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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MBB returned −0.1% and XLP returned +6.3%, so XLP returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, MBB or XLP?

MBB charges 0.04% a year and XLP 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 XLP: how they differ

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

iShares MBS ETF and State Street(R) Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, MBB and XLP 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 XLP
BLACKROCK CASH CL INST SL AGENCY 7.26%	WALMART INC 10.14%
GNMA2 SF 30YR 0.09%	COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP 8.76%
GNMA II 30YR SF - JUMBO-CONFORMING 0.08%	COCA COLA CO/THE 7.44%
GNMA2 SINGLE FAMILY 30YR 0.04%	PROCTER + GAMBLE CO/THE 7.29%
GNMA II 30YR 0.03%	PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL 6.47%
GNMA2 30YR TBA(REG C) 0.03%	TARGET CORP 4.62%
UMBS 15YR TBA(REG B) 0.03%	COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO 4.53%
FNMA 30YR UMBS MEGA REMIC SUPER 0.02%	MONDELEZ INTERNATIONAL INC A 4.51%

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 XLP on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	MBB iShares MBS ETF	XLP State Street(R) Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	State Street
What it is	Mbs	Consumer staples
Total return, 1 year	−0.1%	+6.3%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−17.6 pts	−11.2 pts
Expense ratio	0.04%	0.08%
Holdings	2599	36

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.

XLP in plain words

XLP is an index equity fund tracking the Consumer staples. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +6.3% 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 36 positions, with the top ten at 62.5%. It sat 6.2% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, MBB or XLP?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MBB returned −0.1% and XLP returned +6.3%, so XLP returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, MBB or XLP?: MBB charges 0.04% a year and XLP charges 0.08%, so MBB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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