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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MUB returned +0.1% and XLU returned +2.4%, so XLU returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, MUB or XLU?

MUB charges 0.05% a year and XLU charges 0.08%, 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 XLU: how they differ

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

iShares National Muni Bond ETF and State Street(R) Utilities Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, MUB and XLU 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 XLU
HOUSTON TEX HIGHER ED FIN CORP 0.13%	NEXTERA ENERGY INC 13.01%
DISTRICT COLUMBIA UNIV REV 0.10%	SOUTHERN CO/THE 7.49%
ECTOR CNTY TEX 0.08%	DUKE ENERGY CORP 7.04%
NEW ORLEANS LA 0.08%	CONSTELLATION ENERGY 6.92%
PORT TACOMA WASH REV 0.08%	AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER 5.08%
CONTRA COSTA CALIF CMNTY COLLE 0.06%	DOMINION ENERGY INC 4.33%
LOS ANGELES CALIF 0.06%	SEMPRA 4.16%
LOS ANGELES CNTY CALIF 0.06%	ENTERGY CORP 3.66%

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 XLU on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	MUB iShares National Muni Bond ETF	XLU State Street(R) Utilities Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	State Street
What it is	National Muni Bond	Utilities
Total return, 1 year	+0.1%	+2.4%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−17.4 pts	−15.1 pts
Expense ratio	0.05%	0.08%
Holdings	5215	32

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.

XLU in plain words

XLU is an index equity fund tracking the Utilities. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +2.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 32 positions, with the top ten at 58.8%. It sat 10.0% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, MUB or XLU?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MUB returned +0.1% and XLU returned +2.4%, so XLU returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, MUB or XLU?: MUB charges 0.05% a year and XLU charges 0.08%, so MUB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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