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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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HDV vs MBB: how they differ

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

iShares Core High Dividend ETF and iShares MBS ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, HDV 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 HDVOnly in MBB
EXXON MOBIL CORP 8.45%Freddie Mac 1.07%
CHEVRON CORP 6.45%Government National Mortgage Association 0.97%
JOHNSON & JOHNSON 5.70%UMBS, TBA 0.85%
ABBVIE INC 5.45%Government National Mortgage Association 0.69%
PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY (THE) 4.47%UMBS, TBA 0.66%
PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL INC 4.18%Government National Mortgage Association 0.56%
HOME DEPOT INC (THE) 4.08%Government National Mortgage Association 0.55%
COCA-COLA COMPANY (THE) 3.88%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.

HDV and MBB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
HDV
iShares Core High Dividend ETF
MBB
iShares MBS ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesiShares
What it isCore High DividendMbs
Total return, 1 year+22.5%−0.1%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+5.0 pts−17.6 pts
Expense ratio0.08%0.04%
Holdings7511144

HDV in plain words

HDV is an index equity fund tracking the Core High Dividend. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +22.5% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 98% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 75 positions, with the top ten at 50.2%.

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, HDV or MBB?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HDV returned +22.5% and MBB returned −0.1%, so HDV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, HDV or MBB?
HDV charges 0.08% a year and MBB charges 0.04%, so MBB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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HDV 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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