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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MBB returned −0.1% and SPYD returned +12.9%, so SPYD returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, MBB or SPYD?

MBB charges 0.04% a year and SPYD charges 0.07%, 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 SPYD: how they differ

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

iShares MBS ETF and State Street(R) SPDR(R) Portfolio S&P 500(R) High Dividend ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, MBB and SPYD 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 SPYD
BLACKROCK CASH CL INST SL AGENCY 7.26%	HP INC 1.69%
GNMA2 SF 30YR 0.09%	ACCENTURE PLC CL A 1.64%
GNMA II 30YR SF - JUMBO-CONFORMING 0.08%	TARGET CORP 1.46%
GNMA2 SINGLE FAMILY 30YR 0.04%	VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC 1.46%
GNMA II 30YR 0.03%	MEDTRONIC PLC 1.45%
GNMA2 30YR TBA(REG C) 0.03%	MOSAIC CO/THE 1.44%
UMBS 15YR TBA(REG B) 0.03%	PFIZER INC 1.44%
FNMA 30YR UMBS MEGA REMIC SUPER 0.02%	AT+T INC 1.43%

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 SPYD on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	MBB iShares MBS ETF	SPYD State Street(R) SPDR(R) Portfolio S&P 500(R) High Dividend ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	State Street
What it is	Mbs	SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 High Dividend
Total return, 1 year	−0.1%	+12.9%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−17.6 pts	−4.6 pts
Expense ratio	0.04%	0.07%
Holdings	2599	81

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.

SPYD in plain words

SPYD is an index equity fund tracking the SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 High Dividend. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +12.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% 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 81 positions, with the top ten at 14.9%. It sat 4.3% below its high of Aug 24, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, MBB or SPYD?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MBB returned −0.1% and SPYD returned +12.9%, so SPYD returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, MBB or SPYD?: MBB charges 0.04% a year and SPYD charges 0.07%, so MBB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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