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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MUB returned −0.4% and VLUE +54.7%.

Which is cheaper, MUB or VLUE?

MUB is cheaper, by 0.10 percentage points a year. That is about $10 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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MUB vs VLUE: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, MUB returned −0.4% to VLUE's +54.7%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $54.1bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares National Muni Bond ETF, and $9.4bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF.

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At a glance

−0.4%

MUB total return, 1 year

+54.7%

VLUE total return, 1 year

0.05%

MUB expense ratio

0.15%

VLUE expense ratio

Pair scorecard

MUB costs 0.10 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 55.1 points; MUB is 5.8 times larger.

MUB vs VLUE: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	MUB	VLUE
Return
Measure	MUB	VLUE
Total return, 1 year	−0.4%	+54.7%
Benchmark
Measure	MUB	VLUE
What it tracks	ICE AMT-Free US National Municipal Index	MSCI USA Enhanced Value Index
Cost and size
Measure	MUB	VLUE
Expense ratio	0.05%	0.15%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$54.1bn	$9.3bn
Holdings
Measure	MUB	VLUE
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight		97%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund		42.8%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 27, 2026. Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, MUB and VLUE hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first MUB VLUE

Only in one fund ↓

Only in MUB

UNIVERSITY TEX UNIV REVS 0.16%

SAN ANTONIO TEX WTR REV 0.13%

NEW YORK ST TWY AUTH ST PERS I 0.12%

NORTHWEST TEX INDPT SCH DIST 0.12%

OKLAHOMA TRANSN AUTH OK F/K/A 0.12%

HOUSTON TEX HIGHER ED FIN CORP 0.11%

NEW JERSEY ST 0.11%

OHIO ST UNIV GEN RCPTS 0.11%

Only in VLUE

MICRON TECHNOLOGY 20.94%

CISCO SYSTEMS INC 4.37%

GENERAL MOTORS 3.54%

VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC 2.72%

AT&T 2.24%

HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE 1.95%

PFIZER 1.86%

BANK OF AMERICA 1.77%

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Side by side

MUB iShares National Muni Bond ETF VLUE iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares iShares

What it is Tracks an index of National Muni Bond Tracks the MSCI USA Value Factor

Total return, 1 year −0.4% +54.7%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured +13.6% (MLRG)

Gap to its benchmark not measured +41.1 pts vs MLRG

Expense ratio 0.05% 0.15%

Holdings 7873 148

Net assets, MUB as of Oct 27, 2026 and VLUE as of Oct 28, 2026 $54.1bn $9.4bn

MUB and VLUE on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund

MUB

MUB tracks an index of National Muni Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −0.4% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year.

VLUE

VLUE tracks the MSCI USA Value Factor. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +54.7% with distributions reinvested, against +13.6% for its benchmark, the MSCI USA Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 97% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 148 positions, with the top ten at 42.8%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, MUB or VLUE?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MUB returned −0.4% and VLUE +54.7%.
Which is cheaper, MUB or VLUE?: MUB is cheaper, by 0.10 percentage points a year. That is about $10 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

MUB and VLUE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

MUB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for MUB ↗

VLUE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for VLUE ↗

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How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

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