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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MUB returned +0.1% and SPHD returned +8.6%, so SPHD returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, MUB or SPHD?

MUB charges 0.05% a year and SPHD charges 0.30%, 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 SPHD: how they differ

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

iShares National Muni Bond ETF and Invesco S&P 500 High Dividend Low Volatility ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, MUB and SPHD 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 SPHD
Board of Regents of the University of Te 0.20%	Verizon Communications Inc. 3.49%
New York State Thruway Authority 0.16%	Altria Group, Inc. 3.45%
New York State Dormitory Authority 0.14%	Healthpeak Properties, Inc. 3.24%
Houston Higher Education Finance Corp. 0.13%	Kraft Heinz Co. (The) 3.03%
Northwest Independent School District 0.13%	Pfizer Inc. 2.99%
Ohio State University (The) 0.13%	Franklin Resources, Inc. 2.82%
State of New Jersey 0.13%	VICI Properties Inc. 2.68%
State of California 0.13%	ONEOK, Inc. 2.66%

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 SPHD on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	MUB iShares National Muni Bond ETF	SPHD Invesco S&P 500 High Dividend Low Volatility ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Invesco
What it is	National Muni Bond	S&P 500 High Dividend Low Volatility
Total return, 1 year	+0.1%	+8.6%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−17.4 pts	−8.9 pts
Expense ratio	0.05%	0.30%
Holdings	6603	49

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.

SPHD in plain words

SPHD is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500 High Dividend Low Volatility. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +8.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.30% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 96% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 49 positions, with the top ten at 29.3%. It sat 4.1% below its high of Aug 24, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, MUB or SPHD?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MUB returned +0.1% and SPHD returned +8.6%, so SPHD returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, MUB or SPHD?: MUB charges 0.05% a year and SPHD charges 0.30%, so MUB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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MUB against SPHD, 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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