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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 JAAA: how they differ

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

iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF and Janus Henderson AAA CLO ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IUSB and JAAA 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 JAAA
United States of America 0.38%KKR CLO 35 Ltd. 0.96%
United States of America 0.37%AB BSL CLO 1 Ltd. 0.88%
United States of America 0.37%Anchorage Capital CLO 16 Ltd. 0.82%
United States of America 0.37%Anchorage Capital CLO 17 Ltd. 0.80%
United States of America 0.36%Carlyle US CLO Ltd. 0.70%
United States of America 0.36%Carlyle US CLO Ltd. 0.67%
United States of America 0.36%Regatta XIX Funding Ltd. 0.67%
United States of America 0.35%Magnetite XXXII Ltd. 0.67%

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.

IUSB and JAAA on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
IUSB
iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF
JAAA
Janus Henderson AAA CLO ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesJanus
What it isCore Universal USD BondHenderson AAA CLO
Total return, 1 year−0.3%+4.9%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−17.8 pts−12.6 pts
Expense ratio0.06%0.20%
Holdings17819600

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.

JAAA in plain words

JAAA is an index equity fund tracking the Henderson AAA CLO. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +4.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.20% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 600 positions, with the top ten at 7.5%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IUSB or JAAA?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IUSB returned −0.3% and JAAA returned +4.9%, so JAAA returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IUSB or JAAA?
IUSB charges 0.06% a year and JAAA charges 0.20%, so IUSB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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IUSB against JAAA, 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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