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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, JAAA returned +4.9% and MBB returned −0.1%, so JAAA returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, JAAA or MBB?

JAAA charges 0.20% 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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JAAA vs MBB: how they differ

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

Janus Henderson AAA CLO ETF and iShares MBS ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, JAAA 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 JAAA	Only in MBB
KKR CLO 35 Ltd. 0.96%	BLACKROCK CASH CL INST SL AGENCY 7.26%
AB BSL CLO 1 Ltd. 0.88%	GNMA2 SF 30YR 0.09%
Anchorage Capital CLO 16 Ltd. 0.82%	GNMA II 30YR SF - JUMBO-CONFORMING 0.08%
Anchorage Capital CLO 17 Ltd. 0.80%	GNMA2 SINGLE FAMILY 30YR 0.04%
Carlyle US CLO Ltd. 0.70%	GNMA II 30YR 0.03%
Carlyle US CLO Ltd. 0.67%	GNMA2 30YR TBA(REG C) 0.03%
Regatta XIX Funding Ltd. 0.67%	UMBS 15YR TBA(REG B) 0.03%
Magnetite XXXII Ltd. 0.67%	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 Apr 30, 2026 and Sep 10, 2026.

JAAA and MBB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	JAAA Janus Henderson AAA CLO ETF	MBB iShares MBS ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Janus Henderson	iShares
What it is	Henderson AAA CLO	Mbs
Total return, 1 year	+4.9%	−0.1%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−12.6 pts	−17.6 pts
Expense ratio	0.20%	0.04%
Holdings	600	2599

JAAA in plain words

JAAA is an index equity fund tracking the Henderson AAA CLO. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +4.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.20% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 600 positions, with the top ten at 7.5%.

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, JAAA or MBB?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, JAAA returned +4.9% and MBB returned −0.1%, so JAAA returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, JAAA or MBB?: JAAA charges 0.20% a year and MBB charges 0.04%, so MBB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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