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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BSCS returned +2.4% and IGSB +1.3%.

Which is cheaper, BSCS or IGSB?

IGSB is cheaper, by 0.06 percentage points a year. That is about $6 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

BSCS vs IGSB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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BSCS's duration was 1.8 years on May 31, 2026 and IGSB's 2.7 on Aug 31, 2026; IGSB charges 0.04% to BSCS's 0.10%.

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Net assets: $3.5bn on Oct 27, 2026 for Invesco BulletShares 2028 Corporate 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

+2.4%

BSCS total return, 1 year

+1.3%

IGSB total return, 1 year

0.10%

BSCS expense ratio

0.04%

IGSB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IGSB costs 0.06 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.1 points; IGSB is 6.8 times larger.

BSCS vs IGSB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	BSCS	IGSB
Return
Measure	BSCS	IGSB
Total return, 1 year	+2.4%	+1.3%
Benchmark
Measure	BSCS	IGSB
What it tracks	Invesco BulletShares USD Corporate Bond 2028 Index	ICE BofA 1-5 Year US Corporate Index
Cost and size
Measure	BSCS	IGSB
Expense ratio	0.10%	0.04%
Net assets, as of Oct 26, 2026	$3.5bn	$23.7bn
Holdings
Measure	BSCS	IGSB
Holdings in common	10%

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

Risk and return

Aug 17, 2018 to Oct 23, 2026 · 427 weekly returns

BSCS IGSB

Return

Total return edge BSCS +33.6% +28.3%

Annualized edge BSCS +3.6% +3.1%

Price return edge BSCS +0.3% −0.9%

Risk

Volatility edge IGSB 7.7% 4.8%

Max drawdown edge IGSB −18.3% −11.6%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge BSCS 0.13 0.07

Sortino edge BSCS 0.17 0.10

Calmar edge IGSB 0.20 0.27

Reading

BSCS returned more: +33.6% to +28.3%. IGSB swung less: 4.8% to 7.7%. IGSB fell less at its worst: −11.6% to −18.3%.

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Risk and return: BSCS vs IGSB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	BSCS	IGSB	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+33.6%	+28.3%	BSCS	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+3.6%	+3.1%	BSCS	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	+0.3%	−0.9%	BSCS	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	7.7%	4.8%	IGSB	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	5.8%	3.4%	IGSB	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−18.3%	−11.6%	IGSB	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	0.13	0.07	BSCS	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	0.17	0.10	BSCS	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	0.20	0.27	IGSB	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 427 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

10%

By the books each fund has filed, BSCS and IGSB hold 10% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026.

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10% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first BSCS IGSB

CVS Health Corp., due Mar 25, 2028 1.18% 0.12%

Amgen Inc., due Mar 2, 2028 0.89% 0.10%

AerCap Ireland Capital DAC / AerCap Global Aviation Trust, due Oct 29, 2028 0.86% 0.10%

Cigna Group (The), due Oct 15, 2028 0.90% 0.10%

Salesforce, Inc., due Mar 15, 2028 0.83% 0.08%

RTX Corp., due Nov 16, 2028 0.71% 0.08%

Sprint Capital Corp., due Nov 15, 2028 0.62% 0.07%

Citibank N.A., due Sep 29, 2028 0.61% 0.07%

Amazon.com, Inc., due Nov 20, 2028 0.59% 0.07%

Apple Inc., due Feb 8, 2028 0.57% 0.06%

Amazon.com, Inc., due Mar 13, 2028 0.53% 0.06%

AT&T Inc., due Feb 1, 2028 0.51% 0.06%

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Centene Corp., due Jul 15, 2028 0.52%

PG&E Corp., due Jul 1, 2028 0.24%

HPS Corporate Lending Fund, due Jan 14, 2028 0.18%

HPS Corporate Lending Fund, due Sep 11, 2028 0.14%

Paramount Global, due Feb 15, 2028 0.11%

Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc., due Feb 1, 2028 0.11%

Only in IGSB

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

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

Space Exploration Technologies Corp, due Jul 15, 2031 0.15%

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

Amazon.com Inc, due Mar 13, 2031 0.13%

AbbVie Inc, due Nov 21, 2029 0.13%

Mars Inc, due Mar 1, 2030 0.12%

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

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Side by side

BSCS Invesco BulletShares 2028 Corporate Bond ETF IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer Invesco iShares

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

Total return, 1 year +2.4% +1.3%

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

Gap to its benchmark +3.8 pts vs AGG not measured

Expense ratio 0.10% 0.04%

Holdings 487 4781

Net assets, BSCS as of Oct 27, 2026 and IGSB as of Oct 28, 2026 $3.5bn $23.7bn

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

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

What each follows. BSCS follows Invesco BulletShares USD Corporate Bond 2028 Index and IGSB follows ICE BofA 1-5 Year US Corporate Index.
Holdings in common. 10% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026).
Number of holdings. BSCS holds 487 positions and IGSB holds 4781.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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About each fund

BSCS

BSCS tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +2.4% with distributions reinvested, against −1.4% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.10% 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, BSCS or IGSB?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BSCS returned +2.4% and IGSB +1.3%.
Which is cheaper, BSCS or IGSB?: IGSB is cheaper, by 0.06 percentage points a year. That is about $6 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

BSCS on its own →IGSB on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →BSCS dividend history →BSCS holdings →IGSB dividend history →IGSB holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

BSCS filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

BSCS prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Invesco page for BSCS ↗

IGSB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IGSB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IGSB ↗

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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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