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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MBB returned −0.1% and SPY returned +17.5%, so SPY returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, MBB or SPY?

MBB charges 0.04% a year and SPY charges 0.09%, 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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MBB vs SPY: how they differ

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

iShares MBS ETF and SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, MBB and SPY 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 MBB	Only in SPY
BLACKROCK CASH CL INST SL AGENCY 7.26%	NVIDIA CORP 8.08%
GNMA2 SF 30YR 0.09%	APPLE INC 7.33%
GNMA II 30YR SF - JUMBO-CONFORMING 0.08%	MICROSOFT CORP 5.59%
GNMA2 SINGLE FAMILY 30YR 0.04%	AMAZON.COM INC 3.77%
GNMA II 30YR 0.03%	ALPHABET INC CL A 2.98%
GNMA2 30YR TBA(REG C) 0.03%	BROADCOM INC 2.61%
UMBS 15YR TBA(REG B) 0.03%	ALPHABET INC CL C 2.39%
FNMA 30YR UMBS MEGA REMIC SUPER 0.02%	META PLATFORMS INC CLASS A 2.16%

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.

MBB and SPY on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	MBB iShares MBS ETF	SPY SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	State Street
What it is	Mbs	S&P 500
Total return, 1 year	−0.1%	+17.5%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−17.6 pts	0.0 pts
Expense ratio	0.04%	0.09%
Holdings	2599	505

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.

SPY in plain words

SPY is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.5% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 505 positions, with the top ten at 38.2%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, MBB or SPY?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MBB returned −0.1% and SPY returned +17.5%, so SPY returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, MBB or SPY?: MBB charges 0.04% a year and SPY charges 0.09%, so MBB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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