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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HYMB returned −1.0% and XLP +13.8%.

Which is cheaper, HYMB or XLP?

XLP 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 XLP: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, HYMB returned −1.0% to XLP's +13.8%; 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 $14.6bn for State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF.

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At a glance

−1.0%

HYMB total return, 1 year

+13.8%

XLP total return, 1 year

0.35%

HYMB expense ratio

0.08%

XLP expense ratio

Pair scorecard

XLP costs 0.27 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 14.8 points; XLP is 3.8 times larger.

HYMB vs XLP: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	HYMB	XLP
Return
Measure	HYMB	XLP
Total return, 1 year	−1.0%	+13.8%
Drawdown
Measure	HYMB	XLP
Below its high	4.7%, high on Jul 2, 2026	3.5%, high on Oct 22, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	HYMB	XLP
What it tracks	ICE US Select High Yield Crossover Municipal Index	Consumer Staples Select Sector Index
Cost and size
Measure	HYMB	XLP
Expense ratio	0.35%	0.08%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$3.8bn	$14.6bn
Holdings
Measure	HYMB	XLP
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight		100%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund		62.9%

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

What they share

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

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 XLP

WALMART INC 11.05%

COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP 9.14%

PROCTER + GAMBLE CO 7.69%

COCA COLA CO 7.34%

PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL 6.56%

ALTRIA GROUP INC 4.54%

COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO 4.39%

MONDELEZ INTERNATIONAL INC A 4.19%

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Side by side

HYMB State Street SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond ETF XLP State Street Consumer Staples 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 Consumer staples

Total return, 1 year −1.0% +13.8%

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 36

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $3.8bn $14.6bn

HYMB and XLP 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.

XLP

XLP tracks an index of Consumer staples. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +13.8% 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 36 positions, with the top ten at 62.9%. It sat 3.5% below its high of Oct 22, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, HYMB or XLP?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HYMB returned −1.0% and XLP +13.8%.
Which is cheaper, HYMB or XLP?: XLP 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 ↗

XLP filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XLP 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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