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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MUB returned +0.1% and TIP returned −1.0%, so MUB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, MUB or TIP?

MUB charges 0.05% a year and TIP charges 0.18%, 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 TIP: how they differ

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

iShares National Muni Bond ETF and iShares TIPS Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, MUB and TIP 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 TIP
HOUSTON TEX HIGHER ED FIN CORP 0.13%	TREASURY (CPI) NOTE 0.10%
DISTRICT COLUMBIA UNIV REV 0.10%	BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 0.04%
ECTOR CNTY TEX 0.08%
NEW ORLEANS LA 0.08%
PORT TACOMA WASH REV 0.08%
CONTRA COSTA CALIF CMNTY COLLE 0.06%
LOS ANGELES CALIF 0.06%
LOS ANGELES CNTY CALIF 0.06%

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 TIP on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	MUB iShares National Muni Bond ETF	TIP iShares TIPS Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	iShares
What it is	National Muni Bond	TIPS Bond
Total return, 1 year	+0.1%	−1.0%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−17.4 pts	−18.5 pts
Expense ratio	0.05%	0.18%
Holdings	5215	50

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.

TIP in plain words

TIP is a bond fund tracking the TIPS Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −1.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.18% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, MUB or TIP?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MUB returned +0.1% and TIP returned −1.0%, so MUB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, MUB or TIP?: MUB charges 0.05% a year and TIP charges 0.18%, so MUB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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MUB against TIP, 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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