Which returned more over the last year, GARP or IGSB?

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GARP returned +29.5% and IGSB returned +1.7%, so GARP returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, GARP or IGSB?

GARP charges 0.15% a year and IGSB charges 0.04%, so IGSB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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GARP vs IGSB: how they differ

GARP and IGSB hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and GARP returned more over the year.

iShares MSCI USA Quality GARP ETF and iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, GARP and IGSB hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in GARP	Only in IGSB
KLA CORP 6.46%	EAGLE FUNDING LUXCO SARL 0.31%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 6.07%	T-MOBILE USA INC 0.18%
APPLE INC 4.44%	BANK OF AMERICA CORP 0.16%
NVIDIA CORP 4.16%	ABBVIE INC 0.14%
MICROSOFT CORP 4.10%	AMAZON.COM INC 0.13%
BROADCOM INC 3.96%	CVS HEALTH CORP 0.13%
LAM RESEARCH CORP 3.79%	BOEING CO 0.12%
ELI LILLY & COMPANY 3.73%	MARS INC 0.12%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.

GARP and IGSB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	GARP iShares MSCI USA Quality GARP ETF	IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	iShares
What it is	MSCI USA Quality GARP	1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond
Total return, 1 year	+29.5%	+1.7%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+12.0 pts	−15.8 pts
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.04%
Holdings	131	4606

GARP in plain words

GARP is an index equity fund tracking the MSCI USA Quality GARP. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +29.5% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 94% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 131 positions, with the top ten at 43.8%.

IGSB in plain words

IGSB is a bond fund tracking the 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +1.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, GARP or IGSB?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GARP returned +29.5% and IGSB returned +1.7%, so GARP returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, GARP or IGSB?: GARP charges 0.15% a year and IGSB charges 0.04%, so IGSB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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GARP against IGSB, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 12, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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