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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IUSB returned −0.3% and SPYG returned +17.9%, so SPYG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, IUSB or SPYG?

IUSB charges 0.06% a year and SPYG charges 0.04%, so SPYG 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 SPYG: how they differ

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

iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF and State Street(R) SPDR(R) Portfolio S&P 500(R) Growth ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IUSB and SPYG 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 IUSB	Only in SPYG
United States of America 0.38%	NVIDIA Corp 13.66%
United States of America 0.37%	Microsoft Corp 7.81%
United States of America 0.37%	Apple Inc 5.99%
United States of America 0.37%	Alphabet Inc 5.91%
United States of America 0.36%	Broadcom Inc 5.04%
United States of America 0.36%	Alphabet Inc 4.71%
United States of America 0.36%	Micron Technology Inc 3.67%
United States of America 0.35%	Meta Platforms Inc 3.49%

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 SPYG on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	IUSB iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF	SPYG State Street(R) SPDR(R) Portfolio S&P 500(R) Growth ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	State Street
What it is	Core Universal USD Bond	SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth
Total return, 1 year	−0.3%	+17.9%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−17.8 pts	+0.4 pts
Expense ratio	0.06%	0.04%
Holdings	17819	147

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.

SPYG in plain words

SPYG is an index equity fund tracking the SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 147 positions, with the top ten at 56.4%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IUSB or SPYG?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IUSB returned −0.3% and SPYG returned +17.9%, so SPYG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IUSB or SPYG?: IUSB charges 0.06% a year and SPYG charges 0.04%, so SPYG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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