Data Source: from January 1985 to February 2023 (~38 years)
Consolidated Returns as of 28 February 2023
Live Update: Mar 20 2023, 04:00PM Eastern Time
Category: Fixed Income
ETF: iShares MBS (MBB)
ETF • LIVE PERFORMANCE (USD currency)
0.83%
1 Day
Mar 20 2023, 04:00PM Eastern Time
1.66%
Current Month
March 2023

In the last 30 Years, the iShares MBS (MBB) ETF obtained a 3.97% compound annual return, with a 3.30% standard deviation.

In 2022, the ETF granted a 2.01% dividend yield. If you are interested in getting periodic income, please refer to the iShares MBS (MBB) ETF: Dividend Yield page.

The ETF is related to the following investment themes:

  • Asset Class: Bond
  • Region: North America
  • Country: U.S.
  • Bond - Duration: Long-Term

The iShares MBS (MBB) ETF is part of the following Lazy Portfolios:

Portfolio Name Author MBB Weight
Edge Select Moderately Conservative Merrill Lynch 15.00%
Edge Select Conservative Merrill Lynch 12.00%
Edge Select Moderate Merrill Lynch 11.00%
Edge Select Moderately Aggressive Merrill Lynch 7.00%
Edge Select Aggressive Merrill Lynch 3.00%

Historical Returns as of Feb 28, 2023

Historical returns and Metrics of iShares MBS (MBB) ETF.

Returns and metrics are calculated based on monthly returns, assuming:
  • No fees or capital gain taxes
  • the reinvestment of dividends

ETF Returns, up to December 2007, are retrieved using the historical series of equivalent ETFs / Assets.
ISHARES MBS (MBB) ETF
Portfolio Metrics
Data Source: 1 January 1985 - 28 February 2023 (~38 years)
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Metrics as of Feb 28, 2023
1M 3M 6M 1Y 3Y 5Y 10Y 20Y 30Y MAX
(~38Y)
Portfolio
Return (%)
-2.99 -0.55 -2.71 -9.19 -3.67 -0.20 0.61 2.28 3.97 5.30
US Inflation (%) 0.56 1.05 1.58 6.04 5.16 3.86 2.63 2.51 2.51 2.79
Infl. Adjusted
Return (%)
-3.53 -1.59 -4.22 -14.36 -8.40 -3.91 -1.96 -0.23 1.42 2.44
Returns / Inflation rates over 1 year are annualized.
RISK INDICATORS
Standard Deviation (%) 10.23 6.21 5.14 4.04 3.48 3.30 3.53
Sharpe Ratio -1.10 -0.70 -0.27 -0.01 0.33 0.54 0.37
Sortino Ratio -1.72 -0.97 -0.35 -0.02 0.45 0.73 0.51
MAXIMUM DRAWDOWN
Drawdown Depth (%) -12.42 -15.99 -15.99 -15.99 -15.99 -15.99 -15.99
Start (yyyy mm) 2022 03 2021 02 2021 02 2021 02 2021 02 2021 02 2021 02
Bottom (yyyy mm) 2022 10 2022 10 2022 10 2022 10 2022 10 2022 10 2022 10
Start to Bottom (# months) 8 21 21 21 21 21 21
Start to Recovery (# months) in progress
> 12
> 25
> 25
> 25
> 25
> 25
> 25
ROLLING PERIOD RETURNS - Annualized
Best Return (%) 20.49 12.52 10.86 9.33 8.27 6.71
Worst Return (%) -14.96 -4.26 -1.26 0.23 2.20 3.96
% Positive Periods 89% 97% 98% 100% 100% 100%
MONTHS
Positive 0 1 2 4 15 33 69 155 246 320
Negative 1 2 4 8 21 27 51 85 114 138
% Positive 0% 33% 33% 33% 42% 55% 58% 65% 68% 70%
WITHDRAWAL RATES (WR)
Safe WR (%) 30.18 19.94 10.08 5.64 5.33 5.92
Perpetual WR (%) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.40 2.38
Terms and Definitions
  • Annualized Portfolio Return: it's the annualized geometric mean return of the ETF
  • Standard Deviation: it's a measure of the dispersion of returns around the mean
  • Sharpe Ratio: it's a measure of risk-adjusted performance of the ETF. It's calculated by dividing the excess return of the ETF over the risk-free rate by the ETF standard deviation. The risk-free rate here considered is the 1-3 Mth T-Bill return.
  • Sortino Ratio: another measure of risk-adjusted performance of the ETF. It's a modification of the Sharpe Ratio (same formula but the denominator is the ETF downside standard deviation).
  • Maximum Drawdown: a drawdown refers to the decline in value from a relative peak value to a relative trough. A maximum drawdown is the maximum observed loss from a peak to a trough of a portfolio before a new peak is attained.
  • Rolling Returns: returns over a time frame (best, worst, % of positive returns).
  • Pos./Neg. Months: number of months with positive/negative return.
  • Safe Withdrawal Rate (SWR): it's the percentage of the original portfolio balance that can be withdrawn at the end of each year with inflation adjustment, without the portfolio running out of money (dollar amount withdrawal).
  • Perpetual Withdrawal Rate (PWR): it's the percentage of portfolio balance that can be withdrawn at the end of each year, while retaining the inflation adjusted portfolio balance (percentage withdrawal).

