Which returned more over the last year, HYG or IGSB?

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HYG returned +1.3% and IGSB +1.3%.

Which is cheaper, HYG or IGSB?

IGSB is cheaper, by 0.45 percentage points a year. That is about $45 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

HYG vs IGSB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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On Aug 31, 2026 HYG's duration was 2.9 years and IGSB's 2.7; IGSB charges 0.04% to HYG's 0.49%.

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Net assets: $17.5bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF, and $23.7bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF.

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At a glance

+1.3%

HYG total return, 1 year

+1.3%

IGSB total return, 1 year

0.49%

HYG expense ratio

0.04%

IGSB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IGSB costs 0.45 points a year less; both returned +1.3% over a year; IGSB is 1.4 times larger.

HYG vs IGSB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	HYG	IGSB
Return
Measure	HYG	IGSB
Total return, 1 year	+1.3%	+1.3%
Benchmark
Measure	HYG	IGSB
What it tracks	Markit iBoxx USD Liquid High Yield Index	ICE BofA 1-5 Year US Corporate Index
Cost and size
Measure	HYG	IGSB
Expense ratio	0.49%	0.04%
Net assets, as of Oct 23, 2026	$16.6bn	$23.7bn
Holdings
Measure	HYG	IGSB
Holdings in common	0%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, HYG and IGSB hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Aug 31, 2026.

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first HYG IGSB

Taylor Morrison Communities Inc, due Aug 1, 2030 0.03% 0.00%

Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands IV BV, due Dec 1, 2030 0.01% 0.00%

Only in one fund ↓

Only in HYG

1261229 BC Ltd, due Apr 15, 2032 0.50%

Meridian Arc Holdco LLC, due Apr 30, 2031 0.45%

EchoStar Corp, due Nov 30, 2029 0.43%

PR RNO Property Owner 1 LLC, due May 1, 2031 0.34%

Quikrete Holdings Inc, due Mar 1, 2032 0.32%

Cloud Software Group LLC, due Mar 31, 2029 0.32%

Cloud Software Group LLC, due Sep 30, 2029 0.32%

Galaxy Helios Data Centers II LLC, due Aug 1, 2031 0.30%

Only in IGSB

Eagle Funding Luxco Sarl, due Aug 17, 2030 0.29%

T-Mobile USA Inc, due Apr 15, 2030 0.17%

Space Exploration Technologies Corp, due Jul 15, 2031 0.15%

Bank of America Corp, due Dec 20, 2028 0.14%

Amazon.com Inc, due Mar 13, 2031 0.13%

AbbVie Inc, due Nov 21, 2029 0.13%

Mars Inc, due Mar 1, 2030 0.12%

CVS Health Corp, due Mar 25, 2028 0.12%

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Side by side

HYG iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer iShares iShares

What it is Tracks an index of US high yield bonds Tracks an index of 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond

Total return, 1 year +1.3% +1.3%

Its benchmark over the same days −1.2% (IUSB) not measured

Gap to its benchmark +2.5 pts vs IUSB not measured

Expense ratio 0.49% 0.04%

Holdings 1332 4781

Net assets, HYG as of Oct 27, 2026 and IGSB as of Oct 28, 2026 $17.5bn $23.7bn

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

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About each fund

HYG

HYG tracks an index of US high yield bonds. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +1.3% with distributions reinvested, against −1.2% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Universal Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.49% a year.

IGSB

IGSB tracks an index of 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +1.3% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, HYG or IGSB?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HYG returned +1.3% and IGSB +1.3%.
Which is cheaper, HYG or IGSB?: IGSB is cheaper, by 0.45 percentage points a year. That is about $45 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

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

Sources and dates

HYG and IGSB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

HYG and IGSB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for HYG ↗

iShares page for IGSB ↗

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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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