Which returned more over the last year, AVLV or MBB?

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVLV returned +29.6% and MBB −0.8%.

Which is cheaper, AVLV or MBB?

MBB is cheaper, by 0.11 percentage points a year. That is about $11 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

AVLV vs MBB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, AVLV returned +29.6% to MBB's −0.8%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $22.4bn on Oct 27, 2026 for Avantis U.S. Large Cap Value ETF, and $35.5bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares MBS ETF.

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At a glance

+29.6%

AVLV total return, 1 year

−0.8%

MBB total return, 1 year

0.15%

AVLV expense ratio

0.04%

MBB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

MBB costs 0.11 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 30.4 points; MBB is 1.6 times larger.

AVLV vs MBB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	AVLV	MBB
Return
Measure	AVLV	MBB
Total return, 1 year	+29.6%	−0.8%
Benchmark
Measure	AVLV	MBB
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	Bloomberg U.S. MBS Index
Cost and size
Measure	AVLV	MBB
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.04%
Net assets, as of Oct 26, 2026	$22.4bn	$35.6bn
Holdings
Measure	AVLV	MBB
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight	84%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	26.8%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 27, 2026. Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, AVLV and MBB hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first AVLV MBB

Only in one fund ↓

Only in AVLV

MICROSOFT CORP COMMON STOCK USD.00000625 3.48%

MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC COMMON STOCK USD.1 2.96%

AMAZON.COM INC COMMON STOCK USD.01 2.92%

META PLATFORMS INC CLASS A COMMON STOCK USD.000006 2.91%

APPLE INC COMMON STOCK USD.00001 2.85%

JPMORGAN CHASE + CO COMMON STOCK USD1.0 2.66%

EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP COMMON STOCK 2.56%

ELI LILLY + CO COMMON STOCK 2.51%

Only in MBB

BLACKROCK CASH CL INST SL AGENCY 5.45%

FHLMC 30YR UMBS SUPER 1.05%

UMBS 30YR TBA(REG A) 0.60%

GNMA2 30YR 0.59%

GNMA2 30YR 0.54%

FNMA 30YR UMBS 0.53%

GNMA2 30YR 0.53%

GNMA2 30YR 0.52%

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Side by side

AVLV Avantis U.S. Large Cap Value ETF MBB iShares MBS ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Bond ETF

Issuer Avantis iShares

What it is Actively managed Tracks an index of mortgage-backed securities

Total return, 1 year +29.6% −0.8%

Its benchmark over the same days +27.5% (IWD) −1.1% (SPMB)

Gap to its benchmark +2.1 pts vs IWD +0.3 pts vs SPMB

Expense ratio 0.15% 0.04%

Holdings 298 10813

Net assets, AVLV as of Oct 27, 2026 and MBB as of Oct 28, 2026 $22.4bn $35.5bn

AVLV and MBB on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund

AVLV

Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +29.6% with distributions reinvested, against +27.5% for its benchmark, the Russell 1000 Value.

AVLV is actively managed and tracks no index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 84% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 298 positions, with the top ten at 26.8%.

MBB

MBB tracks an index of mortgage-backed securities. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −0.8% with distributions reinvested, against −1.1% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. MBS Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AVLV or MBB?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVLV returned +29.6% and MBB −0.8%.
Which is cheaper, AVLV or MBB?: MBB is cheaper, by 0.11 percentage points a year. That is about $11 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

AVLV on its own →MBB on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →AVLV dividend history →AVLV holdings →MBB dividend history →MBB holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

AVLV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

AVLV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Avantis website ↗

MBB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

MBB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for MBB ↗

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How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

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