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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MBB returned −0.1% and XLC returned −2.0%, so MBB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, MBB or XLC?

MBB charges 0.04% a year and XLC charges 0.08%, 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 XLC: how they differ

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

iShares MBS ETF and State Street(R) Communication Services Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, MBB and XLC 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 XLC
BLACKROCK CASH CL INST SL AGENCY 7.26%	META PLATFORMS INC CLASS A 18.92%
GNMA2 SF 30YR 0.09%	ALPHABET INC CL A 10.12%
GNMA II 30YR SF - JUMBO-CONFORMING 0.08%	ALPHABET INC CL C 8.10%
GNMA2 SINGLE FAMILY 30YR 0.04%	AT+T INC 5.19%
GNMA II 30YR 0.03%	VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC 5.03%
GNMA2 30YR TBA(REG C) 0.03%	WALT DISNEY CO/THE 4.76%
UMBS 15YR TBA(REG B) 0.03%	WARNER BROS DISCOVERY INC 4.61%
FNMA 30YR UMBS MEGA REMIC SUPER 0.02%	COMCAST CORP CLASS A 4.61%

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 Sep 10, 2026.

MBB and XLC on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	MBB iShares MBS ETF	XLC State Street(R) Communication Services Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	State Street
What it is	Mbs	Communication services
Total return, 1 year	−0.1%	−2.0%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−17.6 pts	−19.5 pts
Expense ratio	0.04%	0.08%
Holdings	2599	26

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.

XLC in plain words

XLC is an index equity fund tracking the Communication services. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −2.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 26 positions, with the top ten at 70.4%. It sat 5.7% below its high of Jan 30, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, MBB or XLC?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MBB returned −0.1% and XLC returned −2.0%, so MBB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, MBB or XLC?: MBB charges 0.04% a year and XLC charges 0.08%, so MBB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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