Which returned more over the last year, GIGB or IGIB?

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GIGB returned −1.9% and IGIB −1.8%.

Which is cheaper, GIGB or IGIB?

IGIB is cheaper, by 0.04 percentage points a year. That is about $4 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

GIGB vs IGIB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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On Aug 31, 2026 GIGB's duration was 6.5 years and IGIB's 5.9; IGIB charges 0.04% to GIGB's 0.08%.

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Net assets: $1.0bn on Oct 27, 2026 for Goldman Sachs Access Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF, and $19.5bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF.

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At a glance

−1.9%

GIGB total return, 1 year

−1.8%

IGIB total return, 1 year

0.08%

GIGB expense ratio

0.04%

IGIB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IGIB costs 0.04 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.1 points; IGIB is 19.5 times larger.

GIGB vs IGIB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	GIGB	IGIB
Return
Measure	GIGB	IGIB
Total return, 1 year	−1.9%	−1.8%
Drawdown
Measure	GIGB	IGIB
Below its high		3.2%, high on Feb 27, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	GIGB	IGIB
What it tracks	FTSE Goldman Sachs Investment Grade Corporate Bond Index	ICE BofA 5-10 Year US Corporate Index
Cost and size
Measure	GIGB	IGIB
Expense ratio	0.08%	0.04%
Net assets, as of Oct 26, 2026	$1.0bn	$19.5bn
Holdings
Measure	GIGB	IGIB
Holdings in common	18%

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

Risk and return

Jun 16, 2017 to Oct 23, 2026 · 488 weekly returns

GIGB IGIB

Return

Total return edge IGIB +22.0% +29.0%

Annualized edge IGIB +2.1% +2.8%

Price return edge IGIB −11.8% −7.5%

Risk

Volatility edge IGIB 9.3% 7.3%

Max drawdown edge IGIB (slight) −22.0% −20.0%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge IGIB −0.01 0.05

Sortino edge IGIB −0.01 0.06

Calmar edge IGIB 0.10 0.14

Reading

IGIB returned more: +29.0% to +22.0%. IGIB swung less: 7.3% to 9.3%. IGIB fell slightly less at its worst: −20.0% to −22.0%.

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Risk and return: GIGB vs IGIB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	GIGB	IGIB	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+22.0%	+29.0%	IGIB	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+2.1%	+2.8%	IGIB	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	−11.8%	−7.5%	IGIB	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	9.3%	7.3%	IGIB	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	6.6%	5.5%	IGIB	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−22.0%	−20.0%	IGIB (slight)	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	−0.01	0.05	IGIB	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	−0.01	0.06	IGIB	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	0.10	0.14	IGIB	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 488 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

18%

By the books each fund has filed, GIGB and IGIB hold 18% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Aug 31, 2026.

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18% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first GIGB IGIB

ABIBB 4.7 02/01/36 *, due Feb 1, 2036 0.16% 0.20%

META 4.875 11/15/35, due Nov 15, 2035 0.16% 0.22%

JPM V5.576 07/23/36, due Jul 23, 2036 0.15% 0.15%

BAC V5.872 09/15/34, due Sep 15, 2034 0.15% 0.14%

JPM V5.572 04/22/36, due Apr 22, 2036 0.20% 0.14%

JPM V5.294 07/22/35, due Jul 22, 2035 0.18% 0.13%

MS V4.892 10/22/36 I, due Oct 22, 2036 0.13% 0.12%

AMZN 5.3 07/09/36, due Jul 9, 2036 0.11% 0.15%

WFC V6.491 10/23/34, due Oct 23, 2034 0.11% 0.13%

MS V5.424 07/21/34 MTN, due Jul 21, 2034 0.29% 0.10%

WFC V5.605 04/23/36, due Apr 23, 2036 0.10% 0.11%

HSBC V5.402 08/11/33, due Aug 11, 2033 0.20% 0.10%

Only in one fund ↓

Only in GIGB

UBS V4.194 04/01/31 144A, due Apr 1, 2031 0.28%

NACN 4.5 10/10/29, due Oct 10, 2029 0.25%

BA 2.95 02/01/30, due Feb 1, 2030 0.24%

AAPL 1.65 02/08/31, due Feb 8, 2031 0.22%

ORCL 6.5 04/15/38, due Apr 15, 2038 0.21%

SANTAN 5.294 08/18/27, due Aug 18, 2027 0.20%

JPM V5.14 01/24/31, due Jan 24, 2031 0.20%

ETN 3.95 03/06/29, due Mar 6, 2029 0.19%

Only in IGIB

Amazon.com Inc, due Mar 13, 2036 0.22%

Meta Platforms Inc, due May 15, 2036 0.19%

Space Exploration Technologies Corp, due Jul 15, 2033 0.19%

Mars Inc, due Mar 1, 2035 0.19%

JPMorgan Chase & Co, due Jun 1, 2034 0.17%

Salesforce Inc, due Mar 15, 2036 0.17%

NVIDIA Corp, due Jun 15, 2036 0.17%

JPMorgan Chase & Co, due Jul 25, 2033 0.17%

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Side by side

GIGB Goldman Sachs Access Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF IGIB iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer Goldman Sachs iShares

What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index of 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond

Total return, 1 year −1.9% −1.8%

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

Gap to its benchmark −0.5 pts vs AGG not measured

Expense ratio 0.08% 0.04%

Holdings 2619 3064

Net assets, GIGB as of Oct 27, 2026 and IGIB as of Oct 28, 2026 $1.0bn $19.5bn

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

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

What each follows. GIGB follows FTSE Goldman Sachs Investment Grade Corporate Bond Index and IGIB follows ICE BofA 5-10 Year US Corporate Index.
Holdings in common. 18% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Aug 31, 2026).
Size. GIGB has $1.0bn in net assets and IGIB $19.5bn (net assets, as of Oct 26, 2026); IGIB is 19.5 times larger.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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About each fund

GIGB

GIGB tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −1.9% with distributions reinvested, against −1.4% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year.

IGIB

IGIB tracks an index of 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −1.8% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year. It sat 3.2% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, GIGB or IGIB?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GIGB returned −1.9% and IGIB −1.8%.
Which is cheaper, GIGB or IGIB?: IGIB is cheaper, by 0.04 percentage points a year. That is about $4 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

Sources and dates

GIGB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

GIGB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Goldman Sachs website ↗

IGIB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IGIB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IGIB ↗

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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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