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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IGSB returned +1.7% and TIP returned −1.0%, so IGSB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, IGSB or TIP?

IGSB charges 0.04% a year and TIP charges 0.18%, 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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IGSB vs TIP: how they differ

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

iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF and iShares TIPS Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IGSB and TIP 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 IGSB	Only in TIP
EAGLE FUNDING LUXCO SARL 0.31%	United States of America 4.10%
T-MOBILE USA INC 0.18%	United States of America 4.04%
BANK OF AMERICA CORP 0.16%	United States of America 3.63%
ABBVIE INC 0.14%	United States of America 3.44%
AMAZON.COM INC 0.13%	United States of America 3.41%
CVS HEALTH CORP 0.13%	United States of America 3.39%
BOEING CO 0.12%	United States of America 3.37%
MARS INC 0.12%	United States of America 3.36%

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.

IGSB and TIP on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF	TIP iShares TIPS Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	iShares
What it is	1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond	TIPS Bond
Total return, 1 year	+1.7%	−1.0%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−15.8 pts	−18.5 pts
Expense ratio	0.04%	0.18%
Holdings	4606	48

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.

TIP in plain words

TIP is a bond fund tracking the TIPS Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −1.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.18% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IGSB or TIP?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IGSB returned +1.7% and TIP returned −1.0%, so IGSB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IGSB or TIP?: IGSB charges 0.04% a year and TIP charges 0.18%, so IGSB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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IGSB against TIP, 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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