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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HYMB returned −1.0% and XLK +27.1%.

Which is cheaper, HYMB or XLK?

XLK 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.

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HYMB vs XLK: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, HYMB returned −1.0% to XLK's +27.1%; 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 $125.0bn for State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF.

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At a glance

−1.0%

HYMB total return, 1 year

+27.1%

XLK total return, 1 year

0.35%

HYMB expense ratio

0.08%

XLK expense ratio

Pair scorecard

XLK costs 0.27 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 28.1 points; XLK is far larger, $125.0bn against $3.8bn.

HYMB vs XLK: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	HYMB	XLK
Return
Measure	HYMB	XLK
Total return, 1 year	−1.0%	+27.1%
Drawdown
Measure	HYMB	XLK
Below its high	4.7%, high on Jul 2, 2026	5.4%, high on Oct 6, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	HYMB	XLK
What it tracks	ICE US Select High Yield Crossover Municipal Index	Technology Select Sector Index
Cost and size
Measure	HYMB	XLK
Expense ratio	0.35%	0.08%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$3.8bn	$125.0bn
Holdings
Measure	HYMB	XLK
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight		100%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund		64.6%

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

What they share

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

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 XLK

NVIDIA CORP 15.22%

APPLE INC 14.62%

MICROSOFT CORP 11.38%

ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 4.78%

BROADCOM INC 4.70%

MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 4.02%

INTEL CORP 2.72%

PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC A 2.67%

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Side by side

HYMB State Street SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond ETF XLK State Street Technology 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 Technology

Total return, 1 year −1.0% +27.1%

Its benchmark over the same days −1.4% (AGG) +13.6% (SPY)

Gap to its benchmark +0.4 pts vs AGG +13.5 pts vs SPY

Expense ratio 0.35% 0.08%

Holdings 2105 76

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $3.8bn $125.0bn

HYMB and XLK 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.

XLK

XLK tracks an index of Technology. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +27.1% with distributions reinvested, against +13.6% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index. 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 76 positions, with the top ten at 64.6%. It sat 5.4% below its high of Oct 6, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, HYMB or XLK?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HYMB returned −1.0% and XLK +27.1%.
Which is cheaper, HYMB or XLK?: XLK 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 ↗

XLK filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XLK 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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