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PMBS vs MBBA

PIMCO Mortgage-Backed Securities Active Exchange-Traded Fund vs iShares Mortgage-Backed Securities Active ETF

PMBS

PIMCO Mortgage-Backed Securities Active Exchange-Traded Fund

PIMCO

Annual cost

0.71%

Fund size

$1.3B

MBBA

iShares Mortgage-Backed Securities Active ETF

BlackRock

Annual cost

0.25%

Fund size

$125M

Key differences

  • MBBA costs 0.46% less per year.
  • PMBS is significantly larger than MBBA — larger funds tend to be more liquid and less likely to close.
  • PMBS is classified as alternative, while MBBA is fixed income — different risk/return profiles.
  • PMBS follows a tactical allocation strategy; MBBA uses index tracking.

Side-by-side comparison

PMBSMBBA
Annual cost (TER)0.71%0.25%
Fund size (AUM)$1.3B$125M
Since19971998
Dividend yield4.98%3.98%
Asset classalternativefixed income
Regionnorth america
Strategytactical allocationindex tracking
CAGR 1Y+8.2%N/A
CAGR 3YN/AN/A
CAGR 5YN/AN/A
Sharpe 3YN/AN/A
Volatility 1Y4.26%
Max drawdown-4.35%-2.83%

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

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