ETF comparison
MUB vs SCMB
Both US Municipal Bond.
Holdings overlap
2,197 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of MUB and SCMB would leave roughly 20.8% of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.
Side by side
Sub-score comparison
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Cost difference
SCMB is 2 bps cheaper than MUB. On a $100,000 position that's about $20/yr more in fees for MUB.
Fee figure is the annual expense charged on $100,000. To see how the gap compounds over a multi-decade holding period, open the cost calculator pre-filled with MUB vs SCMB.
Top shared holdings
2,197 shared in total| # | Holding | In MUB | In SCMB | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | State of California | 0.13% | 0.16% | 0.13% |
| 2 | Chicago Transit Authority Sales Tax Receipts Fund | 0.12% | 0.15% | 0.12% |
| 3 | Ohio State University (The) | 0.14% | 0.10% | 0.10% |
| 4 | New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority | 0.10% | 0.12% | 0.10% |
| 5 | State of Maryland | 0.09% | 0.17% | 0.09% |
| 6 | Commonwealth of Massachusetts | 0.09% | 0.10% | 0.09% |
| 7 | New York State Dormitory Authority | 0.08% | 0.08% | 0.08% |
| 8 | State of Washington | 0.08% | 0.12% | 0.08% |
| 9 | University of California | 0.07% | 0.11% | 0.07% |
| 10 | Commonwealth of Pennsylvania | 0.07% | 0.12% | 0.07% |
| 11 | California State Public Works Board | 0.07% | 0.17% | 0.07% |
| 12 | Oklahoma Turnpike Authority | 0.07% | 0.08% | 0.07% |
Only in MUB
4,067 total- BlackRock Liquidity Funds 0.56%
- Board of Regents of the University of Texas System 0.21%
- Connecticut State Health & Educational Facilities Authority 0.20%
- Northwest Independent School District 0.16%
- State of Washington 0.13%
- Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission 0.12%
- Washoe County School District 0.12%
- New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority 0.12%
- Commonwealth of Massachusetts 0.11%
- District of Columbia 0.11%
Only in SCMB
4,040 total- City of New York NY 0.27%
- Commonwealth of Massachusetts 0.25%
- Gwinnett County School District 0.25%
- City of New York NY 0.24%
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 0.23%
- State of California Department of Water Resources 0.22%
- New York City Transitional Finance Authority Building Aid Revenue 0.20%
- Gwinnett County School District 0.20%
- Los Angeles Unified School District/CA 0.20%
- State of Washington 0.20%
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Holdings overlap is the sum of min(weight_a, weight_b) over positions
matched on ISIN (CUSIP fallback). Methodology: see
/methodology/.
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