Which returned more over the last year, FSIG or GVI?

In the year to Nov 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FSIG returned +0.8% and GVI −0.2%.

Which is cheaper, FSIG or GVI?

GVI is cheaper, by 0.24 percentage points a year. That is about $24 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 12, 2026.

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FSIG vs GVI: Differences, Returns & Fees

Return, fees and overlap, side by side.

Return gap

+1.0 pts

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

Fee gap

0.24 pts

A year: FSIG 0.44%, GVI 0.20%, per filings dated Feb 27, 2026 and Jun 18, 2026

Overlap

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

Net flow

+$10m / +$72m

FSIG / GVI, Oct 12, 2026 to Nov 11, 2026, daily basis

Risk and return

Nov 26, 2021 to Nov 6, 2026 · 258 weekly returns

FSIG GVI

Return

Total return edge FSIG +14.0% +6.0%

Annualized edge FSIG +2.7% +1.2%

Price return edge FSIG −6.9% −8.5%

Risk

Volatility edge FSIG 2.8% 3.8%

Max drawdown edge FSIG −6.6% −10.8%

Downside capture 38.3% 64.2%

Beta 0.42 0.61

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge FSIG −0.47 −0.72

Sortino edge FSIG −0.63 −0.97

Treynor −0.031 −0.002

Calmar edge FSIG 0.40 0.11

Against the benchmark

Alpha +0.3% a year −0.2% a year

Alpha t-stat 0.52 −0.71

Information ratio 0.70 −0.13

Tracking error 3.6% 2.3%

Each against its own benchmark: FSIG against AGG, Nov 26, 2021 to Nov 5, 2026; GVI against IUSB, Jun 20, 2014 to Nov 6, 2026.

Reading

From Nov 2021 to Nov 2026, FSIG returned more: +14.0% to +6.0%. FSIG swung less: 2.8% to 3.8%. FSIG fell less at its worst: −6.6% to −10.8%.

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Risk and return: FSIG vs GVI: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	FSIG	GVI	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+14.0%	+6.0%	FSIG	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+2.7%	+1.2%	FSIG	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	−6.9%	−8.5%	FSIG	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	2.8%	3.8%	FSIG	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	2.1%	2.8%	FSIG	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−6.6%	−10.8%	FSIG	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Upside capture	46.0%	63.3%		Share of its benchmark's rise caught in the weeks it rose.
Downside capture	38.3%	64.2%		Share of its benchmark's fall taken in the weeks it fell. Lower is better.
Beta	0.42	0.61	Not an edge	How far it moves for each 1% its benchmark moves.
R squared	0.77	0.87	Not an edge	Share of its weekly moves its benchmark explains.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	−0.47	−0.72	FSIG	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	−0.63	−0.97	FSIG	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Treynor	−0.031	−0.002		Return above Treasury bills per unit of beta.
Calmar	0.40	0.11	FSIG	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.
Against the benchmark
Benchmark	AGG	IUSB		The ETF each fund is measured against.
Alpha	+0.3% a year	−0.2% a year	Not significant	Yearly return beyond what its beta to the benchmark predicts.
Alpha t-stat	0.52	−0.71	Not an edge	How sure the alpha is. Below 2, it could be chance.
Alpha range	−0.9% to +1.5%	−0.9% to +0.4%	Includes zero	The 95% range for the yearly alpha.
Information ratio	0.70	−0.13		Return against its benchmark per unit of tracking error.
Tracking error	3.6%	2.3%	Not an edge	How far weekly returns stray from the benchmark, annualized.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 258 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

Pair scorecard

GVI costs 0.24 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.0 point; GVI is 2.5 times larger.

FSIG vs GVI: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	FSIG	GVI
Return
Measure	FSIG	GVI
Total return, 1 year	+0.8%	−0.2%
Benchmark
Measure	FSIG	GVI
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Government/Credit Bond Index
Cost and size
Measure	FSIG	GVI
Expense ratio	0.44%	0.20%
Net assets, as of Nov 11, 2026	$1.5bn	$3.8bn
Holdings
Measure	FSIG	GVI
Holdings in common	2%

Method

Key numbers

+0.8%

FSIG total return, 1 year

−0.2%

GVI total return, 1 year

0.44%

FSIG expense ratio

0.20%

GVI expense ratio

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, FSIG and GVI hold 2% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026.

