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

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GARP vs IUSB: how they differ

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

iShares MSCI USA Quality GARP ETF and iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, GARP and IUSB 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 GARPOnly in IUSB
KLA CORP 6.46%United States of America 0.38%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 6.07%United States of America 0.37%
APPLE INC 4.44%United States of America 0.37%
NVIDIA CORP 4.16%United States of America 0.37%
MICROSOFT CORP 4.10%United States of America 0.36%
BROADCOM INC 3.96%United States of America 0.36%
LAM RESEARCH CORP 3.79%United States of America 0.36%
ELI LILLY & COMPANY 3.73%United States of America 0.35%

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 Apr 30, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.

GARP and IUSB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
GARP
iShares MSCI USA Quality GARP ETF
IUSB
iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesiShares
What it isMSCI USA Quality GARPCore Universal USD Bond
Total return, 1 year+29.5%−0.3%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+12.0 pts−17.8 pts
Expense ratio0.15%0.06%
Holdings13117819

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%.

IUSB in plain words

IUSB is a bond fund tracking the Core Universal USD Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −0.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, GARP or IUSB?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GARP returned +29.5% and IUSB returned −0.3%, so GARP returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, GARP or IUSB?
GARP charges 0.15% a year and IUSB charges 0.06%, so IUSB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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GARP against IUSB, 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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