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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MBB returned −0.1% and PVAL returned +28.4%, so PVAL returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

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

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MBB vs PVAL: how they differ

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

iShares MBS ETF and Putnam Focused Large Cap Value ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, MBB and PVAL 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 MBB	Only in PVAL
Freddie Mac 1.07%	CISCO SYSTEMS INC 6.06%
Government National Mortgage Association 0.97%	CITIGROUP INC 4.68%
UMBS, TBA 0.85%	EXXON MOBIL CORP 3.66%
Government National Mortgage Association 0.69%	ALPHABET INC 3.33%
UMBS, TBA 0.66%	ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC 3.09%
Government National Mortgage Association 0.56%	SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS PLC 3.08%
Government National Mortgage Association 0.55%	AMAZON.COM INC 2.96%
Government National Mortgage Association 0.54%	MICROSOFT CORP 2.96%

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 May 29, 2026 and May 31, 2026.

MBB and PVAL on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	MBB iShares MBS ETF	PVAL Putnam Focused Large Cap Value ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Putnam
What it is	Mbs	Putnam Focused Large Cap Value
Total return, 1 year	−0.1%	+28.4%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−17.6 pts	+10.8 pts
Expense ratio	0.04%	not published
Holdings	11144	45

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.

PVAL in plain words

PVAL is an index equity fund tracking the Putnam Focused Large Cap Value. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +28.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. By its holdings filed for May 29, 2026, 95% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 45 positions, with the top ten at 35.6%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, MBB or PVAL?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MBB returned −0.1% and PVAL returned +28.4%, so PVAL returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

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