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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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MBB vs XHB: how they differ

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

iShares MBS ETF and State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Homebuilders ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, MBB and XHB 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 MBBOnly in XHB
Freddie Mac 1.07%Owens Corning 4.10%
Government National Mortgage Association 0.97%Advanced Drainage Systems Inc 3.60%
UMBS, TBA 0.85%KB Home 3.56%
Government National Mortgage Association 0.69%Builders FirstSource Inc 3.56%
UMBS, TBA 0.66%Meritage Homes Corp 3.53%
Government National Mortgage Association 0.56%Toll Brothers Inc 3.52%
Government National Mortgage Association 0.55%Installed Building Products Inc 3.49%
Government National Mortgage Association 0.54%PulteGroup Inc 3.44%

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.

MBB and XHB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
MBB
iShares MBS ETF
XHB
State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Homebuilders ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesState Street
What it isMbsSPDR S&P Homebuilders
Total return, 1 year−0.1%−16.6%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−17.6 pts−34.1 pts
Expense ratio0.04%0.35%
Holdings1114435

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.

XHB in plain words

XHB is an index equity fund tracking the SPDR S&P Homebuilders. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −16.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.35% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 46% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 35 positions, with the top ten at 35.6%. It sat 20.6% below its high of Oct 18, 2024 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, MBB or XHB?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MBB returned −0.1% and XHB returned −16.6%, so MBB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, MBB or XHB?
MBB charges 0.04% a year and XHB charges 0.35%, so MBB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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MBB against XHB, 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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