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Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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MUB vs VT: how they differ

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

iShares National Muni Bond ETF and Vanguard Total World Stock Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, MUB and VT 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 MUBOnly in VT
Board of Regents of the University of Te 0.20%NVIDIA Corp 4.22%
New York State Thruway Authority 0.16%Apple Inc 3.53%
New York State Dormitory Authority 0.14%Microsoft Corp 2.73%
Houston Higher Education Finance Corp. 0.13%Amazon.com Inc 2.29%
Northwest Independent School District 0.13%Alphabet Inc 2.04%
Ohio State University (The) 0.13%Broadcom Inc 1.74%
State of New Jersey 0.13%Alphabet Inc 1.61%
State of California 0.13%Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 1.52%

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 VT on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
MUB
iShares National Muni Bond ETF
VT
Vanguard Total World Stock Index Fund
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesVanguard
What it isNational Muni BondTotal World Stock
Total return, 1 year+0.1%+18.9%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−17.4 pts+1.4 pts
Expense ratio0.05%0.06%
Holdings660310042

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.

VT in plain words

VT is an index equity fund tracking the Total World Stock. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +18.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 55% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 10042 positions, with the top ten at 21.9%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, MUB or VT?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MUB returned +0.1% and VT returned +18.9%, so VT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, MUB or VT?
MUB charges 0.05% a year and VT charges 0.06%, so MUB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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