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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MUB returned +0.1% and VPL returned +36.9%, so VPL returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, MUB or VPL?

MUB charges 0.05% a year and VPL charges 0.07%, 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 VPL: how they differ

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

iShares National Muni Bond ETF and Vanguard Pacific Stock Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, MUB and VPL 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 VPL
Board of Regents of the University of Te 0.20%	Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 6.06%
New York State Thruway Authority 0.16%	SK hynix Inc 4.12%
New York State Dormitory Authority 0.14%	Commonwealth Bank of Australia 1.80%
Houston Higher Education Finance Corp. 0.13%	Toyota Motor Corp 1.74%
Northwest Independent School District 0.13%	Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc 1.69%
Ohio State University (The) 0.13%	BHP Group Ltd 1.66%
State of New Jersey 0.13%	Hitachi Ltd 1.18%
State of California 0.13%	Advantest Corp 1.16%

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 VPL on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	MUB iShares National Muni Bond ETF	VPL Vanguard Pacific Stock Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	National Muni Bond	Pacific Stock
Total return, 1 year	+0.1%	+36.9%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−17.4 pts	+19.4 pts
Expense ratio	0.05%	0.07%
Holdings	6603	2335

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.

VPL in plain words

VPL is an index equity fund tracking the Pacific Stock. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +36.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 2335 positions, with the top ten at 21.6%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, MUB or VPL?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MUB returned +0.1% and VPL returned +36.9%, so VPL returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, MUB or VPL?: MUB charges 0.05% a year and VPL charges 0.07%, so MUB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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