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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HYMB returned −1.0% and XLU −3.0%.

Which is cheaper, HYMB or XLU?

XLU 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 XLU: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, HYMB returned −1.0% to XLU's −3.0%; 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 $23.9bn for State Street Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF.

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At a glance

−1.0%

HYMB total return, 1 year

−3.0%

XLU total return, 1 year

0.35%

HYMB expense ratio

0.08%

XLU expense ratio

Pair scorecard

XLU costs 0.27 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.0 points; XLU is 6.3 times larger.

HYMB vs XLU: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	HYMB	XLU
Return
Measure	HYMB	XLU
Total return, 1 year	−1.0%	−3.0%
Drawdown
Measure	HYMB	XLU
Below its high	4.7%, high on Jul 2, 2026	9.1%, high on Feb 27, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	HYMB	XLU
What it tracks	ICE US Select High Yield Crossover Municipal Index	Utilities Select Sector Index
Cost and size
Measure	HYMB	XLU
Expense ratio	0.35%	0.08%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$3.8bn	$23.9bn
Holdings
Measure	HYMB	XLU
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight		100%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund		58.7%

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

What they share

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

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 XLU

NEXTERA ENERGY INC 12.76%

SOUTHERN CO 7.91%

DUKE ENERGY CORP 7.22%

CONSTELLATION ENERGY 6.33%

AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER 5.26%

DOMINION ENERGY INC 4.26%

SEMPRA 4.12%

ENTERGY CORP 3.75%

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Side by side

HYMB State Street SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond ETF XLU State Street Utilities 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 Utilities

Total return, 1 year −1.0% −3.0%

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 32

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $3.8bn $23.9bn

HYMB and XLU 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.

XLU

XLU tracks an index of Utilities. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −3.0% 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 32 positions, with the top ten at 58.7%. It sat 9.1% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, HYMB or XLU?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HYMB returned −1.0% and XLU −3.0%.
Which is cheaper, HYMB or XLU?: XLU 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 ↗

XLU filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XLU 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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