Correlations as of Feb 28, 2023

Monthly correlations of iShares MBS (MBB) ETF vs the main Asset Classes, over different timeframes.

Correlation measures to what degree the returns of the two assets move in relation to each other.

Correlation coefficient is a numerical value between -1 and +1.

If one variable goes up by a certain amount, the correlation coefficient indicates which way the other variable moves and by how much.

Asset correlations are calculated based on monthly returns.

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ISHARES MBS (MBB) ETF
Monthly correlations as of 28 February 2023
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Correlation vs MBB
 
Asset Class 1 Year 5 Years 10 Years 30 Years Since
Jan 1992
US Total Stock Market
VTI
0.73
0.36
0.27
0.10
0.10
US Large Cap
SPY
0.73
0.37
0.28
0.12
0.12
US Small Cap
IJR
0.70
0.26
0.15
0.02
0.02
US REITs
VNQ
0.75
0.43
0.45
0.20
0.20
US Technology
QQQ
0.74
0.46
0.36
0.06
0.06
Preferred Stocks
PFF
0.87
0.55
0.55
0.24
0.24
EAFE Stocks
EFA
0.87
0.44
0.36
0.11
0.12
World All Countries
VT
0.82
0.40
0.32
0.10
0.11
Emerging Markets
EEM
0.86
0.45
0.36
0.10
0.10
Europe
VGK
0.83
0.40
0.33
0.11
0.13
Pacific
VPL
0.91
0.49
0.39
0.12
0.12
Latin America
FLLA
0.40
0.06
0.08
0.02
0.02
US Total Bond Market
BND
0.99
0.90
0.89
0.88
0.87
Long Term Treasuries
TLT
0.92
0.74
0.74
0.70
0.70
US Cash
BIL
0.12
0.12
0.05
0.19
0.19
TIPS
TIP
0.85
0.76
0.75
0.69
0.69
Invest. Grade Bonds
LQD
0.98
0.79
0.78
0.68
0.68
High Yield Bonds
HYG
0.80
0.50
0.46
0.26
0.27
International Bonds
BNDX
0.90
0.78
0.77
0.53
0.53
Emerg. Market Bonds
EMB
0.90
0.55
0.57
0.42
0.42
Gold
GLD
0.63
0.37
0.32
0.25
0.25
Commodities
DBC
0.17
-0.08
-0.12
-0.02
-0.02

Capital Growth as of Feb 28, 2023

Capital growth, returns, stats are calculated assuming a reinvestment of dividends.

