Which returned more over the last year, GARP or MUB?

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GARP returned +29.5% and MUB returned +0.1%, so GARP returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, GARP or MUB?

GARP charges 0.15% a year and MUB charges 0.05%, so MUB 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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GARP vs MUB: how they differ

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

iShares MSCI USA Quality GARP ETF and iShares National Muni Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, GARP and MUB 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 GARP	Only in MUB
KLA CORP 6.46%	Board of Regents of the University of Te 0.20%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 6.07%	New York State Thruway Authority 0.16%
APPLE INC 4.44%	New York State Dormitory Authority 0.14%
NVIDIA CORP 4.16%	Houston Higher Education Finance Corp. 0.13%
MICROSOFT CORP 4.10%	Northwest Independent School District 0.13%
BROADCOM INC 3.96%	Ohio State University (The) 0.13%
LAM RESEARCH CORP 3.79%	State of New Jersey 0.13%
ELI LILLY & COMPANY 3.73%	State of California 0.13%

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 May 31, 2026.

GARP and MUB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	GARP iShares MSCI USA Quality GARP ETF	MUB iShares National Muni Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	iShares
What it is	MSCI USA Quality GARP	National Muni Bond
Total return, 1 year	+29.5%	+0.1%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+12.0 pts	−17.4 pts
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.05%
Holdings	131	6603

GARP in plain words

GARP is an index equity fund tracking the MSCI USA Quality GARP. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +29.5% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 94% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 131 positions, with the top ten at 43.8%.

MUB in plain words

MUB is a bond fund tracking the National Muni Bond. 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 0.05% a year. It sat 3.6% below its high of Jul 6, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, GARP or MUB?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GARP returned +29.5% and MUB returned +0.1%, so GARP returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, GARP or MUB?: GARP charges 0.15% a year and MUB charges 0.05%, so MUB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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