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IBDT vs IBDW: Differences, Returns & Fees

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On Jul 31, 2026 IBDT's duration was 1.7 years and IBDW's 4.2; both charge 0.10%.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $4.1bn for iShares iBonds Dec 2028 Term Corporate ETF and $2.7bn for iShares iBonds Dec 2031 Term Corporate ETF.

At a glance
+2.3%
IBDT total return, 1 year
−0.6%
IBDW total return, 1 year
0.10%
IBDT expense ratio
0.10%
IBDW expense ratio

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.10% a year; their one-year returns differ by 2.9 points; IBDT is 1.5 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

IBDT vs IBDW: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureIBDTIBDW
Return
Total return, 1 year+2.3%−0.6%
Benchmark
What it tracksBloomberg December 2028 Maturity Corporate IndexBloomberg December 2031 Maturity Corporate Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.10%0.10%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026$4.1bn$2.7bn
Holdings
Holdings in common0%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jul 31, 2026. Method

Risk and return

Jul 2, 2021 to Oct 23, 2026 · 277 weekly returns · each against IUSB
IBDT IBDW
Return
Total return edge IBDT +6.9% +0.5%
Annualized edge IBDT +1.3% +0.1%
Price return edge IBDT −13.4% −19.8%
Risk
Volatility edge IBDT 4.5% 6.9%
Max drawdown edge IBDT −16.7% −23.3%
Downside capture 70.9% 114.3%
Beta 0.76 1.21
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe edge IBDW (slight) −0.52 −0.49
Sortino edge IBDW (slight) −0.70 −0.65
Treynor −0.031 −0.028
Calmar edge IBDT 0.08 0.00
Against the benchmark
Alpha +0.3% a year +0.9% a year
Alpha t-stat 0.40 1.14
Information ratio 0.52 0.06
Tracking error 2.2% 2.1%
Reading

IBDT returned more: +6.9% to +0.5%. IBDT swung less: 4.5% to 6.9%. IBDT fell less at its worst: −16.7% to −23.3%.

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Risk and return: IBDT vs IBDW: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureIBDTIBDWIUSBEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+6.9%+0.5%IBDTPrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized+1.3%+0.1%IBDTTotal return as a yearly rate.
Price return−13.4%−19.8%IBDTPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility4.5%6.9%IBDTSpread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation3.4%5.2%IBDTLike volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown−16.7%−23.3%IBDTDeepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Upside capture72.6%120.9%100.0%IBDWShare of its benchmark's rise caught in the weeks it rose.
Downside capture70.9%114.3%100.0%IBDTShare of its benchmark's fall taken in the weeks it fell. Lower is better.
Beta0.761.211.00IBDT lowerHow far it moves for each 1% its benchmark moves.
R squared0.850.931.00Not an edgeShare of its weekly moves its benchmark explains.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe−0.52−0.49IBDW (slight)Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino−0.70−0.65IBDW (slight)Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Treynor−0.031−0.028−0.035IBDWReturn above Treasury bills per unit of beta.
Calmar0.080.00IBDTAnnualized return divided by the max drawdown.
Against the benchmark
BenchmarkIUSBIUSBIUSBThe ETF each fund is measured against.
Alpha+0.3% a year+0.9% a year0.0%Not significantYearly return beyond what its beta to the benchmark predicts.
Alpha t-stat0.401.14Not an edgeHow sure the alpha is. Below 2, it could be chance.
Alpha range−1.2% to +1.8%−0.6% to +2.4%Both include zeroThe 95% range for the yearly alpha.
Information ratio0.520.06IBDTReturn against its benchmark per unit of tracking error.
Tracking error2.2%2.1%0.0%Not an edgeHow far weekly returns stray from the benchmark, annualized.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 277 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, IBDT and IBDW 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 IBDT IBDW
Only in one fund ↓
Only in IBDT
CVS Health Corp, due Mar 25, 2028 0.88%
Pfizer Investment Enterprises Pte Ltd, due May 19, 2028 0.70%
Amgen Inc, due Mar 2, 2028 0.66%
Cigna Group/The, due Oct 15, 2028 0.66%
AerCap Ireland Capital DAC / AerCap Global Aviation Trust, due Oct 29, 2028 0.64%
Salesforce Inc, due Mar 15, 2028 0.55%
RTX Corp, due Nov 16, 2028 0.53%
Morgan Stanley, due Jul 22, 2028 0.53%
Only in IBDW
Space Exploration Technologies Corp, due Jul 15, 2031 1.00%
NVIDIA Corp, due Jun 15, 2031 0.97%
Amazon.com Inc, due Mar 13, 2031 0.79%
Salesforce Inc, due Sep 15, 2031 0.75%
Oracle Corp, due Feb 4, 2031 0.72%
Verizon Communications Inc, due Mar 21, 2031 0.71%
Amazon.com Inc, due Jul 9, 2031 0.70%
Meta Platforms Inc, due May 15, 2031 0.62%
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Side by side

IBDT iShares iBonds Dec 2028 Term Corporate ETF IBDW iShares iBonds Dec 2031 Term Corporate ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF
What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index
Total return, 1 year +2.3% −0.6%
Its benchmark over the same days −1.2% (IUSB) −1.2% (IUSB)
Gap to its benchmark +3.5 pts vs IUSB +0.6 pts vs IUSB
Expense ratio 0.10% 0.10%
Holdings 739 669
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $4.1bn $2.7bn

IBDT and IBDW on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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

  1. What each follows. IBDT follows Bloomberg December 2028 Maturity Corporate Index and IBDW follows Bloomberg December 2031 Maturity Corporate Index.
  2. Holdings in common. 0% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Jul 31, 2026).
  3. One-year total return. Over 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 IBDT returned +2.3% and IBDW −0.6% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 2.9 points.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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About each fund
IBDT

IBDT tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +2.3% with distributions reinvested, against −1.2% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Universal Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.10% a year.

IBDW

IBDW tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −0.6% with distributions reinvested, against −1.2% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Universal Index.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IBDT or IBDW?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IBDT returned +2.3% and IBDW −0.6%.
Which is cheaper, IBDT or IBDW?
Neither: IBDT and IBDW both charge 0.10% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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