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

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

Which is cheaper, LQD or MUB?

LQD charges 0.14% 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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LQD vs MUB: how they differ

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

iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF and iShares National Muni Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, LQD 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 LQD	Only in MUB
BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 0.88%	HOUSTON TEX HIGHER ED FIN CORP 0.13%
ANHEUSER-BUSCH COMPANIES LLC 0.12%	DISTRICT COLUMBIA UNIV REV 0.10%
DEUTSCHE TELEKOM INTERNATIONAL FIN 0.11%	ECTOR CNTY TEX 0.08%
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS OPERATING L 144A 0.10%	NEW ORLEANS LA 0.08%
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO MTN 0.09%	PORT TACOMA WASH REV 0.08%
BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS PLC 0.08%	CONTRA COSTA CALIF CMNTY COLLE 0.06%
MORGAN STANLEY (FXD-FRN) MTN 0.08%	LOS ANGELES CALIF 0.06%
CITIGROUP INC (FX-FRN) 0.07%	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.

LQD and MUB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	LQD iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF	MUB iShares National Muni Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	iShares
What it is	US investment grade bonds	National Muni Bond
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	−17.4 pts
Expense ratio	0.14%	0.05%
Holdings	3149	5215

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.

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, LQD or MUB?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, LQD returned −2.7% and MUB returned +0.1%, so MUB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, LQD or MUB?: LQD charges 0.14% a year and MUB charges 0.05%, so MUB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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LQD 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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