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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HYMB returned +1.7% and XRT returned −3.0%, so HYMB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, HYMB or XRT?

HYMB charges 0.35% a year and XRT charges 0.35%, so HYMB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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HYMB vs XRT: how they differ

HYMB and XRT hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and HYMB returned more over the year.

State Street(R) SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond ETF and State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Retail ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, HYMB and XRT hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in HYMB	Only in XRT
Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp Sal 2.53%	ABERCROMBIE + FITCH CO CL A 2.37%
Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp Sal 1.54%	MARINEMAX INC 2.27%
Buckeye Tobacco Settlement Financing Aut 1.27%	CARMAX INC 1.77%
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico 0.64%	FIVE BELOW 1.75%
Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp Sal 0.62%	TARGET CORP 1.73%
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico 0.55%	PENSKE AUTOMOTIVE GROUP INC 1.72%
New York Liberty Development Corp 0.47%	SALLY BEAUTY HOLDINGS INC 1.71%
Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority 0.43%	LITHIA MOTORS INC 1.70%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 10, 2026.

HYMB and XRT on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	HYMB State Street(R) SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond ETF	XRT State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Retail ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	State Street	State Street
What it is	SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond	SPDR S&P Retail
Total return, 1 year	+1.7%	−3.0%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−15.8 pts	−20.6 pts
Expense ratio	0.35%	0.35%
Holdings	1867	77

HYMB in plain words

HYMB is a bond fund tracking the SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +1.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.35% a year. It sat 3.8% below its high of Jul 2, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

XRT in plain words

XRT is an index equity fund tracking the SPDR S&P Retail. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −3.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 22% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 77 positions, with the top ten at 18.4%. It sat 12.2% below its high of Nov 16, 2021 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, HYMB or XRT?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HYMB returned +1.7% and XRT returned −3.0%, so HYMB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, HYMB or XRT?: HYMB charges 0.35% a year and XRT charges 0.35%, so HYMB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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