IBDR vs IBTH: Differences, Returns & Fees

On Jul 31, 2026 IBDR's duration was 0.2 years and IBTH's 0.9; IBTH charges 0.07% to IBDR's 0.10%. Net assets on Oct 20, 2026: $2.9bn for iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Corporate ETF and $2.4bn for iShares iBonds Dec 2027 Term Treasury ETF.

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IBTH costs 0.03 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.1 points; IBDR is 1.2 times larger.

IBDR vs IBTH: Differences, Returns & Fees
IBDRIBTH
Expense ratio0.10%0.07%
Net assets$2.9bn$2.4bn
Total return, 1 year+3.9%+2.8%
What it tracksnot read by ETFIQICE 2027 Maturity US Treasury Index
Holdings in common0%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jul 31, 2026.

+3.9%
IBDR total return, 1 year
+2.8%
IBTH total return, 1 year
0.10%
IBDR expense ratio
0.07%
IBTH expense ratio

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

  1. What each follows. IBDR follows not read by ETFIQ and IBTH follows ICE 2027 Maturity US Treasury Index.
  2. Holdings in common. 0% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Jul 31, 2026).
  3. One-year total return (similar). Over 1 year to Oct 20, 2026 IBDR returned +3.9% and IBTH +2.8% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 1.1 points.

Data as of Oct 20, 2026. The differences are picked by a fixed rule, in a fixed order; the PDF prints it. Page 2 has the returns, overlap, risks and sources.

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What they hold in common

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

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0% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding IBDR IBTH
Only in IBDR
AbbVie Inc, due Nov 21, 2026 1.55%
AerCap Ireland Capital DAC / AerCap Global Aviation Trust, due Oct 29, 2026 1.54%
Microsoft Corp, due Aug 8, 2026 1.38%
Citigroup Inc, due Oct 21, 2026 1.18%
Wells Fargo & Co, due Oct 23, 2026 1.16%
JPMorgan Chase & Co, due Oct 1, 2026 1.07%
Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The, due Nov 16, 2026 1.04%
JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, due Dec 8, 2026 0.99%
Only in IBTH
U.S. Treasury Notes, due Jan 31, 2027 2.93%
U.S. Treasury Notes, due Jun 30, 2027 2.78%
U.S. Treasury Notes, due Sep 30, 2027 2.75%
U.S. Treasury Notes, due Oct 31, 2027 2.71%
U.S. Treasury Notes, due Nov 30, 2027 2.69%
U.S. Treasury Notes, due Mar 31, 2027 2.69%
U.S. Treasury Notes, due Apr 30, 2027 2.68%
U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 28, 2027 2.68%

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On the same fields

IBDR
iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Corporate ETF
IBTH
iShares iBonds Dec 2027 Term Treasury ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF
What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index
Total return, 1 year +3.9% +2.8%
Expense ratio 0.10% 0.07%
Holdings 81 51
Net assets $2.9bn $2.4bn

IBDR and IBTH on the fields both publish, as of Oct 20, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

About IBDR

IBDR tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +3.9% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.10% a year.

About IBTH

IBTH tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +2.8% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IBDR or IBTH?
In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IBDR returned +3.9% and IBTH +2.8%.
Which is cheaper, IBDR or IBTH?
IBTH is cheaper, by 0.03 percentage points a year. That is about $3 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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