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

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BSCX returned −1.6% and UCON −0.7%.

Which is cheaper, BSCX or UCON?

BSCX 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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BSCX vs UCON: Differences, Returns & Fees

On May 31, 2026 BSCX's duration was 5.7 years and UCON's 4.4; BSCX charges 0.10% to UCON's 0.86%. Net assets on Oct 9, 2026: $1.1bn for Invesco BulletShares 2033 Corporate Bond ETF and $3.1bn for First Trust Smith Unconstrained Bond ETF.

BSCX costs 0.76 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.9 points; UCON is 2.9 times larger.

BSCX vs UCON: Differences, Returns & Fees
	BSCX	UCON
Expense ratio	0.10%	0.86%
Net assets	$1.1bn	$3.1bn
Total return, 1 year	−1.6%	−0.7%
What it tracks	Invesco BulletShares USD Corporate Bond 2033 Index	No index, actively managed
Holdings in common	1%
Below its high	4.2%, high on Feb 27, 2026	3.2%, high on Jun 29, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026.

−1.6%

BSCX total return, 1 year

−0.7%

UCON total return, 1 year

0.10%

BSCX expense ratio

0.86%

UCON expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, BSCX and UCON hold 1% 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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1% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding BSCX UCON

Baker Hughes Holdings LLC / Baker Hughes Co-Obligor Inc., due Jun 15, 2033 0.27% 0.24%

Pilgrim's Pride Corp., due Jul 1, 2033 0.26% 0.21%

Novartis Capital Corp., due Mar 18, 2033 0.73% 0.15%

Only in BSCX

Amgen Inc., due Mar 2, 2033 1.60%

Amazon.com, Inc., due Mar 13, 2033 1.46%

AT&T Inc., due Dec 1, 2033 1.17%

Oracle Corp., due May 4, 2033 1.09%

Alphabet Inc., due Feb 15, 2033 1.09%

Salesforce, Inc., due Mar 15, 2033 1.02%

Abbott Laboratories, due Mar 15, 2033 0.98%

T-Mobile USA, Inc., due Jul 15, 2033 0.96%

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

BSCX

Invesco BulletShares 2033 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 −1.6% −0.7%

Expense ratio 0.10% 0.86%

Holdings 324 453

Net assets $1.1bn $3.1bn

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

About BSCX

BSCX tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned −1.6% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.10% a year. It sat 4.2% 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, BSCX or UCON?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BSCX returned −1.6% and UCON −0.7%.
Which is cheaper, BSCX or UCON?: BSCX 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

BSCX filings on SEC EDGAR ↗BSCX prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Invesco page for BSCX ↗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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