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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GOVT returned −1.0% and IUSB returned −0.3%, so IUSB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, GOVT or IUSB?

GOVT charges 0.05% a year and IUSB charges 0.06%, so GOVT 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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GOVT vs IUSB: how they differ

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

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF and iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, GOVT and IUSB 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 GOVT	Only in IUSB
US TREASURY N/B 0.60%	United States of America 0.38%
TREASURY NOTE (OTR) 0.55%	United States of America 0.37%
TREASURY BOND (OLD) 0.42%	United States of America 0.37%
TREASURY NOTE (2OLD) 0.25%	United States of America 0.37%
TREASURY BOND (OTR) 0.16%	United States of America 0.36%
BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 0.11%	United States of America 0.36%
TREASURY NOTE (OLD) 0.11%	United States of America 0.36%
TREASURY BOND (2OLD) 0.08%	United States of America 0.35%

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 Apr 30, 2026 and Sep 10, 2026.

GOVT and IUSB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	GOVT iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF	IUSB iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	iShares
What it is	U.S. Treasury Bond	Core Universal USD Bond
Total return, 1 year	−1.0%	−0.3%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−18.5 pts	−17.8 pts
Expense ratio	0.05%	0.06%
Holdings	216	17819

GOVT in plain words

GOVT is a bond fund tracking the U.S. Treasury Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −1.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year. It sat 8.4% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Sep 11, 2026.

IUSB in plain words

IUSB is a bond fund tracking the Core Universal USD Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −0.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, GOVT or IUSB?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GOVT returned −1.0% and IUSB returned −0.3%, so IUSB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, GOVT or IUSB?: GOVT charges 0.05% a year and IUSB charges 0.06%, so GOVT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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GOVT against IUSB, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 13, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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