	20.5%, high on Oct 18, 2024
Benchmark
Measure	HYMB	XHB
What it tracks	ICE US Select High Yield Crossover Municipal Index	S&P Homebuilders Select Industry Index
Cost and size
Measure	HYMB	XHB
Expense ratio	0.35%	0.35%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$3.8bn	$1.5bn
Holdings
Measure	HYMB	XHB
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight		46%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund		35.4%

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

What they share

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

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first HYMB XHB

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 XHB

ALLEGION PLC 3.83%

SHARKNINJA INC 3.76%

WAYFAIR INC CLASS A 3.63%

WILLIAMS SONOMA INC 3.54%

SIMPSON MANUFACTURING CO INC 3.49%

MASCO CORP 3.49%

JOHNSON CONTROLS INTERNATION 3.46%

DR HORTON INC 3.41%

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Side by side

HYMB State Street SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond ETF XHB State Street SPDR S&P Homebuilders ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Stock ETF

Issuer State Street State Street

What it is Tracks an index of Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond Tracks the S&P Homebuilders

Total return, 1 year −1.0% −8.6%

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 34

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $3.8bn $1.5bn

HYMB and XHB 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.

XHB

XHB tracks the S&P Homebuilders. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −8.6% with distributions reinvested. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 46% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 34 positions, with the top ten at 35.4%. It sat 20.5% below its high of Oct 18, 2024 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, HYMB or XHB?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HYMB returned −1.0% and XHB −8.6%.
Which is cheaper, HYMB or XHB?: Neither: HYMB and XHB both charge 0.35% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

HYMB and XHB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

HYMB and XHB 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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