
VanEck Moody’s Analytics BBB Corporate Bond ETF
$20.400.00 (−0.02%)
- 0.25%
- $5M
- −1.2%
- 5.29%
- 1.2K sh
- low $20.12high $21.95
The ETF.net MBBB Grade
Score 40 out of 100
- 40 of 49
Score 40 of 100 falls in the C band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.
Very small fund, grade capped at C.
The cap holds the Score at 40 or below, so B and A are out of reach.
- The pillars earned
- 55
- This cap took
- −15
- Published Score
- 40
Cost
The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.C51 out of 100Rank 24 of 49Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A100 out of 100Rank 1 of 45Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.C50 out of 100Rank 24 of 49Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.F10 out of 100Rank 46 of 49Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.C45 out of 100Rank 35 of 49Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.D26 out of 100Rank 46 of 49
Our read on MBBB
In short
CBBB is the crowded bottom rung of investment grade. MBBB doesn't just buy the whole rung: it tracks a Moody's Analytics index that screens for BBB bonds that look attractively valued with comparatively lower downgrade risk.
Stated mandate
The fund seeks to track the price and yield performance of the MVIS Moody’s Analytics US BBB Corporate Bond Index, which selects attractively valued BBB-rated corporate bonds with comparatively lower downgrade risk.
Why people hold it
Worth knowing
MBBB Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
Returns run to the Oct 30, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
| Period | MBBB |
|---|---|
| Year to date | −1.7% |
| 1 month | +1.6% |
| 3 months | −0.9% |
| 1 year | −1.2% |
| 3 years | +6.6% |
| 5 years | +0.4% |
| 10 years |
Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.
| Year | Return bar | MBBB |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | −1.7% | |
| 2025 | +7.6% | |
| 2024 | +3.7% | |
| 2023 | +9.7% | |
| 2022 | −15.0% | |
| 2021 | +0.3% | |
| 2020 | +1.5% |
MBBB in the news
MBBB Dividends
- 5.29%
- $1.08
- $0.09 per share
- Monthly
Distribution history
MBBB Risk
- 6.1%
How it’s calculated: standard deviation
The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.
- 0.35
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio
Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.
Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.
- −21.3%
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown
The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.
Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.
- 1.04
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
FMP measures it over up to five years of monthly returns.
MBBB Cost
Overpaying vs SPBO, tied cheapest in Investment Grade Corporate
$4,521
On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.
MBBB 0.25%
$5,159
SPBO 0.03% Tied cheapest
$638
Cost over time
Year by year
| Year | MBBB | SPBO | Overpaying |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | $455 | $55 | $400 |
| 20 | $1,769 | $216 | $1,553 |
| 30 | $5,159 | $638 | $4,521 |
Other funds in Investment Grade Corporate
- CIGCBTCW Corporate Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.35%1 year return −1.3%
- DBRIBFIS Bright Portfolios Core Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.49%1 year return
- DIBDInspire Corporate Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.41%1 year return +1.1%
- DCCRPColumbia Corporate Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.49%1 year return
- DYFFIIndexperts Yield Focused Fixed Income ETFExpense ratio 0.50%1 year return 0.0%




