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IBDS vs VGUS: Differences, Returns & Fees

IBDS's duration was 0.8 years on Jul 31, 2026 and VGUS's 0.3 on Jun 30, 2026; VGUS charges 0.07% to IBDS's 0.10%. Net assets: $4.0bn on Oct 20, 2026 for iShares iBonds Dec 2027 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; IBDS is 3.3 times larger.

IBDS vs VGUS: Differences, Returns & Fees
IBDSVGUS
Expense ratio0.10%0.07%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026$3.9bn$1.2bn
Total return, 1 year+3.3%+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.

+3.3%
IBDS total return, 1 year
+3.6%
VGUS total return, 1 year
0.10%
IBDS expense ratio
0.07%
VGUS expense ratio

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Client brief · page 1 of 2Report BR-E2C58A96EF

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

  1. What each follows. IBDS follows not read by ETFIQ and VGUS follows Bloomberg Short Treasury Index.
  2. Number of holdings. IBDS holds 647 positions and VGUS holds 90.
  3. Size. IBDS has $3.9bn in net assets and VGUS $1.2bn (net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026); IBDS is 3.3 times larger.

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

IBDS
iShares iBonds Dec 2027 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 +3.3% +3.6%
Expense ratio 0.10% 0.07%
Holdings 647 90
Net assets, IBDS as of Oct 20, 2026 and VGUS as of Sep 30, 2026 $4.0bn $1.2bn

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

About IBDS

IBDS tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +3.3% 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, IBDS or VGUS?
In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IBDS returned +3.3% and VGUS +3.6%.
Which is cheaper, IBDS 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
IBDS filings on SEC EDGAR ↗IBDS prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for IBDS ↗VGUS filings on SEC EDGAR ↗VGUS prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Vanguard page for VGUS ↗

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