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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 VLUE: how they differ

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

iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF and iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IUSB and VLUE 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 VLUE
United States of America 0.38%MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 11.63%
United States of America 0.37%INTEL CORPORATION 9.29%
United States of America 0.37%CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. 4.97%
United States of America 0.37%APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. 3.67%
United States of America 0.36%GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY 3.16%
United States of America 0.36%VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. 2.66%
United States of America 0.36%AT&T INC. 2.53%
United States of America 0.35%CITIGROUP INC. 1.94%

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 VLUE on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
IUSB
iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF
VLUE
iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesiShares
What it isCore Universal USD BondMSCI USA Value Factor
Total return, 1 year−0.3%+69.4%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−17.8 pts+51.9 pts
Expense ratio0.06%0.15%
Holdings17819148

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.

VLUE in plain words

VLUE is an index equity fund tracking the MSCI USA Value Factor. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +69.4% 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. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 97% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 148 positions, with the top ten at 43.6%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IUSB or VLUE?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IUSB returned −0.3% and VLUE returned +69.4%, so VLUE returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IUSB or VLUE?
IUSB charges 0.06% a year and VLUE charges 0.15%, so IUSB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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IUSB against VLUE, 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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