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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MBB returned −0.8% and VLUE +54.7%.

Which is cheaper, MBB or VLUE?

MBB is cheaper, by 0.11 percentage points a year. That is about $11 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 VLUE: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, MBB returned −0.8% to VLUE's +54.7%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Oct 28, 2026: $35.5bn for iShares MBS ETF and $9.4bn for iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF.

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At a glance

−0.8%

MBB total return, 1 year

+54.7%

VLUE total return, 1 year

0.04%

MBB expense ratio

0.15%

VLUE expense ratio

Pair scorecard

MBB costs 0.11 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 55.5 points; MBB is 3.8 times larger.

MBB vs VLUE: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	MBB	VLUE
Return
Measure	MBB	VLUE
Total return, 1 year	−0.8%	+54.7%
Benchmark
Measure	MBB	VLUE
What it tracks	Bloomberg U.S. MBS Index	MSCI USA Enhanced Value Index
Cost and size
Measure	MBB	VLUE
Expense ratio	0.04%	0.15%
Net assets	$35.5bn	$9.4bn
Holdings
Measure	MBB	VLUE
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight		97%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund		42.8%

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

What they share

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

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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 VLUE

MICRON TECHNOLOGY 20.94%

CISCO SYSTEMS INC 4.37%

GENERAL MOTORS 3.54%

VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC 2.72%

AT&T 2.24%

HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE 1.95%

PFIZER 1.86%

BANK OF AMERICA 1.77%

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Side by side

MBB iShares MBS ETF VLUE iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares iShares

What it is Tracks an index of mortgage-backed securities Tracks the MSCI USA Value Factor

Total return, 1 year −0.8% +54.7%

Its benchmark over the same days −1.1% (SPMB) +13.6% (MLRG)

Gap to its benchmark +0.3 pts vs SPMB +41.1 pts vs MLRG

Expense ratio 0.04% 0.15%

Holdings 10813 148

Net assets $35.5bn $9.4bn

MBB and VLUE 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.

VLUE

VLUE tracks the MSCI USA Value Factor. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +54.7% with distributions reinvested, against +13.6% for its benchmark, the MSCI USA Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 97% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 148 positions, with the top ten at 42.8%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, MBB or VLUE?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MBB returned −0.8% and VLUE +54.7%.
Which is cheaper, MBB or VLUE?: MBB is cheaper, by 0.11 percentage points a year. That is about $11 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

MBB and VLUE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

MBB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for MBB ↗

VLUE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for VLUE ↗

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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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