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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DVY returned +17.1% and MBB −0.8%.

Which is cheaper, DVY or MBB?

MBB is cheaper, by 0.34 percentage points a year. That is about $34 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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DVY vs MBB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, DVY returned +17.1% to MBB's −0.8%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $23.4bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares Select Dividend ETF, and $35.5bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares MBS ETF.

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At a glance

+17.1%

DVY total return, 1 year

−0.8%

MBB total return, 1 year

0.38%

DVY expense ratio

0.04%

MBB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

MBB costs 0.34 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 17.9 points; MBB is 1.5 times larger.

DVY vs MBB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	DVY	MBB
Return
Measure	DVY	MBB
Total return, 1 year	+17.1%	−0.8%
Benchmark
Measure	DVY	MBB
What it tracks	Dow Jones U.S. Select Dividend Index	Bloomberg U.S. MBS Index
Cost and size
Measure	DVY	MBB
Expense ratio	0.38%	0.04%
Net assets, as of Oct 26, 2026	$23.5bn	$35.6bn
Holdings
Measure	DVY	MBB
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight	80%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	19.7%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, DVY 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 DVY MBB

Only in one fund ↓

Only in DVY

HP INC 2.54%

PFIZER 2.42%

ALTRIA GROUP INC 2.27%

PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 2.12%

T ROWE PRICE GROUP 2.00%

ONEOK 1.87%

KIMBERLY CLARK 1.65%

VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC 1.65%

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

DVY iShares Select Dividend ETF MBB iShares MBS ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Bond ETF

Issuer iShares iShares

What it is Tracks an index of US dividend Tracks an index of mortgage-backed securities

Total return, 1 year +17.1% −0.8%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured −1.1% (SPMB)

Gap to its benchmark not measured +0.3 pts vs SPMB

Expense ratio 0.38% 0.04%

Holdings 101 10813

Net assets, DVY as of Oct 27, 2026 and MBB as of Oct 28, 2026 $23.4bn $35.5bn

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

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About each fund

DVY

DVY tracks an index of US dividend. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +17.1% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.38% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 80% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 101 positions, with the top ten at 19.7%.

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, DVY or MBB?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DVY returned +17.1% and MBB −0.8%.
Which is cheaper, DVY or MBB?: MBB is cheaper, by 0.34 percentage points a year. That is about $34 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

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

Sources and dates

DVY and MBB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

DVY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for DVY ↗

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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