ETF comparison

IUSBvsMBB

Both US Aggregate Bond.

iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF · iShares MBS ETF

Holdings overlap

Weighted by ISIN/CUSIP
10.4%

1,204 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of IUSB and MBB would leave roughly10.4%of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.

IUSB only 90.9%Shared 10.4%MBB only 94.5%
In IUSB only
16,575 positions
Shared
1,204 positions
In MBB only
9,941 positions

Side by side

IUSB

iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF

iShares · US Aggregate Bond

88composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.060%
Net assets
$43.79B
TTM yield
4.36%
Top-10 conc.
6.7%
MBB

iShares MBS ETF

iShares · US Aggregate Bond

88composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.040%
Net assets
$39.63B
TTM yield
4.42%
Top-10 conc.
13.1%

Sub-score comparison

94
Cost
96
52
Tax efficiency
52
100
Liquidity
100
100
Concentration
96
Tracking quality
IUSBsub-scoreMBB

Tracking quality isn't part of the composite — seewhat we don't scorefor why.

Cost difference

MBB is 2 bps cheaper than IUSB. On a $100,000 position that's about $20/yr more in fees for IUSB.

Fee figure is the annual expense charged on $100,000. To see how the gap compounds over a multi-decade holding period, open thecost calculator pre-filled with IUSB vs MBB.

Top shared holdings

1,204 shared in total
#HoldingIn IUSBIn MBBOverlap
1Government National Mortgage Association0.21%0.16%0.16%
2Government National Mortgage Association0.11%0.30%0.11%
3Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.0.10%0.12%0.10%
4Federal National Mortgage Association0.10%0.33%0.10%
5Government National Mortgage Association0.10%0.41%0.10%
6Federal National Mortgage Association0.10%0.17%0.10%
7Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.0.10%0.18%0.10%
8Government National Mortgage Association0.09%0.55%0.09%
9Government National Mortgage Association0.09%0.53%0.09%
10Federal National Mortgage Association0.09%0.13%0.09%
11Government National Mortgage Association0.09%0.13%0.09%
12Federal National Mortgage Association0.08%0.44%0.08%

Only in IUSB

16,575 total
  • Blackrock Liquidity Tempcash2.88%
  • United States of America0.37%
  • United States of America0.37%
  • United States of America0.37%
  • United States of America0.37%
  • United States of America0.36%
  • United States of America0.36%
  • United States of America0.36%
  • United States of America0.35%
  • United States of America0.34%

Only in MBB

9,941 total
  • Government National Mortgage Association0.95%
  • UMBS, TBA0.83%
  • Government National Mortgage Association0.67%
  • UMBS, TBA0.64%
  • Government National Mortgage Association0.46%
  • Government National Mortgage Association0.36%
  • UMBS, TBA0.34%
  • Fannie Mae0.33%
  • Fannie Mae0.28%
  • UMBS, TBA0.26%

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Holdings overlap is the sum of min(weight_a, weight_b) over positions matched on ISIN (CUSIP fallback). Methodology: see/methodology/.

Comparing two funds doesn't endorse swapping one for the other. Tax-lot history, account type, and personal goals matter — PlainIndex publishes data and methodology, not investment advice.