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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MBB returned −0.8% and VT +13.5%.

Which is cheaper, MBB or VT?

MBB is cheaper, by 0.02 percentage points a year. That is about $2 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 VT: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, MBB returned −0.8% to VT's +13.5%; 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 $81.8bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Total World Stock Index ETF.

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At a glance

−0.8%

MBB total return, 1 year

+13.5%

VT total return, 1 year

0.04%

MBB expense ratio

0.06%

VT expense ratio

Pair scorecard

MBB costs 0.02 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 14.3 points; VT is 2.3 times larger.

MBB vs VT: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	MBB	VT
Return
Measure	MBB	VT
Total return, 1 year	−0.8%	+13.5%
Benchmark
Measure	MBB	VT
What it tracks	Bloomberg U.S. MBS Index	FTSE Global All Cap Index
Cost and size
Measure	MBB	VT
Expense ratio	0.04%	0.06%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$36.2bn	$81.8bn
Holdings
Measure	MBB	VT
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight		55%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund		22.5%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Sep 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026. Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, MBB and VT hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Sep 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first MBB VT

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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 VT

NVIDIA Corp 4.54%

Apple Inc 4.11%

Microsoft Corp 3.25%

Amazon.com Inc 2.06%

Alphabet Inc 1.73%

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 1.62%

Broadcom Inc 1.39%

Meta Platforms Inc 1.36%

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Side by side

MBB iShares MBS ETF VT Vanguard Total World Stock Index ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares Vanguard

What it is Tracks an index of mortgage-backed securities Tracks an index of Total World Stock

Total return, 1 year −0.8% +13.5%

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% 0.06%

Holdings 10813 10194

Net assets, MBB as of Oct 28, 2026 and VT as of Sep 30, 2026 $35.5bn $81.8bn

MBB and VT 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.

VT tracks an index of Total World Stock. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +13.5% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 55% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 10,194 positions, with the top ten at 22.5%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, MBB or VT?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MBB returned −0.8% and VT +13.5%.
Which is cheaper, MBB or VT?: MBB is cheaper, by 0.02 percentage points a year. That is about $2 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 ↗

VT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for VT ↗

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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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