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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GARP returned +29.5% and LQD returned −2.7%, so GARP returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, GARP or LQD?

GARP charges 0.15% a year and LQD charges 0.14%, so LQD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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GARP vs LQD: how they differ

GARP and LQD hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and GARP returned more over the year.

iShares MSCI USA Quality GARP ETF and iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, GARP and LQD hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in GARP	Only in LQD
APPLE 5.23%	BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 0.88%
MICROSOFT 5.16%	ANHEUSER-BUSCH COMPANIES LLC 0.12%
NVIDIA 5.09%	DEUTSCHE TELEKOM INTERNATIONAL FIN 0.11%
META PLATFORMS CLASS A 4.81%	CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS OPERATING L 144A 0.10%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY 4.76%	JPMORGAN CHASE & CO MTN 0.09%
VISA CLASS A 4.60%	BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS PLC 0.08%
LAM RESEARCH 4.02%	MORGAN STANLEY (FXD-FRN) MTN 0.08%
CATERPILLAR INC 3.65%	CITIGROUP INC (FX-FRN) 0.07%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Sep 10, 2026.

GARP and LQD on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	GARP iShares MSCI USA Quality GARP ETF	LQD iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	iShares
What it is	MSCI USA Quality GARP	US investment grade bonds
Total return, 1 year	+29.5%	−2.7%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+12.0 pts	−20.2 pts
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.14%
Holdings	133	3149

GARP in plain words

GARP is an index equity fund tracking the MSCI USA Quality GARP. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +29.5% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 94% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 133 positions, with the top ten at 43.2%.

LQD in plain words

LQD is a bond fund tracking the US investment grade bonds. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −2.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.14% a year. It sat 6.4% below its high of Sep 22, 2021 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, GARP or LQD?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GARP returned +29.5% and LQD returned −2.7%, so GARP returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, GARP or LQD?: GARP charges 0.15% a year and LQD charges 0.14%, so LQD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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