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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, LQD returned −2.7% and MBB returned −0.1%, so MBB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, LQD or MBB?

LQD charges 0.14% 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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LQD vs MBB: how they differ

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

iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF and iShares MBS ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, LQD 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 LQD	Only in MBB
BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 0.88%	BLACKROCK CASH CL INST SL AGENCY 7.26%
ANHEUSER-BUSCH COMPANIES LLC 0.12%	GNMA2 SF 30YR 0.09%
DEUTSCHE TELEKOM INTERNATIONAL FIN 0.11%	GNMA II 30YR SF - JUMBO-CONFORMING 0.08%
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS OPERATING L 144A 0.10%	GNMA2 SINGLE FAMILY 30YR 0.04%
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO MTN 0.09%	GNMA II 30YR 0.03%
BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS PLC 0.08%	GNMA2 30YR TBA(REG C) 0.03%
MORGAN STANLEY (FXD-FRN) MTN 0.08%	UMBS 15YR TBA(REG B) 0.03%
CITIGROUP INC (FX-FRN) 0.07%	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.

LQD and MBB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	LQD iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF	MBB iShares MBS ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	iShares
What it is	US investment grade bonds	Mbs
Total return, 1 year	−2.7%	−0.1%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−20.2 pts	−17.6 pts
Expense ratio	0.14%	0.04%
Holdings	3149	2599

LQD in plain words

LQD is a bond fund tracking the US investment grade bonds. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −2.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.14% a year. It sat 6.4% below its high of Sep 22, 2021 on Sep 11, 2026.

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, LQD or MBB?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, LQD returned −2.7% and MBB returned −0.1%, so MBB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, LQD or MBB?: LQD charges 0.14% a year and MBB charges 0.04%, so MBB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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