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

In the year to Nov 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EVSD returned +1.7% and ISTB +1.0%.

Which is cheaper, EVSD or ISTB?

ISTB is cheaper, by 0.18 percentage points a year. That is about $18 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 12, 2026.

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EVSD vs ISTB: Differences, Returns & Fees

Return, fees and overlap, side by side.

Return gap

+0.7 pts

1 year to Nov 12, 2026: EVSD ahead, total return

Fee gap

0.18 pts

A year: EVSD 0.24%, ISTB 0.06%, per filings dated Jan 28, 2026 and Feb 23, 2026

Overlap

Share of the two books held in common, holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026

Net flow

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Needs daily flows for both funds

Risk and return

Jun 28, 2024 to Nov 6, 2026 · 123 weekly returns · each against IUSB

EVSD ISTB

Return

Total return edge EVSD +12.8% +11.0%

Annualized edge EVSD +5.2% +4.5%

Price return edge EVSD +0.9% +0.4%

Risk

Volatility edge EVSD (slight) 1.9% 2.1%

Max drawdown edge EVSD (slight) −1.2% −1.3%

Downside capture 25.8% 36.1%

Beta 0.40 0.45

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge EVSD 0.47 0.12

Sortino edge EVSD 0.68 0.17

Treynor 0.023 0.006

Calmar edge EVSD 4.17 3.49

Against the benchmark

Alpha +0.9% a year +0.3% a year

Alpha t-stat 1.78 0.63

Information ratio 0.34 0.12

Tracking error 2.8% 2.5%

Reading

From Jun 2024 to Nov 2026, EVSD returned more: +12.8% to +11.0%. EVSD swung slightly less: 1.9% to 2.1%. EVSD fell slightly less at its worst: −1.2% to −1.3%.

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Risk and return: EVSD vs ISTB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	EVSD	ISTB	IUSB	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+12.8%	+11.0%		EVSD	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+5.2%	+4.5%		EVSD	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	+0.9%	+0.4%		EVSD	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	1.9%	2.1%		EVSD (slight)	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	1.4%	1.5%		EVSD	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−1.2%	−1.3%		EVSD (slight)	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Upside capture	47.5%	50.5%	100.0%	ISTB (slight)	Share of its benchmark's rise caught in the weeks it rose.
Downside capture	25.8%	36.1%	100.0%	EVSD	Share of its benchmark's fall taken in the weeks it fell. Lower is better.
Beta	0.40	0.45	1.00	EVSD lower	How far it moves for each 1% its benchmark moves.
R squared	0.83	0.90	1.00	Not an edge	Share of its weekly moves its benchmark explains.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	0.47	0.12		EVSD	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	0.68	0.17		EVSD	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Treynor	0.023	0.006	0.000	EVSD	Return above Treasury bills per unit of beta.
Calmar	4.17	3.49		EVSD	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.
Against the benchmark
Benchmark	IUSB	IUSB	IUSB		The ETF each fund is measured against.
Alpha	+0.9% a year	+0.3% a year	0.0%	Not significant	Yearly return beyond what its beta to the benchmark predicts.
Alpha t-stat	1.78	0.63		Not an edge	How sure the alpha is. Below 2, it could be chance.
Alpha range	−0.1% to +2.0%	−0.6% to +1.1%		Both include zero	The 95% range for the yearly alpha.
Information ratio	0.34	0.12		EVSD	Return against its benchmark per unit of tracking error.
Tracking error	2.8%	2.5%	0.0%	Not an edge	How far weekly returns stray from the benchmark, annualized.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 123 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

Pair scorecard

ISTB costs 0.18 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.7 points.

EVSD vs ISTB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	EVSD	ISTB
Return
Measure	EVSD	ISTB
Total return, 1 year	+1.7%	+1.0%
Benchmark
Measure	EVSD	ISTB
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	Bloomberg U.S. Universal 1-5 Year Index
Cost and size
Measure	EVSD	ISTB
Expense ratio	0.24%	0.06%
Net assets, EVSD as of Jun 30, 2026 and ISTB as of Nov 12, 2026	$1.3bn	$5.3bn
Holdings
Measure	EVSD	ISTB
Holdings in common	5%

Method

Key numbers

+1.7%

EVSD total return, 1 year

+1.0%

ISTB total return, 1 year

0.24%

EVSD expense ratio

0.06%

ISTB expense ratio

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, EVSD and ISTB hold 5% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.

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5% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first EVSD ISTB

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Aug 31, 2030 2.14% 0.78%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due May 31, 2030 1.89% 0.50%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due May 31, 2029 0.36% 0.65%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Apr 30, 2028 0.73% 0.35%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Aug 31, 2028 1.58% 0.35%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Mar 31, 2029 0.34% 0.58%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Jul 31, 2028 0.65% 0.27%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due May 31, 2028 0.25% 0.49%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Jun 15, 2029 0.15% 0.19%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Apr 30, 2028 0.10% 0.47%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Jul 31, 2027 0.10% 0.41%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Mar 31, 2028 0.09% 0.35%

Only in one fund ↓

Only in EVSD

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

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

Eaton Vance Floating-Rate ETF 1.66%

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

Tricon Trust, Series 2026-SFR2, Class A, due Jun 17, 2043 0.72%

Smithfield Foods, Inc., due Feb 1, 2027 0.64%

Eaton Vance Ultra-Short Income ETF 0.58%

Oracle Corp., due Sep 26, 2032 0.52%

Only in ISTB

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 28, 2030 0.90%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Oct 31, 2030 0.88%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Nov 30, 2030 0.83%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Jan 31, 2031 0.81%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Sep 30, 2030 0.79%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due May 31, 2030 0.75%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Oct 31, 2029 0.74%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Jul 15, 2028 0.74%

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Side by side

EVSD Eaton Vance Short Duration Income ETF ISTB iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer Morgan Stanley iShares

What it is Actively managed Tracks an index

Total return, 1 year +1.7% +1.0%

Its benchmark over the same days −1.0% (IUSB) −1.0% (IUSB)

Gap to its benchmark +2.7 pts vs IUSB +2.0 pts vs IUSB

Expense ratio 0.24% 0.06%

Holdings 569 7602

Net assets, EVSD as of Jun 30, 2026 and ISTB as of Nov 12, 2026 $1.3bn $5.3bn

EVSD and ISTB on the fields both publish, as of Nov 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund

EVSD

EVSD is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Nov 12, 2026 it returned +1.7% with distributions reinvested, against −1.0% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Universal Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.24% a year.

ISTB

ISTB tracks an index. Over the year to Nov 12, 2026 it returned +1.0% with distributions reinvested, against −1.0% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Universal Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EVSD or ISTB?: In the year to Nov 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EVSD returned +1.7% and ISTB +1.0%.
Which is cheaper, EVSD or ISTB?: ISTB is cheaper, by 0.18 percentage points a year. That is about $18 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 ↗

ISTB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

ISTB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for ISTB ↗

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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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Net assets: $1.3bn on Jun 30, 2026 for Eaton Vance Short Duration Income ETF, and $5.3bn on Nov 12, 2026 for iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF.

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EVSD and ISTB

Total return, distributions reinvested, 1 year.

EVSD +1.7%ISTB +1.0%

Nov 12, 2025Nov 12, 2026

EVSD +1.7%, ISTB +1.0%: EVSD +0.7 pts ahead, 1 year, Nov 12, 2025 to Nov 12, 2026.