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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HYMB returned −1.0% and XLE +61.2%.

Which is cheaper, HYMB or XLE?

XLE is cheaper, by 0.27 percentage points a year. That is about $27 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

HYMB vs XLE: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, HYMB returned −1.0% to XLE's +61.2%; 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 $45.2bn for State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF.

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At a glance

−1.0%

HYMB total return, 1 year

+61.2%

XLE total return, 1 year

0.35%

HYMB expense ratio

0.08%

XLE expense ratio

Pair scorecard

XLE costs 0.27 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 62.2 points; XLE is 11.9 times larger.

HYMB vs XLE: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	HYMB	XLE
Return
Measure	HYMB	XLE
Total return, 1 year	−1.0%	+61.2%
Drawdown
Measure	HYMB	XLE
Below its high	4.7%, high on Jul 2, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	HYMB	XLE
What it tracks	ICE US Select High Yield Crossover Municipal Index	Energy Select Sector Index
Cost and size
Measure	HYMB	XLE
Expense ratio	0.35%	0.08%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$3.8bn	$45.2bn
Holdings
Measure	HYMB	XLE
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight		100%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund		78.1%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, HYMB and XLE 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 XLE

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 XLE

EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 23.98%

CHEVRON CORP 18.21%

CONOCOPHILLIPS 7.18%

MARATHON PETROLEUM CORP 4.67%

PHILLIPS 66 4.41%

VALERO ENERGY CORP 4.26%

WILLIAMS COS INC 4.22%

EOG RESOURCES INC 4.07%

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Side by side

HYMB State Street SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond ETF XLE State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR 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 an index of Energy

Total return, 1 year −1.0% +61.2%

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% 0.08%

Holdings 2105 22

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $3.8bn $45.2bn

HYMB and XLE 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.

XLE

XLE tracks an index of Energy. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +61.2% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 22 positions, with the top ten at 78.1%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, HYMB or XLE?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HYMB returned −1.0% and XLE +61.2%.
Which is cheaper, HYMB or XLE?: XLE is cheaper, by 0.27 percentage points a year. That is about $27 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

HYMB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

HYMB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

State Street website ↗

XLE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XLE 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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