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Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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BND vs MBB: how they differ

BND and MBB are both bond index funds, and over the year MBB returned more, −0.1% against −0.7%.

Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund and iShares MBS ETF.

BND and MBB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
BND
Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund
MBB
iShares MBS ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerVanguardiShares
What it isUS aggregate bondsMbs
Total return, 1 year−0.7%−0.1%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−18.2 pts−17.6 pts
Expense ratio0.03%0.04%
Holdingsnot filed11144

BND in plain words

BND is a bond fund tracking the US aggregate bonds. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −0.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. It sat 3.8% below its high of Aug 6, 2020 on Sep 11, 2026.

MBB in plain words

MBB is a bond fund tracking the Mbs. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −0.1% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year. It sat 3.3% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BND or MBB?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BND returned −0.7% and MBB returned −0.1%, so MBB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, BND or MBB?
BND charges 0.03% a year and MBB charges 0.04%, so BND is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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BND against MBB, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 12, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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