Which returned more over the last year, IJR or MUB?

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IJR returned +19.9% and MUB returned +0.1%, so IJR returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, IJR or MUB?

IJR charges 0.06% a year and MUB charges 0.05%, so MUB 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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IJR vs MUB: how they differ

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

iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF and iShares National Muni Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IJR and MUB 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 IJR	Only in MUB
BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 1.94%	HOUSTON TEX HIGHER ED FIN CORP 0.13%
CORCEPT THERAPEUTICS 0.62%	DISTRICT COLUMBIA UNIV REV 0.10%
VIASAT INC 0.57%	ECTOR CNTY TEX 0.08%
GLAUKOS 0.57%	NEW ORLEANS LA 0.08%
MATCH GROUP INC 0.56%	PORT TACOMA WASH REV 0.08%
BRINKER INTERNATIONAL INC 0.52%	CONTRA COSTA CALIF CMNTY COLLE 0.06%
QORVO 0.51%	LOS ANGELES CALIF 0.06%
PAYCOM SOFTWARE 0.51%	LOS ANGELES CNTY CALIF 0.06%

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.

IJR and MUB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	IJR iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF	MUB iShares National Muni Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	iShares
What it is	S&P SmallCap 600	National Muni Bond
Total return, 1 year	+19.9%	+0.1%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+2.4 pts	−17.4 pts
Expense ratio	0.06%	0.05%
Holdings	608	5215

IJR in plain words

IJR is an index equity fund tracking the S&P SmallCap 600. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +19.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 608 positions, with the top ten at 6.8%. It sat 5.5% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

MUB in plain words

MUB is a bond fund tracking the National Muni Bond. 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 0.05% a year. It sat 3.6% below its high of Jul 6, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IJR or MUB?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IJR returned +19.9% and MUB returned +0.1%, so IJR returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IJR or MUB?: IJR charges 0.06% a year and MUB charges 0.05%, so MUB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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IJR against MUB, 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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