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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HYG returned +2.9% and MBB returned −0.1%, so HYG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, HYG or MBB?

HYG charges 0.49% a year and MBB charges 0.04%, so MBB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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HYG vs MBB: how they differ

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

iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF and iShares MBS ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, HYG and MBB 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 HYG	Only in MBB
BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 0.68%	BLACKROCK CASH CL INST SL AGENCY 7.26%
1261229 BC LTD 144A 0.56%	GNMA2 SF 30YR 0.09%
MERIDIAN ARC HOLDCO LLC 144A 0.47%	GNMA II 30YR SF - JUMBO-CONFORMING 0.08%
PR RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 LLC 144A 0.35%	GNMA2 SINGLE FAMILY 30YR 0.04%
WULF COMPUTE LLC 144A 0.29%	GNMA II 30YR 0.03%
GALAXY HELIOS DATA CENTERS II LLC 144A 0.28%	GNMA2 30YR TBA(REG C) 0.03%
PANTHER ESCROW ISSUER LLC 144A 0.28%	UMBS 15YR TBA(REG B) 0.03%
SV RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 LLC 144A 0.28%	FNMA 30YR UMBS MEGA REMIC SUPER 0.02%

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 Sep 10, 2026.

HYG and MBB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	HYG iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	MBB iShares MBS ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	iShares
What it is	US high yield bonds	Mbs
Total return, 1 year	+2.9%	−0.1%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−14.6 pts	−17.6 pts
Expense ratio	0.49%	0.04%
Holdings	1326	2599

HYG in plain words

HYG is a bond fund tracking the US high yield bonds. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +2.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.49% a year.

MBB in plain words

MBB is a bond fund tracking the Mbs. 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 0.04% a year. It sat 3.3% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, HYG or MBB?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HYG returned +2.9% and MBB returned −0.1%, so HYG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, HYG or MBB?: HYG charges 0.49% a year and MBB charges 0.04%, so MBB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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HYG against MBB, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 13, 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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