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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MBB returned −0.1% and SCHF returned +25.4%, so SCHF returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, MBB or SCHF?

MBB charges 0.04% a year and SCHF charges 0.03%, so SCHF 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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MBB vs SCHF: how they differ

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

iShares MBS ETF and Schwab International Equity ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, MBB and SCHF 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 SCHF
Freddie Mac 1.07%	SK hynix Inc 2.83%
Government National Mortgage Association 0.97%	ASML Holding NV 2.12%
UMBS, TBA 0.85%	HSBC Holdings PLC 1.09%
Government National Mortgage Association 0.69%	Novartis AG 0.98%
UMBS, TBA 0.66%	AstraZeneca PLC 0.94%
Government National Mortgage Association 0.56%	Royal Bank of Canada 0.91%
Government National Mortgage Association 0.55%	Nestle SA 0.88%
Government National Mortgage Association 0.54%	Shell PLC 0.81%

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 31, 2026.

MBB and SCHF on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	MBB iShares MBS ETF	SCHF Schwab International Equity ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Schwab
What it is	Mbs	International Equity
Total return, 1 year	−0.1%	+25.4%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−17.6 pts	+8.0 pts
Expense ratio	0.04%	0.03%
Holdings	11144	1476

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.

SCHF in plain words

SCHF is an index equity fund tracking the International Equity. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +25.4% 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. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1476 positions, with the top ten at 14.9%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, MBB or SCHF?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MBB returned −0.1% and SCHF returned +25.4%, so SCHF returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, MBB or SCHF?: MBB charges 0.04% a year and SCHF charges 0.03%, so SCHF is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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