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IBDR vs TBUX: Differences, Returns & Fees

IBDR's duration was 0.2 years on Jul 31, 2026 and TBUX's 0.7 on May 31, 2026; IBDR charges 0.10% to TBUX's 0.17%. Net assets: $2.9bn on Oct 20, 2026 for iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Corporate ETF, and $1.9bn on Oct 19, 2026 for T. Rowe Price Ultra Short-Term Bond ETF.

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IBDR costs 0.07 points a year less; both returned +3.9% over a year; IBDR is 1.5 times larger.

IBDR vs TBUX: Differences, Returns & Fees
IBDRTBUX
Expense ratio0.10%0.17%
Net assets, as of Oct 19, 2026$2.9bn$1.9bn
Total return, 1 year+3.9%+3.9%
What it tracksnot read by ETFIQNo index, actively managed
Holdings in commonreport dates differ

Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.

+3.9%
IBDR total return, 1 year
+3.9%
TBUX total return, 1 year
0.10%
IBDR expense ratio
0.17%
TBUX expense ratio

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IBDR and TBUX 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 TBUX follows No index, actively managed.
  2. Number of holdings. IBDR holds 81 positions and TBUX holds 622.
  3. One-year total return (similar). Over 1 year to Oct 20, 2026 IBDR returned +3.9% and TBUX +3.9% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 0.0 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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On the same fields

IBDR
iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Corporate ETF
TBUX
T. Rowe Price Ultra Short-Term Bond ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF
Issuer iShares T. Rowe Price
What it is Tracks an index Actively managed
Total return, 1 year +3.9% +3.9%
Its benchmark over the same days not measured −1.9% (AGG)
Gap to its benchmark not measured +5.8 pts vs AGG
Expense ratio 0.10% 0.17%
Holdings 81 622
Net assets, IBDR as of Oct 20, 2026 and TBUX as of Oct 19, 2026 $2.9bn $1.9bn

IBDR and TBUX 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 TBUX

TBUX is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +3.9% with distributions reinvested, against −1.9% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.17% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IBDR or TBUX?
In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IBDR returned +3.9% and TBUX +3.9%.
Which is cheaper, IBDR or TBUX?
IBDR is cheaper, by 0.07 percentage points a year. That is about $7 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
IBDR filings on SEC EDGAR ↗IBDR prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for IBDR ↗TBUX filings on SEC EDGAR ↗TBUX prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗T. Rowe Price website ↗

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