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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HDV returned +29.4% and MBB −0.8%.

Which is cheaper, HDV or MBB?

MBB is cheaper, by 0.04 percentage points a year. That is about $4 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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HDV vs MBB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, HDV returned +29.4% to MBB's −0.8%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $15.9bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares Core High Dividend ETF, and $35.5bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares MBS ETF.

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At a glance

+29.4%

HDV total return, 1 year

−0.8%

MBB total return, 1 year

0.08%

HDV expense ratio

0.04%

MBB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

MBB costs 0.04 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 30.2 points; MBB is 2.2 times larger.

HDV vs MBB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	HDV	MBB
Return
Measure	HDV	MBB
Total return, 1 year	+29.4%	−0.8%
Benchmark
Measure	HDV	MBB
What it tracks	Morningstar Dividend Yield Focus Index	Bloomberg U.S. MBS Index
Cost and size
Measure	HDV	MBB
Expense ratio	0.08%	0.04%
Net assets, as of Oct 26, 2026	$16.0bn	$35.6bn
Holdings
Measure	HDV	MBB
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight	90%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	55.6%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, HDV 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 HDV MBB

Only in one fund ↓

Only in HDV

EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 9.48%

CHEVRON 7.22%

ABBVIE 6.77%

PROCTER & GAMBLE 5.46%

VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC 5.12%

PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL 5.04%

HOME DEPOT 4.57%

COCA-COLA 4.26%

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

HDV iShares Core High Dividend ETF MBB iShares MBS ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Bond ETF

Issuer iShares iShares

What it is Tracks an index of High Dividend Tracks an index of mortgage-backed securities

Total return, 1 year +29.4% −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 0.08% 0.04%

Holdings 77 10813

Net assets, HDV as of Oct 27, 2026 and MBB as of Oct 28, 2026 $15.9bn $35.5bn

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

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About each fund

HDV

HDV tracks an index of High Dividend. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +29.4% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 90% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 77 positions, with the top ten at 55.6%.

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, HDV or MBB?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HDV returned +29.4% and MBB −0.8%.
Which is cheaper, HDV or MBB?: MBB is cheaper, by 0.04 percentage points a year. That is about $4 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

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

Sources and dates

HDV and MBB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

HDV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for HDV ↗

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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