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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MBB returned −0.1% and VLUE returned +69.4%, so VLUE returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, MBB or VLUE?

MBB charges 0.04% a year and VLUE charges 0.15%, 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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MBB vs VLUE: how they differ

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

iShares MBS ETF and iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, MBB and VLUE 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 VLUE
Freddie Mac 1.07%	MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 11.63%
Government National Mortgage Association 0.97%	INTEL CORPORATION 9.29%
UMBS, TBA 0.85%	CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. 4.97%
Government National Mortgage Association 0.69%	APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. 3.67%
UMBS, TBA 0.66%	GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY 3.16%
Government National Mortgage Association 0.56%	VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. 2.66%
Government National Mortgage Association 0.55%	AT&T INC. 2.53%
Government National Mortgage Association 0.54%	CITIGROUP INC. 1.94%

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.

MBB and VLUE on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	MBB iShares MBS ETF	VLUE iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	iShares
What it is	Mbs	MSCI USA Value Factor
Total return, 1 year	−0.1%	+69.4%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−17.6 pts	+51.9 pts
Expense ratio	0.04%	0.15%
Holdings	11144	148

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.

VLUE in plain words

VLUE is an index equity fund tracking the MSCI USA Value Factor. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +69.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 97% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 148 positions, with the top ten at 43.6%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, MBB or VLUE?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MBB returned −0.1% and VLUE returned +69.4%, so VLUE returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, MBB or VLUE?: MBB charges 0.04% a year and VLUE charges 0.15%, so MBB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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MBB against VLUE, 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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