Which returned more over the last year, APCB or IGSB?

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, APCB returned −1.4% and IGSB +1.3%.

Which is cheaper, APCB or IGSB?

IGSB is cheaper, by 0.32 percentage points a year. That is about $32 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

APCB vs IGSB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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On Aug 31, 2026 APCB's duration was 4.1 years and IGSB's 2.7; IGSB charges 0.04% to APCB's 0.36%.

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Net assets: $1.0bn on Aug 31, 2026 for ActivePassive Core Bond ETF, and $23.7bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF.

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At a glance

−1.4%

APCB total return, 1 year

+1.3%

IGSB total return, 1 year

0.36%

APCB expense ratio

0.04%

IGSB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IGSB costs 0.32 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.7 points.

APCB vs IGSB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	APCB	IGSB
Return
Measure	APCB	IGSB
Total return, 1 year	−1.4%	+1.3%
Benchmark
Measure	APCB	IGSB
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	ICE BofA 1-5 Year US Corporate Index
Cost and size
Measure	APCB	IGSB
Expense ratio	0.36%	0.04%
Net assets, APCB as of Aug 31, 2026 and IGSB as of Oct 28, 2026	$1.0bn	$23.7bn
Holdings
Measure	APCB	IGSB
Holdings in common	5%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Aug 31, 2026. Method

Risk and return

May 12, 2023 to Oct 23, 2026 · 180 weekly returns

APCB IGSB

Return

Total return edge IGSB +9.5% +17.4%

Annualized edge IGSB +2.6% +4.7%

Price return edge IGSB −4.7% +1.8%

Risk

Volatility edge IGSB 4.8% 2.4%

Max drawdown edge IGSB −5.4% −1.4%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge IGSB −0.38 0.03

Sortino edge IGSB −0.53 0.05

Calmar edge IGSB 0.49 3.48

Reading

IGSB returned more: +17.4% to +9.5%. IGSB swung less: 2.4% to 4.8%. IGSB fell less at its worst: −1.4% to −5.4%.

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Risk and return: APCB vs IGSB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	APCB	IGSB	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+9.5%	+17.4%	IGSB	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+2.6%	+4.7%	IGSB	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	−4.7%	+1.8%	IGSB	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	4.8%	2.4%	IGSB	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	3.5%	1.7%	IGSB	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−5.4%	−1.4%	IGSB	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	−0.38	0.03	IGSB	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	−0.53	0.05	IGSB	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	0.49	3.48	IGSB	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 180 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, APCB and IGSB hold 5% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Aug 31, 2026.

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5% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first APCB IGSB

Wells Fargo & Co, due Jul 25, 2029 0.08% 0.11%

Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The, due Apr 23, 2031 0.08% 0.08%

Citigroup Inc, due Sep 11, 2031 0.09% 0.07%

Boeing Co/The, due May 1, 2030 0.07% 0.11%

Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The, due Apr 25, 2030 0.09% 0.07%

Bank of America Corp, due Mar 5, 2029 0.10% 0.06%

Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The, due Apr 23, 2029 0.10% 0.06%

JPMorgan Chase & Co, due Apr 23, 2032 0.06% 0.08%

Citigroup Inc, due May 7, 2031 0.05% 0.06%

Citibank NA, due Sep 29, 2028 0.05% 0.07%

Truist Financial Corp, due Oct 30, 2029 0.08% 0.05%

Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The, due Feb 7, 2030 0.09% 0.05%

Only in one fund ↓

Only in APCB

iShares MBS ETF 12.04%

Vanguard Total International Bond ETF 9.73%

iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF 4.15%

United States Treasury Note/Bond, due May 15, 2034 1.39%

United States Treasury Note/Bond, due Mar 31, 2031 0.99%

United States Treasury Note/Bond, due May 15, 2029 0.79%

United States Treasury Note/Bond, due Aug 15, 2033 0.71%

United States Treasury Note/Bond, due Feb 28, 2031 0.62%

Only in IGSB

Eagle Funding Luxco Sarl, due Aug 17, 2030 0.29%

T-Mobile USA Inc, due Apr 15, 2030 0.17%

Bank of America Corp, due Dec 20, 2028 0.14%

AbbVie Inc, due Nov 21, 2029 0.13%

Mars Inc, due Mar 1, 2030 0.12%

CVS Health Corp, due Mar 25, 2028 0.12%

Amazon.com Inc, due Jul 9, 2031 0.12%

Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The, due Jan 21, 2032 0.11%

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Side by side

APCB ActivePassive Core Bond ETF IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer Envestnet iShares

What it is Actively managed Tracks an index of 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond

Total return, 1 year −1.4% +1.3%

Its benchmark over the same days −1.4% (AGG) not measured

Gap to its benchmark 0.0 pts vs AGG not measured

Expense ratio 0.36% 0.04%

Holdings 1890 4781

Net assets, APCB as of Aug 31, 2026 and IGSB as of Oct 28, 2026 $1.0bn $23.7bn

APCB and IGSB on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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APCB and IGSB are built for the same job. How do they differ in cost, holdings and results?

What each follows. APCB follows No index, actively managed and IGSB follows ICE BofA 1-5 Year US Corporate Index.
Holdings in common. 5% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Aug 31, 2026).
One-year total return. Over 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 APCB returned −1.4% and IGSB +1.3% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 2.7 points.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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About each fund

APCB

APCB is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −1.4% with distributions reinvested, against −1.4% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Total Return Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.36% a year.

IGSB

IGSB tracks an index of 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +1.3% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, APCB or IGSB?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, APCB returned −1.4% and IGSB +1.3%.
Which is cheaper, APCB or IGSB?: IGSB is cheaper, by 0.32 percentage points a year. That is about $32 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

APCB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

APCB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

IGSB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IGSB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

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How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

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