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iShares MBS ETF

MBB
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Snapshot
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Inception Date
Mar 13, 2007
Expense Ratio
0.04%
Type
US Bonds
Fund Owner
Blackrock (iShares)
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$140,289,650
AUM
$26,266,739,123
Associated Index
Bloomberg US Mortgage Backed Securities Index
Inverse/Leveraged
No
Passive/Active
Passive
Fractionable on Composer
Yes
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What is MBB?

The iShares Barclays MBS Bond Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance before fees and expenses of the investment grade agency mortgage-backed securities sector of the United States as defined by the Bloomberg U.S. MBS Index.

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MBB
Performance Measures**

for the time period Mar 16, 2007 to Dec 4, 2025

Returns

1M Trailing Return: 0.3%

The percent change in the value over the most recent 1-month period.

3M Trailing Return: 1.9%

The percent change in the value over the most recent 3-month period.

Measures of Risk or Volatility

Max Drawdown: -17.6%

The greatest percent loss from peak to trough in value over the time period.

Standard Deviation: 4.6%

The typical amount that daily returns vary from the mean of the returns over the time period, standardized to a period of a year.

Measures of Risk-Adjusted Performance

Sharpe Ratio: 0.60

The annualized arithmetic mean of the daily returns divided by the annualized standard deviation of the daily returns for the selected time period.

Calmar Ratio: 0.15

The annualized return divided by the max drawdown for the selected time period.

ETFs related toMBB

ETFs correlated to MBB include VMBS, SPMB, JMBS

MBB
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares MBS ETF
VMBS
Vanguard Group, Inc. - Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF
SPMB
SPDR Series Trust - SPDR Portfolio Mortgage Backed Bond ETF
JMBS
Janus Capital Management LLC - Janus Henderson Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF
AGG
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF
BND
Vanguard Group, Inc. - Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF
SCHZ
Schwab Strategic Trust - Schwab US Aggregate Bond ETF
EAGG
iShares Trust - iShares ESG Aware U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF
GNMA
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares GNMA Bond ETF
BKAG
BNY Mellon ETF Trust - BNY Mellon Core Bond ETF
FLCB
Franklin Templeton ETF Trust - Franklin U.S. Core Bond ETF

What is ETF correlation?

Correlation is a measure of the strength of the relationship between two ETFs. It quantifies the degree to which prices of the two ETFs typically move together.

Here, correlation is measured over the past year with the Pearson correlation coefficient (Pearon’s r), which ranges from -1 to 1.

Using ETF correlations in portfolio and strategy construction

ETF correlations can help you create investing strategies and portfolios. Use them to:

  • •Build a diversified portfolio from uncorrelated or inversely correlated ETFs with the aim of minimizing portfolio risk.
  • •Compare correlated or related ETFs to find one with a lower expense ratio or higher trading volume.
  • •Create an investing strategy that hedges an ETF with an uncorrelated or inversely correlated ETF.

Trading Strategies
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Category

Tactical asset allocation, trend-following, risk-on/risk-off, leveraged ETFs, sector rotation, bond timing, hedged

OOS Cumulative Return

114.51%

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Category

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OOS Cumulative Return

94.76%

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FAQ

MBB is a US Bonds ETF. The iShares Barclays MBS Bond Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance before fees and expenses of the investment grade agency mortgage-backed securities sector of the United States as defined by the Bloomberg U.S. MBS Index.

MBB tracks the Bloomberg US Mortgage Backed Securities Index.

No, MBB is not actively managed. It is passively managed. In an actively managed fund, the fund manager makes decisions about how funds are invested. A passively managed fund typically tries to track or follow a market index.

Yes, MBB is passively managed. A passively managed fund typically tries to track or follow a market index. In an actively managed fund, the fund manager makes decisions about how funds are invested.

The 1-month return on MBB is -0.0161%. This is the percent change in the value of MBB over the most recent 1-month period. The 3-month return on MBB is -0.0423%. This is the percent change in the value of MBB over the most recent 3-month period.

The standard deviation of MBB for the past year is 0.0914%. Standard deviation is the typical amount that the daily returns vary from the mean of the returns over the time period, standardized to a period of a year.

ETFs similar to MBB include DEED, MBSD, and VETZ.

ETFs correlated to MBB include VMBS, SPMB, and JMBS.

ETFs that are inversely correlated to MBB include PST, TBX, and TTT.

Disclaimers

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