Which returned more over the last year, EFA or MBB?

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EFA returned +18.2% and MBB returned −0.1%, so EFA returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, EFA or MBB?

EFA charges 0.32% a year and MBB charges 0.04%, so MBB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

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EFA vs MBB: how they differ

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

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF and iShares MBS ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EFA and MBB 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 EFA	Only in MBB
ASML Holding N.V. 2.60%	Freddie Mac 1.07%
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 1.47%	Government National Mortgage Association 0.97%
ASTRAZENECA PLC 1.36%	UMBS, TBA 0.85%
Novartis AG 1.30%	Government National Mortgage Association 0.69%
Nestle S.A. 1.21%	UMBS, TBA 0.66%
SHELL PLC 1.20%	Government National Mortgage Association 0.56%
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft 1.05%	Government National Mortgage Association 0.55%
COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA 0.98%	Government National Mortgage Association 0.54%

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 Apr 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.

EFA and MBB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	EFA iShares MSCI EAFE ETF	MBB iShares MBS ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	iShares
What it is	Developed markets ex US	Mbs
Total return, 1 year	+18.2%	−0.1%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+0.7 pts	−17.6 pts
Expense ratio	0.32%	0.04%
Holdings	705	11144

EFA in plain words

EFA is an index equity fund tracking the Developed markets ex US. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +18.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.32% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 705 positions, with the top ten at 13.4%.

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, EFA or MBB?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EFA returned +18.2% and MBB returned −0.1%, so EFA returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, EFA or MBB?: EFA charges 0.32% a year and MBB charges 0.04%, so MBB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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