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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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IUSB vs IYR: how they differ

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

iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF and iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IUSB and IYR 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 IUSBOnly in IYR
United States of America 0.38%WELLTOWER INC. 10.88%
United States of America 0.37%PROLOGIS, INC. 8.77%
United States of America 0.37%SIMON PROPERTY GROUP, INC. 4.79%
United States of America 0.37%EQUINIX, INC. 4.58%
United States of America 0.36%DIGITAL REALTY TRUST, INC. 4.41%
United States of America 0.36%REALTY INCOME CORPORATION 4.29%
United States of America 0.36%AMERICAN TOWER CORPORATION 3.88%
United States of America 0.35%PUBLIC STORAGE. 3.74%

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.

IUSB and IYR on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
IUSB
iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF
IYR
iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesiShares
What it isCore Universal USD BondU.S. Real Estate
Total return, 1 year−0.3%+4.7%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−17.8 pts−12.8 pts
Expense ratio0.06%0.37%
Holdings1781961

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.

IYR in plain words

IYR is an index equity fund tracking the U.S. Real Estate. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +4.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.37% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 80% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 61 positions, with the top ten at 51.5%. It sat 6.1% below its high of Jul 28, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IUSB or IYR?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IUSB returned −0.3% and IYR returned +4.7%, so IYR returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IUSB or IYR?
IUSB charges 0.06% a year and IYR charges 0.37%, so IUSB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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IUSB against IYR, 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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