If you are interested in getting periodic income, please refer to the iShares MBS (MBB) ETF: Dividend Yield page.

An investment of 1000$, since March 1993, now would be worth 3211.94$, with a total return of 221.19% (3.97% annualized).

The Inflation Adjusted Capital now would be 1527.82$, with a net total return of 52.78% (1.42% annualized).
An investment of 1000$, since January 1985, now would be worth 7168.17$, with a total return of 616.82% (5.30% annualized).

The Inflation Adjusted Capital now would be 2509.00$, with a net total return of 150.90% (2.44% annualized).

Drawdowns

Worst drawdowns since March 1993.

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Drawdown period
Recovery period
Total
Drawdown Start Bottom #Months End #Months #Months
-15.99% Feb 2021 Oct 2022 21 in progress 4 25
-3.50% May 2013 Aug 2013 4 May 2014 9 13
-2.27% Oct 2016 Dec 2016 3 Aug 2017 8 11
-2.23% May 2007 Aug 2007 4 Mar 2008 7 11
-2.09% Sep 2017 Apr 2018 8 Dec 2018 8 16
-2.09% Feb 1994 Apr 1994 3 Jul 1994 3 6
-1.80% Jul 2003 Jul 2003 1 Sep 2003 2 3
-1.80% Apr 2004 May 2004 2 Aug 2004 3 5
-1.74% Oct 2008 Oct 2008 1 Nov 2008 1 2
-1.59% Feb 1996 May 1996 4 Jul 1996 2 6
-1.57% Dec 2009 Dec 2009 1 Mar 2010 3 4
-1.30% May 1999 Aug 1999 4 Sep 1999 1 5
-1.26% Nov 2001 Dec 2001 2 Feb 2002 2 4
-1.24% Sep 2005 Oct 2005 2 Jan 2006 3 5
-1.21% May 2015 Jun 2015 2 Sep 2015 3 5
-1.09% Mar 2006 May 2006 3 Jul 2006 2 5
-1.08% Sep 1994 Sep 1994 1 Jan 1995 4 5
-0.94% Mar 1997 Mar 1997 1 Apr 1997 1 2
-0.87% May 2008 Jun 2008 2 Aug 2008 2 4
-0.85% Oct 1998 Oct 1998 1 Dec 1998 2 3

Worst drawdowns since January 1985.

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Drawdown period
Recovery period
Total
Drawdown Start Bottom #Months End #Months #Months
-15.99% Feb 2021 Oct 2022 21 in progress 4 25
-4.23% Mar 1987 Sep 1987 7 Dec 1987 3 10
-3.50% May 2013 Aug 2013 4 May 2014 9 13
-2.27% Oct 2016 Dec 2016 3 Aug 2017 8 11
-2.23% May 2007 Aug 2007 4 Mar 2008 7 11
-2.09% Sep 2017 Apr 2018 8 Dec 2018 8 16
-2.09% Feb 1994 Apr 1994 3 Jul 1994 3 6
-1.94% Nov 1988 Dec 1988 2 Apr 1989 4 6
-1.80% Jul 2003 Jul 2003 1 Sep 2003 2 3
-1.80% Apr 2004 May 2004 2 Aug 2004 3 5
-1.74% Oct 2008 Oct 2008 1 Nov 2008 1 2
-1.62% Mar 1988 May 1988 3 Jun 1988 1 4
-1.59% Feb 1996 May 1996 4 Jul 1996 2 6
-1.57% Dec 2009 Dec 2009 1 Mar 2010 3 4
-1.30% May 1999 Aug 1999 4 Sep 1999 1 5
-1.26% Nov 2001 Dec 2001 2 Feb 2002 2 4
-1.24% Sep 2005 Oct 2005 2 Jan 2006 3 5
-1.21% May 2015 Jun 2015 2 Sep 2015 3 5
-1.18% May 1986 May 1986 1 Jun 1986 1 2
-1.09% Mar 2006 May 2006 3 Jul 2006 2 5

