Which returned more over the last year, IBDS or VRIG?

In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IBDS returned +3.3% and VRIG +4.3%.

Which is cheaper, IBDS or VRIG?

IBDS is cheaper, by 0.20 percentage points a year. That is about $20 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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IBDS vs VRIG: Differences, Returns & Fees

On Jul 31, 2026 IBDS's duration was 0.8 years and VRIG's 0.3; IBDS charges 0.10% to VRIG's 0.30%. Net assets on Oct 20, 2026: $4.0bn for iShares iBonds Dec 2027 Term Corporate ETF and $1.9bn for Invesco Variable Rate Investment Grade ETF.

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IBDS costs 0.20 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.0 point; IBDS is 2.1 times larger.

IBDS vs VRIG: Differences, Returns & Fees
	IBDS	VRIG
Expense ratio	0.10%	0.30%
Net assets	$4.0bn	$1.9bn
Total return, 1 year	+3.3%	+4.3%
What it tracks	not read by ETFIQ	No index, actively managed
Holdings in common	0%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jul 31, 2026.

+3.3%

IBDS total return, 1 year

+4.3%

VRIG total return, 1 year

0.10%

IBDS expense ratio

0.30%

VRIG expense ratio

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

What each follows. IBDS follows not read by ETFIQ and VRIG follows No index, actively managed.
Holdings in common. 0% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Jul 31, 2026).
Cost. IBDS charges 0.10% of assets a year and VRIG 0.30%, a gap of 0.20 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, IBDS and VRIG hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026.

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Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding IBDS VRIG

Only in IBDS

T-Mobile USA Inc, due Apr 15, 2027 0.73%

Microsoft Corp, due Feb 6, 2027 0.73%

Citigroup Inc, due Sep 29, 2027 0.72%

Amazon.com Inc, due Aug 22, 2027 0.63%

Morgan Stanley, due Jan 20, 2027 0.55%

Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The, due Jan 26, 2027 0.55%

Oracle Corp, due Nov 15, 2027 0.50%

Meta Platforms Inc, due Aug 15, 2027 0.48%

Only in VRIG

U.S. Treasury Floating Rate Notes, due Apr 30, 2028 7.44%

U.S. Treasury Floating Rate Notes, due Oct 31, 2027 3.77%

U.S. Treasury Floating Rate Notes, due Apr 30, 2027 2.29%

U.S. Treasury Floating Rate Notes, due Jul 31, 2027 2.18%

U.S. Treasury Floating Rate Notes, due Jan 31, 2028 0.92%

Fannie Mae Connecticut Avenue Securities, Series 2022-R06, Class 1M2, due May 25, 2042 0.86%

Freddie Mac, Series 2022-DNA2, Class M2, due Feb 25, 2042 0.76%

Freddie Mac REMICs, due Feb 25, 2056 0.72%

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On the same fields

IBDS

iShares iBonds Dec 2027 Term Corporate ETF

VRIG

Invesco Variable Rate Investment Grade ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer iShares Invesco

What it is Tracks an index Actively managed

Total return, 1 year +3.3% +4.3%

Expense ratio 0.10% 0.30%

Holdings 647 363

Net assets $4.0bn $1.9bn

IBDS and VRIG 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 VRIG

VRIG is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +4.3% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.30% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IBDS or VRIG?: In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IBDS returned +3.3% and VRIG +4.3%.
Which is cheaper, IBDS or VRIG?: IBDS is cheaper, by 0.20 percentage points a year. That is about $20 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 ↗VRIG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗VRIG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Invesco page for VRIG ↗

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How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

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