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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IJR returned +17.5% and MUB −0.4%.

Which is cheaper, IJR or MUB?

MUB is cheaper, by 0.01 percentage points a year. That is about $1 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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IJR vs MUB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IJR returned +17.5% to MUB's −0.4%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $104.6bn for iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF and $54.1bn for iShares National Muni Bond ETF.

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At a glance

+17.5%

IJR total return, 1 year

−0.4%

MUB total return, 1 year

0.06%

IJR expense ratio

0.05%

MUB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

MUB costs 0.01 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 17.9 points; IJR is 1.9 times larger.

IJR vs MUB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IJR	MUB
Return
Measure	IJR	MUB
Total return, 1 year	+17.5%	−0.4%
Drawdown
Measure	IJR	MUB
Below its high	6.8%, high on Aug 14, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	IJR	MUB
What it tracks	S&P SmallCap 600	ICE AMT-Free US National Municipal Index
Cost and size
Measure	IJR	MUB
Expense ratio	0.06%	0.05%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$104.6bn	$54.1bn
Holdings
Measure	IJR	MUB
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	5.3%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, IJR and MUB 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 IJR MUB

Only in one fund ↓

Only in IJR

GLAUKOS 0.61%

PAYCOM SOFTWARE 0.57%

MATCH GROUP INC 0.57%

VIASAT INC 0.55%

SM ENERGY 0.53%

PROTAGONIST THERAPEUTICS 0.52%

RYMAN HOSPITALITY PROPERTIES REIT 0.51%

JACKSON FINANCIAL CLASS A 0.48%

Only in MUB

UNIVERSITY TEX UNIV REVS 0.16%

SAN ANTONIO TEX WTR REV 0.13%

NEW YORK ST TWY AUTH ST PERS I 0.12%

NORTHWEST TEX INDPT SCH DIST 0.12%

OKLAHOMA TRANSN AUTH OK F/K/A 0.12%

HOUSTON TEX HIGHER ED FIN CORP 0.11%

NEW JERSEY ST 0.11%

OHIO ST UNIV GEN RCPTS 0.11%

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Side by side

IJR iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF MUB iShares National Muni Bond ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Bond ETF

Issuer iShares iShares

What it is Tracks the S&P SmallCap 600 Tracks an index of National Muni Bond

Total return, 1 year +17.5% −0.4%

Its benchmark over the same days +17.6% (SPSM) not measured

Gap to its benchmark −0.1 pts vs SPSM not measured

Expense ratio 0.06% 0.05%

Holdings 642 7873

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $104.6bn $54.1bn

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

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About each fund

IJR

IJR tracks the S&P SmallCap 600. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +17.5% with distributions reinvested, against +17.6% for its benchmark, the S&P SmallCap 600. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% 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 642 positions, with the top ten at 5.3%. It sat 6.8% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

MUB

MUB tracks an index of National Muni Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −0.4% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IJR or MUB?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IJR returned +17.5% and MUB −0.4%.
Which is cheaper, IJR or MUB?: MUB is cheaper, by 0.01 percentage points a year. That is about $1 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

IJR and MUB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IJR prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IJR ↗

MUB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for MUB ↗

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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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