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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MUB returned +0.1% and VDE returned +50.6%, so VDE returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, MUB or VDE?

MUB charges 0.05% a year and VDE 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 VDE: how they differ

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

iShares National Muni Bond ETF and Vanguard Energy Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, MUB and VDE 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 VDE
HOUSTON TEX HIGHER ED FIN CORP 0.13%	Exxon Mobil Corp 21.37%
DISTRICT COLUMBIA UNIV REV 0.10%	Chevron Corp 14.53%
ECTOR CNTY TEX 0.08%	ConocoPhillips 5.79%
NEW ORLEANS LA 0.08%	Williams Cos Inc/The 3.65%
PORT TACOMA WASH REV 0.08%	SLB Ltd 3.49%
CONTRA COSTA CALIF CMNTY COLLE 0.06%	Marathon Petroleum Corp 3.29%
LOS ANGELES CALIF 0.06%	Valero Energy Corp 3.19%
LOS ANGELES CNTY CALIF 0.06%	EOG Resources Inc 3.06%

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 May 31, 2026 and Sep 10, 2026.

MUB and VDE on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	MUB iShares National Muni Bond ETF	VDE Vanguard Energy Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	National Muni Bond	Energy
Total return, 1 year	+0.1%	+50.6%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−17.4 pts	+33.1 pts
Expense ratio	0.05%	0.09%
Holdings	5215	105

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.

VDE in plain words

VDE is an index equity fund tracking the Energy. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +50.6% 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, 82% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 105 positions, with the top ten at 64.0%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, MUB or VDE?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MUB returned +0.1% and VDE returned +50.6%, so VDE returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, MUB or VDE?: MUB charges 0.05% a year and VDE charges 0.09%, so MUB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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