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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HTRB returned −2.0% and IUSB −1.2%.

Which is cheaper, HTRB or IUSB?

IUSB is cheaper, by 0.23 percentage points a year. That is about $23 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

HTRB vs IUSB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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On Jul 31, 2026 HTRB's duration was 6.3 years and IUSB's 5.5; IUSB charges 0.06% to HTRB's 0.29%.

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Net assets: $2.2bn on Jul 31, 2026 for Hartford Total Return Bond ETF, and $49.8bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF.

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At a glance

−2.0%

HTRB total return, 1 year

−1.2%

IUSB total return, 1 year

0.29%

HTRB expense ratio

0.06%

IUSB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IUSB costs 0.23 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.8 points.

HTRB vs IUSB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	HTRB	IUSB
Return
Measure	HTRB	IUSB
Total return, 1 year	−2.0%	−1.2%
Drawdown
Measure	HTRB	IUSB
Below its high	3.2%, high on Feb 27, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	HTRB	IUSB
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	Bloomberg U.S. Universal Index
Cost and size
Measure	HTRB	IUSB
Expense ratio	0.29%	0.06%
Net assets, HTRB as of Jul 31, 2026 and IUSB as of Oct 27, 2026	$2.2bn	$49.8bn
Holdings
Measure	HTRB	IUSB
Holdings in common	10%

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

Risk and return

Oct 6, 2017 to Oct 23, 2026 · 472 weekly returns

HTRB IUSB

Return

Total return edge HTRB (slight) +18.2% +16.5%

Annualized edge HTRB (slight) +1.9% +1.7%

Price return edge IUSB −18.9% −12.2%

Risk

Volatility edge IUSB (slight) 5.8% 5.6%

Max drawdown edge IUSB (slight) −19.2% −17.7%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge HTRB −0.12 −0.15

Sortino edge HTRB −0.15 −0.21

Calmar edge Tie 0.10 0.10

Reading

HTRB returned slightly more: +18.2% to +16.5%. IUSB swung slightly less: 5.6% to 5.8%. IUSB fell slightly less at its worst: −17.7% to −19.2%.

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Risk and return: HTRB vs IUSB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	HTRB	IUSB	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+18.2%	+16.5%	HTRB (slight)	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+1.9%	+1.7%	HTRB (slight)	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	−18.9%	−12.2%	IUSB	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	5.8%	5.6%	IUSB (slight)	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	4.4%	4.1%	IUSB (slight)	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−19.2%	−17.7%	IUSB (slight)	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	−0.12	−0.15	HTRB	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	−0.15	−0.21	HTRB	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	0.10	0.10	Tie	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 472 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

10%

By the books each fund has filed, HTRB and IUSB hold 10% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026.

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10% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first HTRB IUSB

Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security, TBA, due Aug 1, 2056 0.83% 0.41%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 15, 2034 2.48% 0.36%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due May 15, 2035 0.91% 0.33%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 15, 2036 0.33% 0.33%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Aug 15, 2032 0.44% 0.33%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Nov 15, 2035 2.56% 0.32%

Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security, TBA, due Aug 1, 2056 0.89% 0.31%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Mar 31, 2031 0.31% 0.28%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Dec 31, 2030 0.39% 0.27%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Nov 15, 2031 1.46% 0.24%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 28, 2031 0.22% 0.24%

Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security, TBA, due Aug 1, 2056 0.28% 0.22%

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Only in HTRB

Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security, TBA, due Sep 1, 2056 3.62%

U.S. Treasury Inflation-Indexed Notes, due Apr 15, 2031 2.18%

Freddie Mac Pool, due Jun 1, 2056 2.14%

Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security, TBA, due Aug 1, 2041 1.61%

Freddie Mac Pool, due Sep 1, 2054 1.22%

Freddie Mac Pool, due Aug 1, 2054 0.82%

U.S. Treasury Inflation-Indexed Bonds, due Feb 15, 2042 0.81%

Freddie Mac Pool, due Apr 1, 2054 0.66%

Only in IUSB

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Dec 31, 2029 0.37%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due May 15, 2036 0.37%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 15, 2035 0.35%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Aug 15, 2035 0.34%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due May 15, 2034 0.34%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Nov 15, 2034 0.34%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Aug 15, 2034 0.33%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 28, 2030 0.31%

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Side by side

HTRB Hartford Total Return Bond ETF IUSB iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer Hartford iShares

What it is Actively managed Tracks an index of Universal USD Bond

Total return, 1 year −2.0% −1.2%

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

Gap to its benchmark −0.6 pts vs AGG not measured

Expense ratio 0.29% 0.06%

Holdings 1750 18338

Net assets, HTRB as of Jul 31, 2026 and IUSB as of Oct 27, 2026 $2.2bn $49.8bn

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

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

What each follows. HTRB follows No index, actively managed and IUSB follows Bloomberg U.S. Universal Index.
Holdings in common. 10% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Jul 31, 2026).
Number of holdings. HTRB holds 1,750 positions and IUSB holds 18338.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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About each fund

HTRB

HTRB is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −2.0% with distributions reinvested, against −1.4% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.29% a year. It sat 3.2% below its high of Feb 27, 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, HTRB or IUSB?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HTRB returned −2.0% and IUSB −1.2%.
Which is cheaper, HTRB or IUSB?: IUSB is cheaper, by 0.23 percentage points a year. That is about $23 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

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

Sources and dates

HTRB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

HTRB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Hartford website ↗

IUSB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

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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