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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MBB returned −0.8% and MOAT +10.3%.

Which is cheaper, MBB or MOAT?

MBB is cheaper, by 0.42 percentage points a year. That is about $42 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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MBB vs MOAT: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, MBB returned −0.8% to MOAT's +10.3%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $35.5bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares MBS ETF, and $11.6bn on Oct 27, 2026 for VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF.

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At a glance

−0.8%

MBB total return, 1 year

+10.3%

MOAT total return, 1 year

0.04%

MBB expense ratio

0.46%

MOAT expense ratio

Pair scorecard

MBB costs 0.42 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 11.1 points; MBB is 3.0 times larger.

MBB vs MOAT: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	MBB	MOAT
Return
Measure	MBB	MOAT
Total return, 1 year	−0.8%	+10.3%
Drawdown
Measure	MBB	MOAT
Below its high		3.7%, high on Aug 27, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	MBB	MOAT
What it tracks	Bloomberg U.S. MBS Index	Morningstar Wide Moat Focus Index
Cost and size
Measure	MBB	MOAT
Expense ratio	0.04%	0.46%
Net assets, as of Oct 23, 2026	$35.5bn	$11.8bn
Holdings
Measure	MBB	MOAT
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight		92%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund		26.5%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, MBB and MOAT hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first MBB MOAT

Only in one fund ↓

Only in MBB

BLACKROCK CASH CL INST SL AGENCY 5.45%

FHLMC 30YR UMBS SUPER 1.05%

UMBS 30YR TBA(REG A) 0.60%

GNMA2 30YR 0.59%

GNMA2 30YR 0.54%

FNMA 30YR UMBS 0.53%

GNMA2 30YR 0.53%

GNMA2 30YR 0.52%

Only in MOAT

Danaher Corp 2.85%

Microsoft Corp 2.81%

Estee Lauder Cos Inc 2.78%

Tyler Technologies Inc 2.73%

Broadridge Financial Solutions Inc 2.65%

Brown-Forman Corp 2.57%

Kenvue Inc 2.57%

Ge Healthcare Technologies Inc 2.55%

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Side by side

MBB iShares MBS ETF MOAT VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares VanEck

What it is Tracks an index of mortgage-backed securities Tracks the Morningstar Wide Moat

Total return, 1 year −0.8% +10.3%

Its benchmark over the same days −1.1% (SPMB) +13.7% (VOO)

Gap to its benchmark +0.3 pts vs SPMB −3.4 pts vs VOO

Expense ratio 0.04% 0.46%

Holdings 10813 54

Net assets, MBB as of Oct 28, 2026 and MOAT as of Oct 27, 2026 $35.5bn $11.6bn

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

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About each fund

MBB

MBB tracks an index of mortgage-backed securities. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −0.8% with distributions reinvested, against −1.1% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. MBS Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year.

MOAT

MOAT tracks the Morningstar Wide Moat. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +10.3% with distributions reinvested, against +13.7% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.46% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 92% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 54 positions, with the top ten at 26.5%. It sat 3.7% below its high of Aug 27, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, MBB or MOAT?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MBB returned −0.8% and MOAT +10.3%.
Which is cheaper, MBB or MOAT?: MBB is cheaper, by 0.42 percentage points a year. That is about $42 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

MBB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

MBB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for MBB ↗

MOAT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

MOAT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

VanEck website ↗

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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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