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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HYMB returned −1.0% and XLRE +4.3%.

Which is cheaper, HYMB or XLRE?

XLRE 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 XLRE: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, HYMB returned −1.0% to XLRE's +4.3%; 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 $8.0bn for State Street Real Estate Select Sector SPDR ETF.

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At a glance

−1.0%

HYMB total return, 1 year

+4.3%

XLRE total return, 1 year

0.35%

HYMB expense ratio

0.08%

XLRE expense ratio

Pair scorecard

XLRE costs 0.27 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 5.3 points; XLRE is 2.1 times larger.

HYMB vs XLRE: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	HYMB	XLRE
Return
Measure	HYMB	XLRE
Total return, 1 year	−1.0%	+4.3%
Drawdown
Measure	HYMB	XLRE
Below its high	4.7%, high on Jul 2, 2026	7.7%, high on Jul 28, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	HYMB	XLRE
What it tracks	ICE US Select High Yield Crossover Municipal Index	Real Estate Select Sector Index
Cost and size
Measure	HYMB	XLRE
Expense ratio	0.35%	0.08%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$3.8bn	$8.0bn
Holdings
Measure	HYMB	XLRE
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight		100%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund		58.9%

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

What they share

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

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 XLRE

WELLTOWER INC 11.14%

PROLOGIS INC 8.19%

EQUINIX INC 6.72%

AMERICAN TOWER CORP 5.84%

PUBLIC STORAGE 4.87%

SIMON PROPERTY GROUP INC 4.76%

VIVMARK RESIDENTIAL 4.42%

DIGITAL REALTY TRUST INC 4.34%

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Side by side

HYMB State Street SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond ETF XLRE State Street Real Estate 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 Real estate

Total return, 1 year −1.0% +4.3%

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 31

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $3.8bn $8.0bn

HYMB and XLRE 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.

XLRE

XLRE tracks an index of Real estate. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +4.3% 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 31 positions, with the top ten at 58.9%. It sat 7.7% below its high of Jul 28, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, HYMB or XLRE?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HYMB returned −1.0% and XLRE +4.3%.
Which is cheaper, HYMB or XLRE?: XLRE 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 ↗

XLRE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XLRE 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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