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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EVSD returned +1.7% and IGSB +1.3%.

Which is cheaper, EVSD or IGSB?

IGSB is cheaper, by 0.20 percentage points a year. That is about $20 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

EVSD vs IGSB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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EVSD's duration was 2.3 years on Jun 30, 2026 and IGSB's 2.7 on Aug 31, 2026; IGSB charges 0.04% to EVSD's 0.24%.

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Net assets: $1.3bn on Jun 30, 2026 for Eaton Vance Short Duration Income 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

+1.7%

EVSD total return, 1 year

+1.3%

IGSB total return, 1 year

0.24%

EVSD expense ratio

0.04%

IGSB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IGSB costs 0.20 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.4 points.

EVSD vs IGSB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	EVSD	IGSB
Return
Measure	EVSD	IGSB
Total return, 1 year	+1.7%	+1.3%
Benchmark
Measure	EVSD	IGSB
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	ICE BofA 1-5 Year US Corporate Index
Cost and size
Measure	EVSD	IGSB
Expense ratio	0.24%	0.04%
Net assets, EVSD as of Jun 30, 2026 and IGSB as of Oct 28, 2026	$1.3bn	$23.7bn
Holdings
Measure	EVSD	IGSB
Holdings in common	3%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026. Method

Risk and return

Jun 28, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026 · 121 weekly returns

EVSD IGSB

Return

Total return edge EVSD (slight) +12.0% +11.4%

Annualized edge EVSD (slight) +5.0% +4.7%

Price return edge EVSD +0.8% +0.4%

Risk

Volatility edge EVSD 2.0% 2.3%

Max drawdown edge EVSD (slight) −1.2% −1.4%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge EVSD 0.37 0.22

Sortino edge EVSD 0.53 0.30

Calmar edge EVSD 4.01 3.48

Reading

EVSD returned slightly more: +12.0% to +11.4%. EVSD swung less: 2.0% to 2.3%. EVSD fell slightly less at its worst: −1.2% to −1.4%.

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Risk and return: EVSD vs IGSB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	EVSD	IGSB	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+12.0%	+11.4%	EVSD (slight)	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+5.0%	+4.7%	EVSD (slight)	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	+0.8%	+0.4%	EVSD	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	2.0%	2.3%	EVSD	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	1.4%	1.6%	EVSD	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−1.2%	−1.4%	EVSD (slight)	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	0.37	0.22	EVSD	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	0.53	0.30	EVSD	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	4.01	3.48	EVSD	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 121 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, EVSD and IGSB hold 3% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026.

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3% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first EVSD IGSB

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), due Jan 21, 2032 0.22% 0.11%

Bank of America Corp., due Apr 23, 2032 1.18% 0.09%

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), due Oct 21, 2031 0.23% 0.08%

JPMorgan Chase & Co., due Apr 23, 2032 0.22% 0.08%

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), due Jun 3, 2032 0.41% 0.08%

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), due Apr 23, 2031 0.26% 0.08%

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), due Apr 20, 2030 0.16% 0.08%

Bank of America Corp., due Feb 6, 2032 0.78% 0.08%

JPMorgan Chase & Co., due Jan 23, 2030 0.22% 0.06%

T-Mobile USA, Inc., due Feb 15, 2031 0.29% 0.06%

Delta Air Lines, Inc., due Oct 20, 2028 0.52% 0.06%

JPMorgan Chase & Co., due Oct 22, 2031 0.31% 0.06%

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Only in EVSD

UMBS, Single Family, 30 Year, due Jul 25, 2056 3.53%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Aug 15, 2032 2.25%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Aug 31, 2030 2.14%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due May 31, 2030 1.89%

Eaton Vance Floating-Rate ETF 1.66%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Aug 31, 2028 1.58%

Nykredit Realkredit A/S, Series 01E, due Oct 1, 2056 1.24%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Apr 30, 2028 0.73%

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%

CVS Health Corp, due Mar 25, 2028 0.12%

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Side by side

EVSD Eaton Vance Short Duration Income ETF IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer Morgan Stanley iShares

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

Total return, 1 year +1.7% +1.3%

Its benchmark over the same days −1.2% (IUSB) not measured

Gap to its benchmark +2.9 pts vs IUSB not measured

Expense ratio 0.24% 0.04%

Holdings 569 4781

Net assets, EVSD as of Jun 30, 2026 and IGSB as of Oct 28, 2026 $1.3bn $23.7bn

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

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

What each follows. EVSD follows No index, actively managed and IGSB follows ICE BofA 1-5 Year US Corporate Index.
Holdings in common. 3% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026).
Number of holdings. EVSD holds 569 positions and IGSB holds 4781.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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About each fund

EVSD

EVSD is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +1.7% with distributions reinvested, against −1.2% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Universal Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.24% 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, EVSD or IGSB?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EVSD returned +1.7% and IGSB +1.3%.
Which is cheaper, EVSD or IGSB?: IGSB is cheaper, by 0.20 percentage points a year. That is about $20 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

EVSD filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

EVSD prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Morgan Stanley website ↗

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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