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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HYG returned +2.9% and IUSB returned −0.3%, so HYG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, HYG or IUSB?

HYG charges 0.49% a year and IUSB charges 0.06%, so IUSB 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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HYG vs IUSB: how they differ

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

iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF and iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

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

Positions HYG and IUSB both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	HYG	IUSB
INCORA TOP HOLDCO LLC	0.01%	0.00%

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in HYG	Only in IUSB
BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 0.68%	United States of America 0.38%
1261229 BC LTD 144A 0.56%	United States of America 0.37%
MERIDIAN ARC HOLDCO LLC 144A 0.47%	United States of America 0.37%
PR RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 LLC 144A 0.35%	United States of America 0.37%
WULF COMPUTE LLC 144A 0.29%	United States of America 0.36%
GALAXY HELIOS DATA CENTERS II LLC 144A 0.28%	United States of America 0.36%
PANTHER ESCROW ISSUER LLC 144A 0.28%	United States of America 0.36%
SV RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 LLC 144A 0.28%	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.

HYG and IUSB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	HYG iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	IUSB iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	iShares
What it is	US high yield bonds	Core Universal USD Bond
Total return, 1 year	+2.9%	−0.3%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−14.6 pts	−17.8 pts
Expense ratio	0.49%	0.06%
Holdings	1326	17819

HYG in plain words

HYG is a bond fund tracking the US high yield bonds. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +2.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.49% a year.

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, HYG or IUSB?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HYG returned +2.9% and IUSB returned −0.3%, so HYG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, HYG or IUSB?: HYG charges 0.49% a year and IUSB charges 0.06%, so IUSB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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HYG 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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