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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FSIG returned +0.8% and USTB +2.7%.

Which is cheaper, FSIG or USTB?

USTB is cheaper, by 0.10 percentage points a year. That is about $10 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

FSIG vs USTB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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FSIG's duration was 2.9 years on Jul 31, 2026 and USTB's 1.9 on Jun 30, 2026; USTB charges 0.34% 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 $2.2bn on Jun 30, 2026 for VictoryShares Short-Term Bond ETF.

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At a glance

+0.8%

FSIG total return, 1 year

+2.7%

USTB total return, 1 year

0.44%

FSIG expense ratio

0.34%

USTB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

USTB costs 0.10 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.9 points.

FSIG vs USTB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	FSIG	USTB
Return
Measure	FSIG	USTB
Total return, 1 year	+0.8%	+2.7%
Benchmark
Measure	FSIG	USTB
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	No index, actively managed
Cost and size
Measure	FSIG	USTB
Expense ratio	0.44%	0.34%
Net assets, FSIG as of Oct 27, 2026 and USTB as of Jun 30, 2026	$1.5bn	$2.2bn
Holdings
Measure	FSIG	USTB
Holdings in common	4%

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

Risk and return

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

FSIG USTB

Return

Total return edge USTB +13.2% +19.4%

Annualized edge USTB +2.6% +3.7%

Price return edge USTB −7.5% −2.9%

Risk

Volatility edge USTB 2.8% 1.8%

Max drawdown edge USTB −6.6% −4.7%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge USTB −0.50 −0.21

Sortino edge USTB −0.68 −0.29

Calmar edge USTB 0.39 0.79

Reading

USTB returned more: +19.4% to +13.2%. USTB swung less: 1.8% to 2.8%. USTB fell less at its worst: −4.7% to −6.6%.

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Risk and return: FSIG vs USTB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	FSIG	USTB	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+13.2%	+19.4%	USTB	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+2.6%	+3.7%	USTB	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	−7.5%	−2.9%	USTB	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	2.8%	1.8%	USTB	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	2.1%	1.3%	USTB	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−6.6%	−4.7%	USTB	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	−0.50	−0.21	USTB	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	−0.68	−0.29	USTB	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	0.39	0.79	USTB	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 USTB hold 4% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.

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4% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first FSIG USTB

VICI 3.75 02/15/27 144A, due Feb 15, 2027 0.23% 0.29%

JPM V4.347 01/22/32, due Jan 22, 2032 0.22% 0.22%

SO 4.3 03/15/31 C, due Mar 15, 2031 0.23% 0.19%

JHXAU 5.875 01/31/31 144A, due Jan 31, 2031 0.20% 0.19%

FCNCA V5.097 07/13/29, due Jul 13, 2029 0.53% 0.18%

MS V4.133 10/18/29 I, due Oct 18, 2029 0.23% 0.16%

GILCN 4.7 10/07/30 144A, due Oct 7, 2030 0.52% 0.15%

RF V4.755 07/27/29, due Jul 27, 2029 0.53% 0.13%

SANUSA V5.04 06/05/30, due Jun 5, 2030 0.33% 0.13%

WEC 4.65 06/15/31, due Jun 15, 2031 0.26% 0.13%

GPN 4.5 11/15/28, due Nov 15, 2028 0.46% 0.13%

CRHID 4.4 02/09/31, due Feb 9, 2031 0.23% 0.13%

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%

AMCR 5.5 04/15/28, due Apr 15, 2028 0.77%

Only in USTB

U S TREASURY NOTE, due Nov 15, 2027 1.75%

U S TREASURY NOTE, due Aug 31, 2030 1.57%

U S TREASURY NOTE, due Dec 31, 2028 1.38%

U S TREASURY NOTE, due Jan 31, 2031 1.25%

U S TREASURY NOTE, due Aug 15, 2029 1.00%

ANTERO RESOURCES CORP 0.98%

U S TREASURY NOTE, due Aug 31, 2027 0.75%

U S TREASURY NOTE, due Dec 15, 2026 0.68%

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Side by side

FSIG First Trust Limited Duration Investment Grade Corporate ETF USTB VictoryShares Short-Term Bond ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer First Trust VictoryShares

What it is Actively managed Actively managed

Total return, 1 year +0.8% +2.7%

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% 0.34%

Holdings 324 1034

Net assets, FSIG as of Oct 27, 2026 and USTB as of Jun 30, 2026 $1.5bn $2.2bn

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

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

Holdings in common. 4% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026).
Number of holdings. FSIG holds 324 positions and USTB holds 1034.
Cost. FSIG charges 0.44% of assets a year and USTB 0.34%, a gap of 0.10 points.

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.

USTB

USTB is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +2.7% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.34% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, FSIG or USTB?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FSIG returned +0.8% and USTB +2.7%.
Which is cheaper, FSIG or USTB?: USTB is cheaper, by 0.10 percentage points a year. That is about $10 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 ↗

USTB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

USTB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

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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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