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MBBA vs USRT

iShares Mortgage-Backed Securities Active ETF vs iShares Core U.S. REIT ETF

MBBA

iShares Mortgage-Backed Securities Active ETF

BlackRock

Annual cost

0.25%

Fund size

$125M

USRT

iShares Core U.S. REIT ETF

iShares

Annual cost

0.08%

Fund size

$3.8B

Key differences

  • USRT costs 0.17% less per year.
  • USRT is significantly larger than MBBA — larger funds tend to be more liquid and less likely to close.
  • MBBA is classified as fixed income, while USRT is equity — different risk/return profiles.
  • MBBA has a longer track record, which may reduce uncertainty around long-term behavior.

Side-by-side comparison

MBBAUSRT
Annual cost (TER)0.25%0.08%
Fund size (AUM)$125M$3.8B
Since19982007
Dividend yield3.98%2.65%
Asset classfixed incomeequity
Regionnorth americanorth america
Strategyindex trackingindex tracking
CAGR 1YN/A+21.7%
CAGR 3YN/A+13.5%
CAGR 5YN/A+6.5%
Sharpe 3YN/A0.62
Volatility 1Y13.24%
Max drawdown-2.83%-44.38%

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

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