Which returned more over the last year, IEF or IUSB?

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEF returned −2.7% and IUSB returned −0.3%, so IUSB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, IEF or IUSB?

IEF charges 0.15% a year and IUSB charges 0.06%, so IUSB 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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IEF vs IUSB: how they differ

IEF and IUSB hold 5% of their weight in the same names, and IUSB returned more over the year.

iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF and iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IEF and IUSB hold 5% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions IEF and IUSB both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	IEF	IUSB
United States of America	8.79%	0.38%
United States of America	8.46%	0.37%
United States of America	6.85%	0.37%
United States of America	8.94%	0.36%
United States of America	8.37%	0.36%
United States of America	8.91%	0.36%
United States of America	8.89%	0.35%
United States of America	8.87%	0.35%
United States of America	8.69%	0.34%
United States of America	5.91%	0.33%
United States of America	9.71%	0.30%
United States of America	5.42%	0.26%

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in IEF	Only in IUSB
	United States of America 0.37%
	United States of America 0.35%
	United States of America 0.34%
	United States of America 0.32%
	Federal National Mortgage Association 0.32%
	United States of America 0.32%
	United States of America 0.32%
	United States of America 0.32%

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 May 31, 2026.

IEF and IUSB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	IEF iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF	IUSB iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	iShares
What it is	7-10 Year Treasury Bond	Core Universal USD Bond
Total return, 1 year	−2.7%	−0.3%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−20.2 pts	−17.8 pts
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.06%
Holdings	15	17819

IEF in plain words

IEF is a bond fund tracking the 7-10 Year Treasury Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −2.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. It sat 13.3% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Sep 11, 2026.

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, IEF or IUSB?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEF returned −2.7% and IUSB returned −0.3%, so IUSB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IEF or IUSB?: IEF 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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IEF 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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