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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IUSB returned −0.3% and SHY returned +1.7%, so SHY returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, IUSB or SHY?

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

IUSB and SHY hold 13% of their weight in the same names, and SHY returned more over the year.

iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF and iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IUSB and SHY hold 13% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions IUSB and SHY both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	IUSB	SHY
United States of America	0.32%	0.41%
United States of America	0.32%	1.29%
United States of America	0.27%	1.72%
United States of America	0.26%	0.83%
United States of America	0.25%	0.37%
United States of America	0.24%	1.33%
United States of America	0.24%	1.49%
United States of America	0.24%	0.53%
United States of America	0.23%	1.35%
United States of America	0.22%	1.86%
United States of America	0.22%	1.36%
United States of America	0.21%	0.97%

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in IUSB	Only in SHY
United States of America 0.38%	United States of America 1.19%
United States of America 0.37%	United States of America 0.72%
United States of America 0.37%
United States of America 0.37%
United States of America 0.36%
United States of America 0.36%
United States of America 0.36%
United States of America 0.35%

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.

IUSB and SHY on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	IUSB iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF	SHY iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	iShares
What it is	Core Universal USD Bond	1-3 Year Treasury Bond
Total return, 1 year	−0.3%	+1.7%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−17.8 pts	−15.8 pts
Expense ratio	0.06%	0.15%
Holdings	17819	89

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.

SHY in plain words

SHY is a bond fund tracking the 1-3 Year Treasury 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 0.15% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IUSB or SHY?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IUSB returned −0.3% and SHY returned +1.7%, so SHY returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IUSB or SHY?: IUSB charges 0.06% a year and SHY charges 0.15%, so IUSB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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IUSB against SHY, 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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