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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HYMB returned −1.0% and XLF +7.6%.

Which is cheaper, HYMB or XLF?

XLF 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 XLF: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, HYMB returned −1.0% to XLF's +7.6%; 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 $51.6bn for State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF.

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At a glance

−1.0%

HYMB total return, 1 year

+7.6%

XLF total return, 1 year

0.35%

HYMB expense ratio

0.08%

XLF expense ratio

Pair scorecard

XLF costs 0.27 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 8.6 points; XLF is 13.6 times larger.

HYMB vs XLF: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	HYMB	XLF
Return
Measure	HYMB	XLF
Total return, 1 year	−1.0%	+7.6%
Drawdown
Measure	HYMB	XLF
Below its high	4.7%, high on Jul 2, 2026	3.8%, high on Sep 3, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	HYMB	XLF
What it tracks	ICE US Select High Yield Crossover Municipal Index	Financial Select Sector Index
Cost and size
Measure	HYMB	XLF
Expense ratio	0.35%	0.08%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$3.8bn	$51.6bn
Holdings
Measure	HYMB	XLF
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight		100%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund		57.4%

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

What they share

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

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 XLF

BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC CL B 12.84%

JPMORGAN CHASE + CO 11.33%

VISA INC CLASS A SHARES 8.69%

MASTERCARD INC A 6.26%

BANK OF AMERICA CORP 4.18%

GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 3.37%

WELLS FARGO + CO 3.17%

MORGAN STANLEY 2.83%

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Side by side

HYMB State Street SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond ETF XLF State Street Financial 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 Financials

Total return, 1 year −1.0% +7.6%

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% 0.08%

Holdings 2105 77

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $3.8bn $51.6bn

HYMB and XLF 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.

XLF

XLF tracks an index of Financials. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +7.6% 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 77 positions, with the top ten at 57.4%. It sat 3.8% below its high of Sep 3, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, HYMB or XLF?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HYMB returned −1.0% and XLF +7.6%.
Which is cheaper, HYMB or XLF?: XLF 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 ↗

XLF filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XLF 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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