Which returned more over the last year, MUB or NOBL?

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MUB returned +0.1% and NOBL returned +9.4%, so NOBL returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, MUB or NOBL?

MUB charges 0.05% a year and NOBL charges 0.35%, so MUB 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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MUB vs NOBL: how they differ

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

iShares National Muni Bond ETF and ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, MUB and NOBL 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 MUB	Only in NOBL
Board of Regents of the University of Te 0.20%	Nucor Corp. 1.77%
New York State Thruway Authority 0.16%	West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. 1.73%
New York State Dormitory Authority 0.14%	International Business Machines Corp. 1.71%
Houston Higher Education Finance Corp. 0.13%	Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. 1.68%
Northwest Independent School District 0.13%	Franklin Resources, Inc. 1.67%
Ohio State University (The) 0.13%	Colgate-Palmolive Co. 1.62%
State of New Jersey 0.13%	Caterpillar, Inc. 1.61%
State of California 0.13%	Automatic Data Processing, Inc. 1.61%

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.

MUB and NOBL on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	MUB iShares National Muni Bond ETF	NOBL ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	ProShares
What it is	National Muni Bond	S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats
Total return, 1 year	+0.1%	+9.4%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−17.4 pts	−8.1 pts
Expense ratio	0.05%	0.35%
Holdings	6603	69

MUB in plain words

MUB is a bond fund tracking the National Muni Bond. 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 0.05% a year. It sat 3.6% below its high of Jul 6, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

NOBL in plain words

NOBL is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +9.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.35% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 69 positions, with the top ten at 16.6%. It sat 4.8% below its high of Aug 24, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, MUB or NOBL?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MUB returned +0.1% and NOBL returned +9.4%, so NOBL returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, MUB or NOBL?: MUB charges 0.05% a year and NOBL charges 0.35%, so MUB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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