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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MBB returned −0.8% and SPYD +15.3%.

Which is cheaper, MBB or SPYD?

MBB is cheaper, by 0.03 percentage points a year. That is about $3 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 SPYD: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, MBB returned −0.8% to SPYD's +15.3%; 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 $7.5bn on Oct 27, 2026 for State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 High Dividend ETF.

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At a glance

−0.8%

MBB total return, 1 year

+15.3%

SPYD total return, 1 year

0.04%

MBB expense ratio

0.07%

SPYD expense ratio

Pair scorecard

MBB costs 0.03 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 16.1 points; MBB is 4.7 times larger.

MBB vs SPYD: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	MBB	SPYD
Return
Measure	MBB	SPYD
Total return, 1 year	−0.8%	+15.3%
Drawdown
Measure	MBB	SPYD
Below its high		4.1%, high on Aug 24, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	MBB	SPYD
What it tracks	Bloomberg U.S. MBS Index	S&P 500 High Dividend Index
Cost and size
Measure	MBB	SPYD
Expense ratio	0.04%	0.07%
Net assets, as of Oct 26, 2026	$35.6bn	$7.5bn
Holdings
Measure	MBB	SPYD
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight		99%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund		16.1%

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

What they share

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

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 SPYD

ACCENTURE PLC CL A 2.18%

HP INC 1.74%

HASBRO INC 1.73%

PFIZER INC 1.56%

CHEVRON CORP 1.54%

MEDTRONIC PLC 1.49%

CROWN CASTLE INC 1.47%

BEST BUY CO INC 1.47%

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Side by side

MBB iShares MBS ETF SPYD State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 High 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 500 High Dividend

Total return, 1 year −0.8% +15.3%

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% 0.07%

Holdings 10813 79

Net assets, MBB as of Oct 28, 2026 and SPYD as of Oct 27, 2026 $35.5bn $7.5bn

MBB and SPYD 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.

SPYD

SPYD tracks the S&P 500 High Dividend. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +15.3% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 99% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 79 positions, with the top ten at 16.1%. It sat 4.1% below its high of Aug 24, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, MBB or SPYD?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MBB returned −0.8% and SPYD +15.3%.
Which is cheaper, MBB or SPYD?: MBB is cheaper, by 0.03 percentage points a year. That is about $3 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 ↗

SPYD filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

SPYD 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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