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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVUV returned +25.1% and MBB −0.8%.

Which is cheaper, AVUV or MBB?

MBB is cheaper, by 0.21 percentage points a year. That is about $21 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

AVUV vs MBB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, AVUV returned +25.1% to MBB's −0.8%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $32.1bn on Oct 27, 2026 for Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF, and $35.5bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares MBS ETF.

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At a glance

+25.1%

AVUV total return, 1 year

−0.8%

MBB total return, 1 year

0.25%

AVUV expense ratio

0.04%

MBB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

MBB costs 0.21 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 25.9 points; MBB is 1.1 times larger.

AVUV vs MBB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	AVUV	MBB
Return
Measure	AVUV	MBB
Total return, 1 year	+25.1%	−0.8%
Drawdown
Measure	AVUV	MBB
Below its high	4.4%, high on Aug 4, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	AVUV	MBB
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	Bloomberg U.S. MBS Index
Cost and size
Measure	AVUV	MBB
Expense ratio	0.25%	0.04%
Net assets, as of Oct 26, 2026	$32.0bn	$35.6bn
Holdings
Measure	AVUV	MBB
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	7.9%

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

What they share

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

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first AVUV MBB

Only in one fund ↓

Only in AVUV

MATSON INC COMMON STOCK 0.99%

GATX CORP COMMON STOCK USD.625 0.89%

SM ENERGY CO COMMON STOCK USD.01 0.83%

ABERCROMBIE + FITCH CO CL A COMMON STOCK USD.01 0.79%

LYFT INC A COMMON STOCK USD.00001 0.77%

MACY S INC COMMON STOCK USD.01 0.77%

MURPHY OIL CORP COMMON STOCK USD1.0 0.73%

SKYWEST INC COMMON STOCK 0.73%

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

AVUV Avantis U.S. Small 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 +25.1% −0.8%

Its benchmark over the same days +21.1% (IWN) −1.1% (SPMB)

Gap to its benchmark +4.0 pts vs IWN +0.3 pts vs SPMB

Expense ratio 0.25% 0.04%

Holdings 791 10813

Net assets, AVUV as of Oct 27, 2026 and MBB as of Oct 28, 2026 $32.1bn $35.5bn

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

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About each fund

AVUV

Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +25.1% with distributions reinvested, against +21.1% for its benchmark, the Russell 2000 Value.

AVUV is actively managed and tracks no index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.25% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 791 positions, with the top ten at 7.9%. It sat 4.4% below its high of Aug 4, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

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, AVUV or MBB?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVUV returned +25.1% and MBB −0.8%.
Which is cheaper, AVUV or MBB?: MBB is cheaper, by 0.21 percentage points a year. That is about $21 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

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

Sources and dates

AVUV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

AVUV 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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