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MBBA vs IUSB

iShares Mortgage-Backed Securities Active ETF vs iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF

MBBA

iShares Mortgage-Backed Securities Active ETF

BlackRock

Annual cost

0.25%

Fund size

$125M

IUSB

iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF

iShares

Annual cost

0.06%

Fund size

$36.5B

Key differences

  • IUSB costs 0.19% less per year.
  • IUSB 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

MBBAIUSB
Annual cost (TER)0.25%0.06%
Fund size (AUM)$125M$36.5B
Since19982014
Dividend yield3.98%4.24%
Asset classfixed incomefixed income
Regionnorth americanorth america
Strategyindex trackingindex tracking
CAGR 1YN/A+6.0%
CAGR 3YN/A+4.2%
CAGR 5YN/A+0.5%
Sharpe 3YN/A0.15
Volatility 1Y3.66%
Max drawdown-2.83%-17.90%

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

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