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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FSIG returned +0.8% and IGSB +1.3%.

Which is cheaper, FSIG or IGSB?

IGSB is cheaper, by 0.40 percentage points a year. That is about $40 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

FSIG vs IGSB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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FSIG's duration was 2.9 years on Jul 31, 2026 and IGSB's 2.7 on Aug 31, 2026; IGSB charges 0.04% to FSIG's 0.44%.

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Net assets: $1.5bn on Oct 27, 2026 for First Trust Limited Duration Investment Grade Corporate 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

+0.8%

FSIG total return, 1 year

+1.3%

IGSB total return, 1 year

0.44%

FSIG expense ratio

0.04%

IGSB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IGSB costs 0.40 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.5 points; IGSB is 15.8 times larger.

FSIG vs IGSB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	FSIG	IGSB
Return
Measure	FSIG	IGSB
Total return, 1 year	+0.8%	+1.3%
Benchmark
Measure	FSIG	IGSB
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	ICE BofA 1-5 Year US Corporate Index
Cost and size
Measure	FSIG	IGSB
Expense ratio	0.44%	0.04%
Net assets, as of Oct 26, 2026	$1.5bn	$23.7bn
Holdings
Measure	FSIG	IGSB
Holdings in common	6%

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

Risk and return

Nov 26, 2021 to Oct 23, 2026 · 256 weekly returns

FSIG IGSB

Return

Total return edge IGSB (slight) +13.2% +13.7%

Annualized edge IGSB (slight) +2.6% +2.6%

Price return edge IGSB −7.5% −4.7%

Risk

Volatility edge Tie 2.8% 2.8%

Max drawdown edge FSIG −6.6% −8.1%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge IGSB (slight) −0.50 −0.48

Sortino edge IGSB (slight) −0.68 −0.65

Calmar edge FSIG 0.39 0.33

Reading

IGSB returned slightly more: +13.7% to +13.2%. FSIG and IGSB swung about the same: 2.8% and 2.8%. FSIG fell less at its worst: −6.6% to −8.1%.

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Risk and return: FSIG vs IGSB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	FSIG	IGSB	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+13.2%	+13.7%	IGSB (slight)	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+2.6%	+2.6%	IGSB (slight)	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	−7.5%	−4.7%	IGSB	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	2.8%	2.8%	Tie	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	2.1%	2.1%	Tie	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−6.6%	−8.1%	FSIG	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	−0.50	−0.48	IGSB (slight)	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	−0.68	−0.65	IGSB (slight)	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	0.39	0.33	FSIG	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 256 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, FSIG and IGSB hold 6% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first FSIG IGSB

SPCX 5.35 07/15/31 144A, due Jul 15, 2031 0.32% 0.15%

BA 5.15 05/01/30, due May 1, 2030 0.43% 0.11%

GS V4.516 01/21/32, due Jan 21, 2032 0.16% 0.11%

CRM 4.65 03/15/29, due Mar 15, 2029 0.50% 0.11%

GS V5.24 07/21/32, due Jul 21, 2032 0.33% 0.10%

BAC V5.202 04/25/29, due Apr 25, 2029 0.36% 0.10%

CI 4.375 10/15/28, due Oct 15, 2028 0.20% 0.10%

WFC V5.15 04/23/31, due Apr 23, 2031 0.43% 0.10%

MS V4.493 01/16/32, due Jan 16, 2032 0.34% 0.08%

GS V4.369 10/21/31 ., due Oct 21, 2031 0.45% 0.08%

MS V4.708 03/12/32, due Mar 12, 2032 0.32% 0.08%

C V4.542 09/19/30, due Sep 19, 2030 0.26% 0.08%

Only in one fund ↓

Only in FSIG

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%

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

JPM V4.851 07/25/28, due Jul 25, 2028 0.69%

BAC V4.948 07/22/28 MTN, due Jul 22, 2028 0.66%

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

USFOOD 4.75 02/15/29 144A, due Feb 15, 2029 0.62%

Only in IGSB

Eagle Funding Luxco Sarl, due Aug 17, 2030 0.29%

T-Mobile USA Inc, due Apr 15, 2030 0.17%

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%

Amazon.com Inc, due Jul 9, 2031 0.12%

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Side by side

FSIG First Trust Limited Duration Investment Grade Corporate ETF IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer First Trust iShares

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

Total return, 1 year +0.8% +1.3%

Its benchmark over the same days −1.4% (AGG) not measured

Gap to its benchmark +2.2 pts vs AGG not measured

Expense ratio 0.44% 0.04%

Holdings 324 4781

Net assets, FSIG as of Oct 27, 2026 and IGSB as of Oct 28, 2026 $1.5bn $23.7bn

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

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

What each follows. FSIG follows No index, actively managed and IGSB follows ICE BofA 1-5 Year US Corporate Index.
Holdings in common. 6% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026).
Number of holdings. FSIG holds 324 positions and IGSB holds 4781.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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About each fund

FSIG

FSIG is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +0.8% with distributions reinvested, against −1.4% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.44% 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, FSIG or IGSB?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FSIG returned +0.8% and IGSB +1.3%.
Which is cheaper, FSIG or IGSB?: IGSB is cheaper, by 0.40 percentage points a year. That is about $40 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

Sources and dates

FSIG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

FSIG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

First Trust page for FSIG ↗

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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