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IBDR vs VGUS: Differences, Returns & Fees

IBDR's duration was 0.2 years on Jul 31, 2026 and VGUS's 0.3 on Jun 30, 2026; VGUS charges 0.07% to IBDR's 0.10%. Net assets: $2.9bn on Oct 20, 2026 for iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Corporate ETF, and $1.2bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF.

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VGUS costs 0.03 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.3 points; IBDR is 2.6 times larger.

IBDR vs VGUS: Differences, Returns & Fees
IBDRVGUS
Expense ratio0.10%0.07%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026$3.1bn$1.2bn
Total return, 1 year+3.9%+3.6%
What it tracksnot read by ETFIQBloomberg Short Treasury Index
Holdings in commonreport dates differ

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.

+3.9%
IBDR total return, 1 year
+3.6%
VGUS total return, 1 year
0.10%
IBDR expense ratio
0.07%
VGUS expense ratio

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Client brief · page 1 of 2Report BR-F0618DFF19

IBDR and VGUS 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 VGUS follows Bloomberg Short Treasury Index.
  2. One-year total return (similar). Over 1 year to Oct 20, 2026 IBDR returned +3.9% and VGUS +3.6% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 0.3 points.
  3. Number of holdings (similar). IBDR holds 81 positions and VGUS holds 90.

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
VGUS
Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF
Issuer iShares Vanguard
What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index
Total return, 1 year +3.9% +3.6%
Expense ratio 0.10% 0.07%
Holdings 81 90
Net assets, IBDR as of Oct 20, 2026 and VGUS as of Sep 30, 2026 $2.9bn $1.2bn

IBDR and VGUS 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 VGUS

VGUS tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +3.6% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IBDR or VGUS?
In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IBDR returned +3.9% and VGUS +3.6%.
Which is cheaper, IBDR or VGUS?
VGUS 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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Where these figures came from
IBDR filings on SEC EDGAR ↗IBDR prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for IBDR ↗VGUS filings on SEC EDGAR ↗VGUS prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Vanguard page for VGUS ↗

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