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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MUB returned +0.1% and VDC returned +4.6%, so VDC returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, MUB or VDC?

MUB charges 0.05% a year and VDC charges 0.09%, 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 VDC: how they differ

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

iShares National Muni Bond ETF and Vanguard Consumer Staples Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, MUB and VDC 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 VDC
HOUSTON TEX HIGHER ED FIN CORP 0.13%	Walmart Inc 14.76%
DISTRICT COLUMBIA UNIV REV 0.10%	Costco Wholesale Corp 12.04%
ECTOR CNTY TEX 0.08%	Procter & Gamble Co/The 9.27%
NEW ORLEANS LA 0.08%	Coca-Cola Co/The 8.72%
PORT TACOMA WASH REV 0.08%	Philip Morris International Inc 4.66%
CONTRA COSTA CALIF CMNTY COLLE 0.06%	PepsiCo Inc 4.30%
LOS ANGELES CALIF 0.06%	Altria Group Inc 3.91%
LOS ANGELES CNTY CALIF 0.06%	Mondelez International Inc 2.69%

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 May 31, 2026 and Sep 10, 2026.

MUB and VDC on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	MUB iShares National Muni Bond ETF	VDC Vanguard Consumer Staples Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	National Muni Bond	Consumer Staples
Total return, 1 year	+0.1%	+4.6%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−17.4 pts	−12.9 pts
Expense ratio	0.05%	0.09%
Holdings	5215	103

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.

VDC in plain words

VDC is an index equity fund tracking the Consumer Staples. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +4.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 87% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 103 positions, with the top ten at 65.0%. It sat 6.8% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, MUB or VDC?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MUB returned +0.1% and VDC returned +4.6%, so VDC returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, MUB or VDC?: MUB charges 0.05% a year and VDC charges 0.09%, so MUB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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MUB against VDC, 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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