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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MBB returned −0.1% and VEU returned +22.9%, so VEU returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, MBB or VEU?

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

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

iShares MBS ETF and Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, MBB and VEU 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 VEU
BLACKROCK CASH CL INST SL AGENCY 7.26%	Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 1.83%
GNMA2 SF 30YR 0.09%	ASML Holding NV 1.45%
GNMA II 30YR SF - JUMBO-CONFORMING 0.08%	SK hynix Inc 1.24%
GNMA2 SINGLE FAMILY 30YR 0.04%	Tencent Holdings Ltd 0.97%
GNMA II 30YR 0.03%	HSBC Holdings PLC 0.81%
GNMA2 30YR TBA(REG C) 0.03%	Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 0.76%
UMBS 15YR TBA(REG B) 0.03%	AstraZeneca PLC 0.73%
FNMA 30YR UMBS MEGA REMIC SUPER 0.02%	Novartis AG 0.73%

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 Apr 30, 2026 and Sep 10, 2026.

MBB and VEU on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	MBB iShares MBS ETF	VEU Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	Mbs	FTSE All-World ex-US
Total return, 1 year	−0.1%	+22.9%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−17.6 pts	+5.4 pts
Expense ratio	0.04%	0.04%
Holdings	2599	3860

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.

VEU in plain words

VEU is an index equity fund tracking the FTSE All-World ex-US. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +22.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 3860 positions, with the top ten at 13.6%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, MBB or VEU?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MBB returned −0.1% and VEU returned +22.9%, so VEU returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, MBB or VEU?: MBB charges 0.04% a year and VEU charges 0.04%, so MBB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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