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

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

Which is cheaper, BSCT 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

BSCT vs IGSB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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

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Net assets: $3.1bn on Oct 27, 2026 for Invesco BulletShares 2029 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

+1.3%

BSCT total return, 1 year

+1.3%

IGSB total return, 1 year

0.10%

BSCT expense ratio

0.04%

IGSB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IGSB costs 0.06 points a year less; both returned +1.3% over a year; IGSB is 7.6 times larger.

BSCT vs IGSB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	BSCT	IGSB
Return
Measure	BSCT	IGSB
Total return, 1 year	+1.3%	+1.3%
Benchmark
Measure	BSCT	IGSB
What it tracks	Invesco BulletShares USD Corporate Bond 2029 Index	ICE BofA 1-5 Year US Corporate Index
Cost and size
Measure	BSCT	IGSB
Expense ratio	0.10%	0.04%
Net assets, as of Oct 26, 2026	$3.1bn	$23.7bn
Holdings
Measure	BSCT	IGSB
Holdings in common	10%

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

Risk and return

Sep 20, 2019 to Oct 23, 2026 · 370 weekly returns

BSCT IGSB

Return

Total return edge IGSB +16.3% +20.3%

Annualized edge IGSB +2.1% +2.6%

Price return edge IGSB −9.0% −3.9%

Risk

Volatility edge IGSB 8.6% 5.1%

Max drawdown edge IGSB −18.8% −11.6%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge IGSB −0.05 −0.03

Sortino edge IGSB −0.06 −0.04

Calmar edge IGSB 0.11 0.23

Reading

IGSB returned more: +20.3% to +16.3%. IGSB swung less: 5.1% to 8.6%. IGSB fell less at its worst: −11.6% to −18.8%.

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Risk and return: BSCT vs IGSB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	BSCT	IGSB	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+16.3%	+20.3%	IGSB	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+2.1%	+2.6%	IGSB	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	−9.0%	−3.9%	IGSB	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	8.6%	5.1%	IGSB	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	6.4%	3.7%	IGSB	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−18.8%	−11.6%	IGSB	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	−0.05	−0.03	IGSB	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	−0.06	−0.04	IGSB	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	0.11	0.23	IGSB	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 370 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

10%

By the books each fund has filed, BSCT 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 BSCT IGSB

AbbVie Inc., due Nov 21, 2029 1.27% 0.13%

Salesforce, Inc., due Mar 15, 2029 1.04% 0.11%

Verizon Communications Inc., due Dec 3, 2029 0.73% 0.08%

International Business Machines Corp., due May 15, 2029 0.77% 0.08%

AT&T Inc., due Mar 1, 2029 0.73% 0.08%

Oracle Corp., due Feb 4, 2029 0.72% 0.08%

Amazon.com, Inc., due Mar 13, 2029 0.73% 0.07%

Anheuser Busch InBev Worldwide Inc., due Jan 23, 2029 0.72% 0.07%

Fiserv, Inc., due Jul 1, 2029 0.70% 0.07%

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc., due Mar 10, 2029 0.56% 0.06%

Cisco Systems, Inc., due Feb 26, 2029 0.62% 0.06%

T-Mobile USA, Inc., due Apr 15, 2029 0.56% 0.06%

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Only in BSCT

Centene Corp., due Dec 15, 2029 0.77%

Broadcom Inc., due Jul 12, 2029 0.56%

SBA Communications Corp., due Feb 1, 2029 0.35%

BlackRock, Inc., due Apr 30, 2029 0.24%

Comcast Corp., due Jun 1, 2029 0.16%

Tyson Foods, Inc., due Mar 15, 2029 0.15%

HPS Corporate Lending Fund, due Jan 30, 2029 0.14%

BlackRock Funding, Inc., due Mar 14, 2029 0.12%

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%

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%

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Side by side

BSCT Invesco BulletShares 2029 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 +1.3% +1.3%

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

Gap to its benchmark +2.7 pts vs AGG not measured

Expense ratio 0.10% 0.04%

Holdings 509 4781

Net assets, BSCT as of Oct 27, 2026 and IGSB as of Oct 28, 2026 $3.1bn $23.7bn

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

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

What each follows. BSCT follows Invesco BulletShares USD Corporate Bond 2029 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. BSCT holds 509 positions and IGSB holds 4781.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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About each fund

BSCT

BSCT tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +1.3% 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, BSCT or IGSB?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BSCT returned +1.3% and IGSB +1.3%.
Which is cheaper, BSCT 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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Sources and dates

BSCT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

BSCT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

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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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