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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GARP returned +18.0% and IUSB −1.2%.

Which is cheaper, GARP or IUSB?

IUSB is cheaper, by 0.09 percentage points a year. That is about $9 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

GARP vs IUSB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, GARP returned +18.0% to IUSB's −1.2%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $3.6bn for iShares MSCI USA Quality GARP ETF and $49.8bn for iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF.

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At a glance

+18.0%

GARP total return, 1 year

−1.2%

IUSB total return, 1 year

0.15%

GARP expense ratio

0.06%

IUSB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IUSB costs 0.09 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 19.2 points; IUSB is 13.8 times larger.

GARP vs IUSB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	GARP	IUSB
Return
Measure	GARP	IUSB
Total return, 1 year	+18.0%	−1.2%
Drawdown
Measure	GARP	IUSB
Below its high	7.0%, high on Oct 6, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	GARP	IUSB
What it tracks	MSCI USA Quality GARP Select Index	Bloomberg U.S. Universal Index
Cost and size
Measure	GARP	IUSB
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.06%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$3.6bn	$49.8bn
Holdings
Measure	GARP	IUSB
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight	94%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	43.5%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 27, 2026. Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, GARP and IUSB hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first GARP IUSB

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Only in GARP

MICROSOFT 5.67%

APPLE 5.66%

NVIDIA 5.18%

VISA CLASS A 5.13%

META PLATFORMS CLASS A 4.72%

MICRON TECHNOLOGY 4.61%

LAM RESEARCH 3.31%

CATERPILLAR INC 3.29%

Only in IUSB

BLK Liquidity Temp Cash Inst #21 4.75%

TREASURY NOTE 0.49%

TREASURY NOTE 0.42%

TREASURY NOTE 0.41%

TREASURY NOTE 0.38%

TREASURY NOTE 0.37%

TREASURY NOTE (2OLD) 0.36%

UMBS 15YR TBA(REG B) 0.35%

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Side by side

GARP iShares MSCI USA Quality GARP ETF IUSB iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Bond ETF

Issuer iShares iShares

What it is Tracks the MSCI USA Quality GARP Tracks an index of Universal USD Bond

Total return, 1 year +18.0% −1.2%

Its benchmark over the same days +13.3% (PBUS) not measured

Gap to its benchmark +4.7 pts vs PBUS not measured

Expense ratio 0.15% 0.06%

Holdings 131 18338

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $3.6bn $49.8bn

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

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About each fund

GARP

GARP tracks the MSCI USA Quality GARP. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +18.0% with distributions reinvested, against +13.3% for its benchmark, the MSCI USA Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 94% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 131 positions, with the top ten at 43.5%. It sat 7.0% below its high of Oct 6, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

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, GARP or IUSB?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GARP returned +18.0% and IUSB −1.2%.
Which is cheaper, GARP or IUSB?: IUSB is cheaper, by 0.09 percentage points a year. That is about $9 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Other comparisons

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Where to next

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

Sources and dates

GARP and IUSB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

GARP prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for GARP ↗

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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