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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MUB returned +0.1% and VTV returned +22.9%, so VTV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, MUB or VTV?

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

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

iShares National Muni Bond ETF and Vanguard Value Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, MUB and VTV 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 VTV
Board of Regents of the University of Te 0.20%	Micron Technology Inc 4.89%
New York State Thruway Authority 0.16%	JPMorgan Chase & Co 3.07%
New York State Dormitory Authority 0.14%	Berkshire Hathaway Inc 2.96%
Houston Higher Education Finance Corp. 0.13%	Johnson & Johnson 2.30%
Northwest Independent School District 0.13%	Exxon Mobil Corp 2.13%
Ohio State University (The) 0.13%	Walmart Inc 1.87%
State of New Jersey 0.13%	Caterpillar Inc 1.84%
State of California 0.13%	AbbVie Inc 1.67%

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 VTV on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	MUB iShares National Muni Bond ETF	VTV Vanguard Value Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	National Muni Bond	US value
Total return, 1 year	+0.1%	+22.9%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−17.4 pts	+5.4 pts
Expense ratio	0.05%	0.03%
Holdings	6603	308

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.

VTV in plain words

VTV is an index equity fund tracking the US value. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +22.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 99% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 308 positions, with the top ten at 23.7%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, MUB or VTV?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MUB returned +0.1% and VTV returned +22.9%, so VTV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, MUB or VTV?: MUB charges 0.05% a year and VTV charges 0.03%, so VTV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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MUB against VTV, 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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