50%

0 half 100%

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2% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first FSIG GVI

T 4.375 05/15/36, due May 15, 2036 0.32% 0.72%

T 4.25 06/30/33, due Jun 30, 2033 0.65% 0.24%

GS V4.516 01/21/32, due Jan 21, 2032 0.16% 0.03%

JPM V5.35 06/01/34, due Jun 1, 2034 0.23% 0.03%

BA 5.15 05/01/30, due May 1, 2030 0.43% 0.03%

BAC V5.202 04/25/29, due Apr 25, 2029 0.36% 0.02%

WFC V5.15 04/23/31, due Apr 23, 2031 0.43% 0.02%

CI 4.375 10/15/28, due Oct 15, 2028 0.20% 0.02%

GS V5.24 07/21/32, due Jul 21, 2032 0.33% 0.02%

SPCX 5.65 07/15/33 144A, due Jul 15, 2033 0.32% 0.02%

CRM 4.65 03/15/29, due Mar 15, 2029 0.50% 0.02%

C V4.542 09/19/30, due Sep 19, 2030 0.26% 0.02%

Only in one fund ↓

Only in FSIG

MSCI 4 11/15/29 144A, due Nov 15, 2029 1.50%

CRWD 3 02/15/29, due Feb 15, 2029 1.39%

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. 0% CP 03/08/2026, due Aug 3, 2026 1.03%

Cencora Inc 0% CP 03/08/2026, due Aug 3, 2026 1.02%

BCULC 5.625 09/15/29 144A, due Sep 15, 2029 0.96%

SW 5.2 01/15/30, due Jan 15, 2030 0.86%

CSUCN 5.158 02/16/29 144A, due Feb 16, 2029 0.86%

ABCSUP 4 01/15/28 144A, due Jan 15, 2028 0.71%

Only in GVI

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 15, 2034 0.74%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due May 15, 2035 0.74%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Nov 15, 2034 0.73%

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

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Nov 15, 2035 0.72%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Aug 15, 2034 0.71%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 15, 2036 0.69%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Apr 30, 2031 0.69%

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Side by side

FSIG First Trust Limited Duration Investment Grade Corporate ETF GVI iShares Intermediate Government/Credit Bond ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer First Trust iShares

What it is Actively managed Tracks an index

Total return, 1 year +0.8% −0.2%

Its benchmark over the same days −1.3% (AGG) −1.0% (IUSB)

Gap to its benchmark +2.1 pts vs AGG +0.8 pts vs IUSB

Expense ratio 0.44% 0.20%

Holdings 327 6351

Net assets, FSIG as of Nov 11, 2026 and GVI as of Nov 12, 2026 $1.5bn $3.8bn

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

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About each fund

FSIG

FSIG is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Nov 12, 2026 it returned +0.8% with distributions reinvested, against −1.3% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.44% a year.

GVI

GVI tracks an index. Over the year to Nov 12, 2026 it returned −0.2% with distributions reinvested, against −1.0% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Universal Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.20% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, FSIG or GVI?: In the year to Nov 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FSIG returned +0.8% and GVI −0.2%.
Which is cheaper, FSIG or GVI?: GVI is cheaper, by 0.24 percentage points a year. That is about $24 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

FSIG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

FSIG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

First Trust page for FSIG ↗

GVI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

GVI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for GVI ↗

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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: $1.5bn on Nov 11, 2026 for First Trust Limited Duration Investment Grade Corporate ETF, and $3.8bn on Nov 12, 2026 for iShares Intermediate Government/Credit Bond ETF.

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FSIG and GVI

Total return, distributions reinvested, 1 year.

FSIG +0.8%GVI −0.2%

Nov 12, 2025Nov 12, 2026

FSIG +0.8%, GVI −0.2%: FSIG +1.0 pts ahead, 1 year, Nov 12, 2025 to Nov 12, 2026.