Which returned more over the last year, MUB or RDVY?

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MUB returned +0.1% and RDVY returned +22.0%, so RDVY returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, MUB or RDVY?

MUB charges 0.05% a year and RDVY charges 0.47%, so MUB 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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MUB vs RDVY: how they differ

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

iShares National Muni Bond ETF and First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, MUB and RDVY 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 MUB	Only in RDVY
HOUSTON TEX HIGHER ED FIN CORP 0.13%	Lam Research Corporation 3.09%
DISTRICT COLUMBIA UNIV REV 0.10%	Applied Materials, Inc. 2.99%
ECTOR CNTY TEX 0.08%	KLA Corporation 2.47%
NEW ORLEANS LA 0.08%	The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation 2.46%
PORT TACOMA WASH REV 0.08%	The Travelers Companies, Inc. 2.26%
CONTRA COSTA CALIF CMNTY COLLE 0.06%	GE Vernova Inc. 2.24%
LOS ANGELES CALIF 0.06%	Bank of America Corporation 2.18%
LOS ANGELES CNTY CALIF 0.06%	Ross Stores, Inc. 2.16%

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.

MUB and RDVY on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	MUB iShares National Muni Bond ETF	RDVY First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	First Trust
What it is	National Muni Bond	First Rising Dividend Achievers
Total return, 1 year	+0.1%	+22.0%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−17.4 pts	+4.5 pts
Expense ratio	0.05%	0.47%
Holdings	5215	72

MUB in plain words

MUB is a bond fund tracking the National Muni Bond. 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 0.05% a year. It sat 3.6% below its high of Jul 6, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

RDVY in plain words

RDVY is an index equity fund tracking the First Rising Dividend Achievers. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +22.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.47% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 94% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 72 positions, with the top ten at 24.1%. It sat 3.9% below its high of Aug 13, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, MUB or RDVY?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MUB returned +0.1% and RDVY returned +22.0%, so RDVY returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, MUB or RDVY?: MUB charges 0.05% a year and RDVY charges 0.47%, so MUB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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MUB against RDVY, 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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