Which returned more over the last year, EVTR or IUSB?

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EVTR returned −1.1% and IUSB −1.2%.

Which is cheaper, EVTR or IUSB?

IUSB is cheaper, by 0.26 percentage points a year. That is about $26 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

EVTR vs IUSB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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EVTR's duration was 5.3 years on Jun 30, 2026 and IUSB's 5.5 on Jul 31, 2026; IUSB charges 0.06% to EVTR's 0.32%.

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Net assets: $5.6bn on Jun 30, 2026 for Eaton Vance Total Return Bond ETF, and $49.8bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF.

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At a glance

−1.1%

EVTR total return, 1 year

−1.2%

IUSB total return, 1 year

0.32%

EVTR expense ratio

0.06%

IUSB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IUSB costs 0.26 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.1 points.

EVTR vs IUSB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	EVTR	IUSB
Return
Measure	EVTR	IUSB
Total return, 1 year	−1.1%	−1.2%
Benchmark
Measure	EVTR	IUSB
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	Bloomberg U.S. Universal Index
Cost and size
Measure	EVTR	IUSB
Expense ratio	0.32%	0.06%
Net assets, EVTR as of Jun 30, 2026 and IUSB as of Oct 27, 2026	$5.6bn	$49.8bn
Holdings
Measure	EVTR	IUSB
Holdings in common	6%

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

Risk and return

Apr 5, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026 · 133 weekly returns

EVTR IUSB

Return

Total return edge EVTR +11.9% +10.2%

Annualized edge EVTR +4.5% +3.9%

Price return edge EVTR (slight) −0.7% −0.7%

Risk

Volatility edge Tie 4.5% 4.5%

Max drawdown edge IUSB (slight) −4.7% −4.2%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge EVTR 0.04 −0.09

Sortino edge EVTR 0.06 −0.12

Calmar edge EVTR (slight) 0.96 0.92

Reading

EVTR returned more: +11.9% to +10.2%. EVTR and IUSB swung about the same: 4.5% and 4.5%. IUSB fell slightly less at its worst: −4.2% to −4.7%.

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Risk and return: EVTR vs IUSB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	EVTR	IUSB	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+11.9%	+10.2%	EVTR	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+4.5%	+3.9%	EVTR	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	−0.7%	−0.7%	EVTR (slight)	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	4.5%	4.5%	Tie	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	3.3%	3.3%	Tie	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−4.7%	−4.2%	IUSB (slight)	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	0.04	−0.09	EVTR	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	0.06	−0.12	EVTR	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	0.96	0.92	EVTR (slight)	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 133 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, EVTR and IUSB hold 6% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.

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6% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first EVTR IUSB

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Aug 15, 2035 0.73% 0.34%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due May 15, 2035 2.28% 0.33%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Aug 15, 2032 0.83% 0.33%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Nov 15, 2035 0.46% 0.32%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Aug 15, 2031 0.54% 0.29%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Mar 31, 2031 0.42% 0.28%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Apr 30, 2030 2.69% 0.25%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Nov 15, 2034 0.24% 0.34%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Nov 15, 2031 5.98% 0.24%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 15, 2032 4.56% 0.21%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Sep 30, 2029 2.17% 0.20%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 15, 2036 0.19% 0.33%

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UMBS, Single Family, 30 Year, due Jul 25, 2056 10.80%

UMBS, Single Family, 30 Year, due Jul 25, 2056 3.61%

UMBS, Single Family, 30 Year, due Jul 25, 2056 3.24%

UMBS, Single Family, 30 Year, due Jul 25, 2056 1.41%

UMBS, 30 Year, due Nov 1, 2054 0.98%

Nykredit Realkredit A/S, Series 01E, due Oct 1, 2056 0.86%

UMBS Pool, 30 Year, due Dec 1, 2054 0.84%

Eaton Vance Floating-Rate ETF 0.70%

Only in IUSB

Uniform Mortgage-Backed Securities, due Aug 25, 2056 0.41%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Dec 31, 2029 0.37%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due May 15, 2036 0.37%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 15, 2034 0.36%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 15, 2035 0.35%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due May 15, 2034 0.34%

Uniform Mortgage-Backed Securities, due Aug 25, 2056 0.31%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 28, 2030 0.31%

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Side by side

EVTR Eaton Vance Total Return Bond ETF IUSB iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer Morgan Stanley iShares

What it is Actively managed Tracks an index of Universal USD Bond

Total return, 1 year −1.1% −1.2%

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

Gap to its benchmark +0.1 pts vs IUSB not measured

Expense ratio 0.32% 0.06%

Holdings 844 18338

Net assets, EVTR as of Jun 30, 2026 and IUSB as of Oct 27, 2026 $5.6bn $49.8bn

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

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

What each follows. EVTR follows No index, actively managed and IUSB follows Bloomberg U.S. Universal Index.
Holdings in common. 6% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026).
Number of holdings. EVTR holds 844 positions and IUSB holds 18338.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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About each fund

EVTR

EVTR is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −1.1% with distributions reinvested, against −1.2% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Universal Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.32% a year.

IUSB

IUSB tracks an index of Universal USD Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −1.2% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EVTR or IUSB?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EVTR returned −1.1% and IUSB −1.2%.
Which is cheaper, EVTR or IUSB?: IUSB is cheaper, by 0.26 percentage points a year. That is about $26 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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EVTR on its own →IUSB on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →EVTR dividend history →EVTR holdings →IUSB dividend history →IUSB holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

EVTR filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

EVTR prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Morgan Stanley website ↗

IUSB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IUSB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IUSB ↗

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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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