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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IUSB returned −0.3% and TIP returned −1.0%, so IUSB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, IUSB or TIP?

IUSB charges 0.06% a year and TIP charges 0.18%, 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 TIP: how they differ

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

iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF and iShares TIPS Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IUSB and TIP 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 TIP
United States of America 0.38%	United States of America 4.10%
United States of America 0.37%	United States of America 4.04%
United States of America 0.37%	United States of America 3.63%
United States of America 0.37%	United States of America 3.44%
United States of America 0.36%	United States of America 3.41%
United States of America 0.36%	United States of America 3.39%
United States of America 0.36%	United States of America 3.37%
United States of America 0.35%	United States of America 3.36%

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 TIP on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	IUSB iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF	TIP iShares TIPS Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	iShares
What it is	Core Universal USD Bond	TIPS Bond
Total return, 1 year	−0.3%	−1.0%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−17.8 pts	−18.5 pts
Expense ratio	0.06%	0.18%
Holdings	17819	48

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.

TIP in plain words

TIP is a bond fund tracking the TIPS Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −1.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.18% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IUSB or TIP?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IUSB returned −0.3% and TIP returned −1.0%, so IUSB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IUSB or TIP?: IUSB charges 0.06% a year and TIP charges 0.18%, so IUSB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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IUSB against TIP, 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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