Which returned more over the last year, IBDT or IGSB?

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IBDT returned +2.3% and IGSB +1.3%.

Which is cheaper, IBDT or IGSB?

IGSB is cheaper, by 0.06 percentage points a year. That is about $6 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

IBDT vs IGSB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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IBDT's duration was 1.7 years on Jul 31, 2026 and IGSB's 2.7 on Aug 31, 2026; IGSB charges 0.04% to IBDT's 0.10%.

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Net assets: $4.1bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares iBonds Dec 2028 Term Corporate ETF, and $23.7bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF.

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At a glance

+2.3%

IBDT total return, 1 year

+1.3%

IGSB total return, 1 year

0.10%

IBDT expense ratio

0.04%

IGSB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IGSB costs 0.06 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.0 point; IGSB is 5.8 times larger.

IBDT vs IGSB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IBDT	IGSB
Return
Measure	IBDT	IGSB
Total return, 1 year	+2.3%	+1.3%
Benchmark
Measure	IBDT	IGSB
What it tracks	Bloomberg December 2028 Maturity Corporate Index	ICE BofA 1-5 Year US Corporate Index
Cost and size
Measure	IBDT	IGSB
Expense ratio	0.10%	0.04%
Net assets, as of Oct 26, 2026	$4.1bn	$23.7bn
Holdings
Measure	IBDT	IGSB
Holdings in common	14%

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

Risk and return

Sep 28, 2018 to Oct 23, 2026 · 421 weekly returns

IBDT IGSB

Return

Total return edge IBDT +34.1% +28.3%

Annualized edge IBDT +3.7% +3.1%

Price return edge IGSB (slight) −0.8% −0.7%

Risk

Volatility edge IGSB 7.5% 4.9%

Max drawdown edge IGSB −17.8% −11.6%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge IBDT 0.15 0.08

Sortino edge IBDT 0.19 0.11

Calmar edge IGSB 0.21 0.27

Reading

IBDT returned more: +34.1% to +28.3%. IGSB swung less: 4.9% to 7.5%. IGSB fell less at its worst: −11.6% to −17.8%.

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Risk and return: IBDT vs IGSB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IBDT	IGSB	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+34.1%	+28.3%	IBDT	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+3.7%	+3.1%	IBDT	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	−0.8%	−0.7%	IGSB (slight)	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	7.5%	4.9%	IGSB	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	5.8%	3.5%	IGSB	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−17.8%	−11.6%	IGSB	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	0.15	0.08	IBDT	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	0.19	0.11	IBDT	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	0.21	0.27	IGSB	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 421 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

14%

By the books each fund has filed, IBDT and IGSB hold 14% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026.

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14% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IBDT IGSB

CVS Health Corp, due Mar 25, 2028 0.88% 0.12%

Pfizer Investment Enterprises Pte Ltd, due May 19, 2028 0.70% 0.11%

Amgen Inc, due Mar 2, 2028 0.66% 0.10%

AerCap Ireland Capital DAC / AerCap Global Aviation Trust, due Oct 29, 2028 0.64% 0.10%

Cigna Group/The, due Oct 15, 2028 0.66% 0.10%

Salesforce Inc, due Mar 15, 2028 0.55% 0.08%

RTX Corp, due Nov 16, 2028 0.53% 0.08%

NVIDIA Corp, due Jun 15, 2028 0.52% 0.07%

Sprint Capital Corp, due Nov 15, 2028 0.46% 0.07%

Citibank NA, due Sep 29, 2028 0.45% 0.07%

Amazon.com Inc, due Nov 20, 2028 0.39% 0.07%

Apple Inc, due Feb 8, 2028 0.40% 0.06%

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Morgan Stanley, due Jul 22, 2028 0.53%

Honeywell Aerospace Inc, due Mar 16, 2028 0.23%

Intercontinental Exchange Inc, due Sep 1, 2028 0.17%

Pharmacia LLC, due Dec 1, 2028 0.12%

Intercontinental Exchange Inc, due Sep 21, 2028 0.11%

Intercontinental Exchange Inc, due Dec 1, 2028 0.09%

Mosaic Co/The, due Nov 15, 2028 0.08%

Delta Air Lines 2020-1 Class AA Pass Through Trust, due Jun 10, 2028 0.07%

Only in IGSB

Eagle Funding Luxco Sarl, due Aug 17, 2030 0.29%

T-Mobile USA Inc, due Apr 15, 2030 0.17%

Space Exploration Technologies Corp, due Jul 15, 2031 0.15%

Bank of America Corp, due Dec 20, 2028 0.14%

Amazon.com Inc, due Mar 13, 2031 0.13%

AbbVie Inc, due Nov 21, 2029 0.13%

Mars Inc, due Mar 1, 2030 0.12%

Amazon.com Inc, due Jul 9, 2031 0.12%

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Side by side

IBDT iShares iBonds Dec 2028 Term Corporate ETF IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer iShares iShares

What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index of 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond

Total return, 1 year +2.3% +1.3%

Its benchmark over the same days −1.2% (IUSB) not measured

Gap to its benchmark +3.5 pts vs IUSB not measured

Expense ratio 0.10% 0.04%

Holdings 739 4781

Net assets, IBDT as of Oct 27, 2026 and IGSB as of Oct 28, 2026 $4.1bn $23.7bn

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

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

What each follows. IBDT follows Bloomberg December 2028 Maturity Corporate Index and IGSB follows ICE BofA 1-5 Year US Corporate Index.
Holdings in common. 14% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026).
Number of holdings. IBDT holds 739 positions and IGSB holds 4781.

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.

IGSB

IGSB tracks an index of 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +1.3% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IBDT or IGSB?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IBDT returned +2.3% and IGSB +1.3%.
Which is cheaper, IBDT or IGSB?: IGSB is cheaper, by 0.06 percentage points a year. That is about $6 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

IBDT on its own →IGSB on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →IBDT dividend history →IBDT holdings →IGSB dividend history →IGSB holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

IBDT and IGSB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IBDT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IBDT ↗

IGSB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IGSB ↗

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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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