Rolling Returns ( more details)

iShares MBS (MBB) ETF: annualized rolling and average returns

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Rolling
Period
Return (*) Negative
Periods
Average (%) Best (%) Worst (%)
1 Year
5.38 20.49
Mar 1985 - Feb 1986
-14.96
Nov 2021 - Oct 2022
10.51%
2 Years
5.41 15.43
Mar 1985 - Feb 1987
-8.18
Nov 2020 - Oct 2022
4.60%
3 Years
5.47 12.52
Jan 1989 - Dec 1991
-4.26
Nov 2019 - Oct 2022
2.60%
5 Years
5.50 10.86
Oct 1987 - Sep 1992
-1.26
Nov 2017 - Oct 2022
1.50%
7 Years
5.49 11.02
Jan 1985 - Dec 1991
-0.44
Nov 2015 - Oct 2022
0.80%
10 Years
5.47 9.33
Mar 1985 - Feb 1995
0.23
Nov 2012 - Oct 2022
0.00%
15 Years
5.47 8.64
Jan 1985 - Dec 1999
1.89
Nov 2007 - Oct 2022
0.00%
20 Years
5.44 8.27
Jan 1985 - Dec 2004
2.20
Nov 2002 - Oct 2022
0.00%
30 Years
5.45 6.71
Jan 1985 - Dec 2014
3.96
Nov 1992 - Oct 2022
0.00%
(*) Annualized rolling and average returns over full calendar month periods

If you need a deeper detail about rolling returns, please refer to the iShares MBS (MBB) ETF: Rolling Returns page.

Seasonality

iShares MBS (MBB) ETF: in which months is it better to invest?

Both the Average Return and the Gain Frequency (Win %) are useful to get an idea of what happened in the past.

For further information about the seasonality, check the Asset Class Seasonality page.
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Monthly Average Return (%) and Gain Frequency
Return (%) Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average
Gain Frequency
0.73
80%
-0.85
20%
0.01
60%
-0.57
40%
0.61
80%
-0.16
40%
0.83
80%
-0.38
60%
-1.21
20%
-0.32
40%
1.00
80%
0.24
60%
 Capital Growth on monthly avg returns
100
100.73
99.88
99.89
99.32
99.93
99.77
100.60
100.22
99.00
98.68
99.67
99.90
Best 3.4
2023
0.8
2020
1.4
2019
0.8
2020
1.2
2022
0.8
2019
3.2
2022
1.0
2019
0.1
2019
0.3
2019
4.3
2022
1.8
2018
Worst -1.4
2022
-3.0
2023
-2.4
2022
-3.6
2022
-0.3
2021
-1.5
2022
-0.2
2018
-3.5
2022
-5.1
2022
-1.1
2022
-0.2
2021
-0.8
2022
Monthly Seasonality over the period Mar 2018 - Feb 2023
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Monthly Average Return (%) and Gain Frequency
Return (%) Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average
Gain Frequency
0.67
80%
-0.38
40%
0.02
70%
-0.05
70%
0.29
70%
-0.21
40%
0.53
70%
-0.10
50%
-0.40
40%
-0.02
60%
0.28
50%
0.05
50%
 Capital Growth on monthly avg returns
100
100.67
100.29
100.31
100.26
100.56
100.35
100.88
100.78
100.37
100.35
100.64
100.69
Best 3.4
2023
0.8
2020
1.4
2019
0.9
2014
1.3
2014
0.8
2019
3.2
2022
1.0
2019
1.7
2013
1.0
2014
4.3
2022
1.8
2018
Worst -1.4
2022
-3.0
2023
-2.4
2022
-3.6
2022
-1.8
2013
-1.5
2022
-0.5
2014
-3.5
2022
-5.1
2022
-1.1
2022
-1.9
2016
-0.8
2022
Monthly Seasonality over the period Mar 2013 - Feb 2023
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Monthly Average Return (%) and Gain Frequency
Return (%) Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average
Gain Frequency
0.75
82%
0.23
67%
0.14
68%
0.27
71%
0.53
63%
0.51
74%
0.59
74%
0.43
68%
0.34
71%
0.43
71%
0.57
66%
0.44
63%
 Capital Growth on monthly avg returns
100
100.75
100.99
101.13
101.40
101.94
102.46
103.06
103.50
103.85
104.30
104.90
105.36
Best 3.4
2023
2.2
1995
2.0
1985
1.9
1989
3.2
1985
2.4
1989
3.2
2022
1.9
1991
2.0
1988
3.0
1987
4.3
2022
1.9
1991
Worst -1.4
2022
-3.0
2023
-2.4
2022
-3.6
2022
-1.8
2013
-1.5
2022
-1.8
2003
-3.5
2022
-5.1
2022
-1.7
2008
-1.9
2016
-1.6
2009
Monthly Seasonality over the period Jan 1985 - Feb 2023

