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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MUB returned +0.1% and VOO returned +17.6%, so VOO returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, MUB or VOO?

MUB charges 0.05% a year and VOO charges 0.03%, so VOO 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 VOO: how they differ

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

iShares National Muni Bond ETF and Vanguard 500 Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, MUB and VOO 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 VOO
Board of Regents of the University of Te 0.20%	NVIDIA Corp 7.53%
New York State Thruway Authority 0.16%	Apple Inc 6.61%
New York State Dormitory Authority 0.14%	Microsoft Corp 4.31%
Houston Higher Education Finance Corp. 0.13%	Amazon.com Inc 3.63%
Northwest Independent School District 0.13%	Alphabet Inc 3.26%
Ohio State University (The) 0.13%	Broadcom Inc 2.78%
State of New Jersey 0.13%	Alphabet Inc 2.60%
State of California 0.13%	Micron Technology Inc 2.02%

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.

MUB and VOO on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	MUB iShares National Muni Bond ETF	VOO Vanguard 500 Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	National Muni Bond	S&P 500
Total return, 1 year	+0.1%	+17.6%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−17.4 pts	+0.1 pts
Expense ratio	0.05%	0.03%
Holdings	6603	506

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.

VOO in plain words

VOO is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 506 positions, with the top ten at 36.5%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, MUB or VOO?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MUB returned +0.1% and VOO returned +17.6%, so VOO returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, MUB or VOO?: MUB charges 0.05% a year and VOO charges 0.03%, so VOO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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