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Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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MBB vs VTI: how they differ

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

iShares MBS ETF and Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, MBB and VTI 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 MBBOnly in VTI
BLACKROCK CASH CL INST SL AGENCY 7.26%NVIDIA Corp 6.37%
GNMA2 SF 30YR 0.09%Apple Inc 5.88%
GNMA II 30YR SF - JUMBO-CONFORMING 0.08%Microsoft Corp 3.84%
GNMA2 SINGLE FAMILY 30YR 0.04%Amazon.com Inc 3.19%
GNMA II 30YR 0.03%Alphabet Inc 2.90%
GNMA2 30YR TBA(REG C) 0.03%Broadcom Inc 2.48%
UMBS 15YR TBA(REG B) 0.03%Alphabet Inc 2.29%
FNMA 30YR UMBS MEGA REMIC SUPER 0.02%Micron Technology Inc 1.80%

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 Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 10, 2026.

MBB and VTI on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
MBB
iShares MBS ETF
VTI
Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesVanguard
What it isMbsUS total market
Total return, 1 year−0.1%+17.2%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−17.6 pts−0.3 pts
Expense ratio0.04%0.03%
Holdings25993531

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.

VTI in plain words

VTI is an index equity fund tracking the US total market. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 88% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 3531 positions, with the top ten at 32.1%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, MBB or VTI?
In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MBB returned −0.1% and VTI returned +17.2%, so VTI returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, MBB or VTI?
MBB charges 0.04% a year and VTI charges 0.03%, so VTI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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MBB against VTI, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 13, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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