Monthly/Yearly Returns

iShares MBS (MBB) ETF data source starts from January 1985: let's focus on monthly and yearly returns.

We are providing two different views:
  • Histogram: it shows the distribution of the returns recorded so far
  • Plain Table: it shows the detailed monthly and yearly returns
MONTHLY RETURNS HISTOGRAM
Jan 1985 - Feb 2023
320 Positive Months (70%) - 138 Negative Months (30%)
MONTHLY RETURNS TABLE
Jan 1985 - Feb 2023
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Yearly Return(%)
Monthly Return(%)
Year Total Infl.Adj Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2023
+0.28 -1.07 3.4 -3.0
2022
-11.74 -17.09 -1.4 -1.2 -2.4 -3.6 1.2 -1.5 3.2 -3.5 -5.1 -1.1 4.3 -0.8
2021
-1.43 -7.91 0.1 -0.9 -0.5 0.6 -0.3 0.0 0.5 0.0 -0.3 -0.3 -0.2 -0.1
2020
+4.08 +2.68 0.7 0.8 1.1 0.8 0.2 -0.2 0.3 0.1 -0.1 0.1 0.0 0.2
2019
+6.19 +3.81 0.8 -0.1 1.4 -0.1 1.2 0.8 0.4 1.0 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.2
2018
+0.82 -1.07 -1.2 -0.7 0.5 -0.6 0.7 0.1 -0.2 0.6 -0.6 -0.6 0.9 1.8
2017
+2.49 +0.37 0.1 0.5 0.0 0.6 0.5 -0.3 0.5 0.7 -0.3 0.0 -0.1 0.3
2016
+1.27 -0.79 1.4 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.7 0.3 0.0 0.3 -0.3 -1.9 -0.1
2015
+1.14 +0.40 0.9 -0.1 0.4 0.1 -0.3 -0.9 0.9 0.0 0.6 0.0 -0.2 -0.1
2014
+6.38 +5.58 1.9 0.3 -0.4 0.9 1.3 0.2 -0.5 1.0 -0.2 1.0 0.6 0.2
2013
-1.95 -3.40 -0.2 0.3 0.0 0.6 -1.8 -1.0 -0.1 -0.7 1.7 0.6 -0.6 -0.8
2012
+1.98 +0.23 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.5 0.3 0.1 0.7 0.1 0.2 -0.2 -0.3 0.0
2011
+5.87 +2.82 0.1 0.0 0.3 1.2 1.0 -0.1 0.9 1.4 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.8
2010
+5.58 +4.03 1.4 0.2 0.1 0.6 1.3 1.3 0.9 0.0 -0.4 0.8 -0.2 -0.5
2009
+4.69 +1.92 -0.2 0.4 1.3 0.1 -0.3 0.2 1.0 0.5 0.9 0.8 1.4 -1.6
2008
+7.75 +7.65 1.7 -0.1 0.5 0.0 -0.8 -0.1 0.0 1.0 1.1 -1.7 4.2 1.7
