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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 MDY: how they differ

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

iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF and SPDR S&P MidCap 400 ETF Trust.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IUSB and MDY 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 MDY
United States of America 0.38%TWILIO INC 0.86%
United States of America 0.37%CARPENTER TECHNOLOGY CORP 0.85%
United States of America 0.37%MKS INC 0.83%
United States of America 0.37%CURTISS-WRIGHT CORP 0.77%
United States of America 0.36%ENTEGRIS INC 0.76%
United States of America 0.36%NVENT ELECTRIC PLC 0.76%
United States of America 0.36%ATI INC 0.74%
United States of America 0.35%ILLUMINA INC 0.73%

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 MDY on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
IUSB
iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF
MDY
SPDR S&P MidCap 400 ETF Trust
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesState Street
What it isCore Universal USD BondS&P MidCap 400, book from IJH
Total return, 1 year−0.3%+13.0%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−17.8 pts−4.5 pts
Expense ratio0.06%0.23%
Holdings17819400

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.

MDY in plain words

MDY is an index equity fund tracking the S&P MidCap 400. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +13.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.23% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 400 positions, with the top ten at 7.7%. It sat 5.3% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IUSB or MDY?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IUSB returned −0.3% and MDY returned +13.0%, so MDY returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IUSB or MDY?
IUSB charges 0.06% a year and MDY charges 0.23%, so IUSB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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IUSB against MDY, 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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