Which returned more over the last year, BSCW or UCON?

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BSCW returned −1.1% and UCON −0.7%.

Which is cheaper, BSCW or UCON?

BSCW is cheaper, by 0.76 percentage points a year. That is about $76 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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BSCW vs UCON: Differences, Returns & Fees

On May 31, 2026 BSCW's duration was 5.1 years and UCON's 4.4; BSCW charges 0.10% to UCON's 0.86%. Net assets on Oct 9, 2026: $1.5bn for Invesco BulletShares 2032 Corporate Bond ETF and $3.1bn for First Trust Smith Unconstrained Bond ETF.

BSCW costs 0.76 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.4 points; UCON is 2.1 times larger.

BSCW vs UCON: Differences, Returns & Fees
	BSCW	UCON
Expense ratio	0.10%	0.86%
Net assets	$1.5bn	$3.1bn
Total return, 1 year	−1.1%	−0.7%
What it tracks	Invesco BulletShares USD Corporate Bond 2032 Index	No index, actively managed
Holdings in common	0%
Below its high	3.8%, high on Feb 27, 2026	3.2%, high on Jun 29, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026.

−1.1%

BSCW total return, 1 year

−0.7%

UCON total return, 1 year

0.10%

BSCW expense ratio

0.86%

UCON expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, BSCW and UCON hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated May 31, 2026.

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0% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding BSCW UCON

Leidos, Inc., due Mar 15, 2032 0.18% 0.15%

Pilgrim's Pride Corp., due Mar 1, 2032 0.29% 0.06%

Paramount Global, due May 19, 2032 0.31% 0.06%

Only in BSCW

Meta Platforms, Inc., due Nov 15, 2032 1.42%

Verizon Communications Inc., due Mar 15, 2032 1.38%

AerCap Ireland Capital DAC / AerCap Global Aviation Trust, due Jan 30, 2032 1.31%

Oracle Corp., due Sep 26, 2032 1.03%

Meta Platforms, Inc., due Aug 15, 2032 1.01%

Amazon.com, Inc., due Apr 13, 2032 0.85%

Sprint Capital Corp., due Mar 15, 2032 0.85%

Oracle Corp., due Nov 9, 2032 0.84%

Only in UCON

T 3.375 02/29/28, due Feb 29, 2028 2.33%

T 4.625 11/15/45, due Nov 15, 2045 2.13%

T 4.75 02/15/56, due Feb 15, 2056 2.12%

T 4.375 05/15/36, due May 15, 2036 1.69%

T 3.875 04/30/31, due Apr 30, 2031 1.18%

T 4.625 11/15/55, due Nov 15, 2055 1.04%

FN BM7755, due Jun 1, 2064 0.96%

BA 7.008 05/01/64, due May 1, 2064 0.81%

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On the same fields

BSCW

Invesco BulletShares 2032 Corporate Bond ETF

UCON

First Trust Smith Unconstrained Bond ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer Invesco First Trust

What it is Tracks an index Actively managed

Total return, 1 year −1.1% −0.7%

Expense ratio 0.10% 0.86%

Holdings 327 453

Net assets $1.5bn $3.1bn

BSCW and UCON on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

About BSCW

BSCW tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned −1.1% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.10% a year. It sat 3.8% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

About UCON

UCON is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned −0.7% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.86% a year. It sat 3.2% below its high of Jun 29, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BSCW or UCON?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BSCW returned −1.1% and UCON −0.7%.
Which is cheaper, BSCW or UCON?: BSCW is cheaper, by 0.76 percentage points a year. That is about $76 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

BSCW filings on SEC EDGAR ↗BSCW prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Invesco page for BSCW ↗UCON filings on SEC EDGAR ↗UCON prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗First Trust page for UCON ↗

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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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