2007
-0.40 -4.31 0.1 0.8 0.3 0.3 -0.5 -1.3 0.0 -0.4 0.9 -0.8 0.4 -0.1
2006
+4.84 +2.24 0.2 0.6 -0.9 0.0 -0.3 0.2 1.4 1.2 0.8 0.7 1.1 -0.3
2005
+2.46 -0.92 0.5 -0.4 -0.4 1.1 0.8 0.3 -0.4 0.9 -0.6 -0.6 0.4 0.8
2004
+4.45 +1.16 0.7 0.8 0.4 -1.6 -0.2 0.7 0.9 1.6 0.0 0.7 -0.2 0.6
2003
+3.56 +1.65 0.2 0.7 0.2 0.5 0.2 0.2 -1.8 0.9 1.9 -0.5 0.1 0.9
2002
+9.13 +6.59 1.0 1.0 -0.8 1.8 0.7 0.9 1.0 0.8 0.7 0.5 0.1 1.1
2001
+7.56 +5.91 1.4 0.6 0.5 -0.1 0.7 0.2 1.8 0.9 1.3 1.4 -0.7 -0.5
2000
+11.28 +7.63 -0.5 1.2 1.1 0.0 -0.1 2.1 0.8 1.4 0.9 0.7 1.5 1.7
1999
+1.89 -0.78 0.6 -0.3 0.8 0.4 -0.4 -0.4 -0.5 -0.1 1.5 0.4 0.0 -0.1
1998
+5.88 +4.20 1.0 0.2 0.3 0.6 0.7 0.5 0.4 0.9 1.0 -0.9 0.8 0.3
1997
+9.13 +7.30 0.6 0.3 -0.9 1.6 1.0 1.2 1.8 -0.1 1.1 1.1 0.3 0.9
1996
+5.44 +2.05 0.8 -0.6 -0.4 -0.2 -0.4 1.4 0.4 0.0 1.6 1.9 1.6 -0.6
1995
+17.01 +14.12 1.9 2.2 0.4 1.6 3.2 0.8 0.2 1.2 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.1
1994
+1.94 -0.72 0.9 -0.5 -1.1 -0.4 0.9 0.5 1.6 0.5 -1.1 0.2 -0.1 0.7
1993
+6.72 +3.86 0.9 0.9 0.7 0.7 0.3 1.2 0.6 0.2 0.2 0.2 -0.2 1.0
1992
+5.47 +2.50 -0.5 1.0 -0.7 0.9 1.7 1.1 -0.2 0.7 0.6 -1.0 0.5 1.3
1991
+13.60 +10.23 1.0 0.6 0.7 1.1 0.5 0.3 1.4 1.9 1.6 1.2 0.6 1.9
1990
+10.36 +4.01 -0.9 0.7 0.1 -0.9 2.9 1.5 1.5 -0.3 0.5 1.0 2.2 1.7
1989
+13.63 +8.59 1.8 -0.5 0.2 1.9 2.4 2.4 1.8 -1.1 0.4 2.0 1.0 0.7
1988
+6.71 +2.20 3.4 1.1 -0.6 -0.6 -0.4 2.0 -0.2 0.1 2.0 1.9 -1.3 -0.6
1987
+2.69 -1.67 1.2 0.7 -0.2 -2.7 -0.2 1.5 0.2 -0.3 -2.5 3.0 1.0 1.3
1986
+11.26 +10.05 0.8 1.7 1.4 0.5 -1.2 1.2 1.5 1.7 0.0 1.3 1.5 0.3
1985
+19.68 +15.30 2.7 -0.8 2.0 1.7 3.2 1.5 -0.2 1.5 1.2 1.6 2.3 1.7

ETF Returns, up to December 2007, are simulated. They have been calculated using the historical series of equivalent ETFs / Assets.

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