VMBS vs WDE
Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF against Principal Securitized Debt ETF: cost, size, returns, what they hold and how much of it is the same.
Fee gap
16 bp
VMBS is cheaper
1-year return gap
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Larger fund
VMBS
$15.4B
Side by side
| VMBS | WDE | |
|---|---|---|
| Fund | Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF | Principal Securitized Debt ETF |
| Issuer | Vanguard | Principal |
| Category | Mortgage & Securitized | Mortgage & Securitized |
| Expense ratio | 0.03% | 0.19% |
| Assets | $15.4B | $20M |
| Average daily dollar volume | $108M | $223K |
| Listed | Nov 19, 2009 | May 21, 2026 |
| FrenzyCap score | 99 | 37 |
| 1-month return | −1.9% | −2.2% |
| 3-month return | −3.7% | −3.3% |
| Year to date | −5.4% | — |
| 1-year return | −5.2% | — |
| 30-day volatility | 6.0% | 5.7% |
| Worst drawdown, 1 year | −7.7% | −4.8% |
| Trailing 12-month yield | 4.42% | 1.85% |
| Holdings | 5,123 | 41 |
| Top 10 weight | 3.2% | 50.8% |
| Look-through P/E | — | — |
| Holdings vs fair value | — | — |
| Holdings above 200-day average | — | — |
| Net flow, latest 3 reported months | +$460M thru May 2026 | +$20M thru Jun 2026 |
| 30-day implied volatility | 8.0% | — |
| Holdings as of | as of May 31, 2026SEC filing | as of Jun 30, 2026SEC filing |
Returns are price returns and exclude distributions. Flows are each fund's own latest reported months and may not cover the same period.
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Fund data comes from each fund's SEC filings and issuer disclosures and is shown with the date it is as of. SEC portfolio and flow filings become public about 60 days after the period they cover. Nothing here is investment advice; see Terms.