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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MBB returned −0.8% and SDY +16.5%.

Which is cheaper, MBB or SDY?

MBB is cheaper, by 0.31 percentage points a year. That is about $31 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

MBB vs SDY: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, MBB returned −0.8% to SDY's +16.5%; 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 $21.9bn on Oct 27, 2026 for State Street SPDR S&P Dividend ETF.

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At a glance

−0.8%

MBB total return, 1 year

+16.5%

SDY total return, 1 year

0.04%

MBB expense ratio

0.35%

SDY expense ratio

Pair scorecard

MBB costs 0.31 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 17.3 points; MBB is 1.6 times larger.

MBB vs SDY: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	MBB	SDY
Return
Measure	MBB	SDY
Total return, 1 year	−0.8%	+16.5%
Benchmark
Measure	MBB	SDY
What it tracks	Bloomberg U.S. MBS Index	S&P High Yield Dividend Aristocrats Index
Cost and size
Measure	MBB	SDY
Expense ratio	0.04%	0.35%
Net assets, as of Oct 26, 2026	$35.6bn	$22.0bn
Holdings
Measure	MBB	SDY
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight		84%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund		20.4%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, MBB and SDY 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 SDY

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 SDY

ACCENTURE PLC CL A 3.73%

VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC 2.81%

CHEVRON CORP 2.15%

REALTY INCOME CORP 1.94%

PEPSICO INC 1.82%

MEDTRONIC PLC 1.79%

TARGET CORP 1.59%

AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING 1.55%

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Side by side

MBB iShares MBS ETF SDY State Street SPDR S&P Dividend ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares State Street

What it is Tracks an index of mortgage-backed securities Tracks the S&P Dividend

Total return, 1 year −0.8% +16.5%

Its benchmark over the same days −1.1% (SPMB) not measured

Gap to its benchmark +0.3 pts vs SPMB not measured

Expense ratio 0.04% 0.35%

Holdings 10813 156

Net assets, MBB as of Oct 28, 2026 and SDY as of Oct 27, 2026 $35.5bn $21.9bn

MBB and SDY 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.

SDY

SDY tracks the S&P Dividend. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +16.5% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.35% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 84% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 156 positions, with the top ten at 20.4%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, MBB or SDY?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MBB returned −0.8% and SDY +16.5%.
Which is cheaper, MBB or SDY?: MBB is cheaper, by 0.31 percentage points a year. That is about $31 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

MBB on its own →SDY on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →MBB dividend history →MBB holdings →SDY dividend history →SDY holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

MBB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

MBB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for MBB ↗

SDY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

SDY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

State Street 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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