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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MUB returned +0.1% and USHY returned +3.3%, so USHY returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, MUB or USHY?

MUB charges 0.05% a year and USHY charges 0.08%, 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 USHY: how they differ

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

iShares National Muni Bond ETF and iShares Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, MUB and USHY 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 USHY
Board of Regents of the University of Te 0.20%	1261229 BC LTD 0.48%
New York State Thruway Authority 0.16%	ECHOSTAR CORP 0.42%
New York State Dormitory Authority 0.14%	QUIKRETE HOLDINGS INC 0.29%
Houston Higher Education Finance Corp. 0.13%	SV RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 0.28%
Northwest Independent School District 0.13%	CLOUD SOFTWARE GRP INC 0.27%
Ohio State University (The) 0.13%	WULF COMPUTE LLC 0.26%
State of New Jersey 0.13%	ASURION LLC/ASURION CO 0.26%
State of California 0.13%	HUB INTERNATIONAL LTD 0.26%

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.

MUB and USHY on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	MUB iShares National Muni Bond ETF	USHY iShares Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	iShares
What it is	National Muni Bond	Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond
Total return, 1 year	+0.1%	+3.3%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−17.4 pts	−14.2 pts
Expense ratio	0.05%	0.08%
Holdings	6603	1894

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.

USHY in plain words

USHY is a bond fund tracking the Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +3.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, MUB or USHY?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MUB returned +0.1% and USHY returned +3.3%, so USHY returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, MUB or USHY?: MUB charges 0.05% a year and USHY charges 0.08%, so MUB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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