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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IUSB returned −0.3% and MUB returned +0.1%, so MUB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, IUSB or MUB?

IUSB 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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IUSB vs MUB: how they differ

IUSB and MUB hold 0% of their weight in the same names.

iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF and iShares National Muni Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IUSB 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 IUSB	Only in MUB
United States of America 0.38%	HOUSTON TEX HIGHER ED FIN CORP 0.13%
United States of America 0.37%	DISTRICT COLUMBIA UNIV REV 0.10%
United States of America 0.37%	ECTOR CNTY TEX 0.08%
United States of America 0.37%	NEW ORLEANS LA 0.08%
United States of America 0.36%	PORT TACOMA WASH REV 0.08%
United States of America 0.36%	CONTRA COSTA CALIF CMNTY COLLE 0.06%
United States of America 0.36%	LOS ANGELES CALIF 0.06%
United States of America 0.35%	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 Apr 30, 2026 and Sep 10, 2026.

IUSB and MUB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	IUSB iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF	MUB iShares National Muni Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	iShares
What it is	Core Universal USD Bond	National Muni Bond
Total return, 1 year	−0.3%	+0.1%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−17.8 pts	−17.4 pts
Expense ratio	0.06%	0.05%
Holdings	17819	5215

IUSB in plain words

IUSB is a bond fund tracking the Core Universal USD Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −0.3% 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.

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, IUSB or MUB?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IUSB returned −0.3% and MUB returned +0.1%, so MUB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IUSB or MUB?: IUSB 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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IUSB 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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