Skip to content
Beacon
Screener

CMBS vs MBBA

iShares CMBS ETF vs iShares Mortgage-Backed Securities Active ETF

CMBS

iShares CMBS ETF

iShares

Annual cost

0.25%

Fund size

$481M

MBBA

iShares Mortgage-Backed Securities Active ETF

BlackRock

Annual cost

0.25%

Fund size

$125M

Key differences

  • CMBS is significantly larger than MBBA — larger funds tend to be more liquid and less likely to close.
  • MBBA has a longer track record, which may reduce uncertainty around long-term behavior.

Side-by-side comparison

CMBSMBBA
Annual cost (TER)0.25%0.25%
Fund size (AUM)$481M$125M
Since20121998
Dividend yield3.52%3.98%
Asset classfixed incomefixed income
Regionnorth americanorth america
Strategyindex trackingindex tracking
CAGR 1Y+4.7%N/A
CAGR 3Y+4.9%N/A
CAGR 5Y+0.9%N/A
Sharpe 3Y0.30N/A
Volatility 1Y3.64%
Max drawdown-15.87%-2.83%

Green dot indicates the better value for that metric. Performance data is historical and does not predict future results.

Similar to CMBS and MBBA