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IBDU vs IBDV: Differences, Returns & Fees

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On Jul 31, 2026 IBDU's duration was 2.6 years and IBDV's 3.4; both charge 0.10%.

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Net assets: $4.0bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares iBonds Dec 2029 Term Corporate ETF, and $3.4bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares iBonds Dec 2030 Term Corporate ETF.

At a glance
+1.3%
IBDU total return, 1 year
+0.1%
IBDV total return, 1 year
0.10%
IBDU expense ratio
0.10%
IBDV expense ratio

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.10% a year; their one-year returns differ by 1.2 points; IBDU is 1.2 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

IBDU vs IBDV: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureIBDUIBDV
Return
Total return, 1 year+1.3%+0.1%
Benchmark
What it tracksBloomberg December 2029 Maturity Corporate IndexBloomberg December 2030 Maturity Corporate Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.10%0.10%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026$4.0bn$3.4bn
Holdings
Holdings in common0%

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

Risk and return

Jul 2, 2020 to Oct 23, 2026 · 329 weekly returns · each against IUSB
IBDU IBDV
Return
Total return edge IBDU +7.8% +4.8%
Annualized edge IBDU +1.2% +0.7%
Price return edge IBDU (slight) −15.1% −16.5%
Risk
Volatility edge IBDU 5.2% 5.9%
Max drawdown edge IBDU −18.9% −21.4%
Downside capture 90.4% 106.2%
Beta 0.94 1.09
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe edge IBDU (slight) −0.35 −0.37
Sortino edge IBDU (slight) −0.48 −0.50
Treynor −0.019 −0.020
Calmar edge IBDU 0.06 0.03
Against the benchmark
Alpha +0.9% a year +0.9% a year
Alpha t-stat 1.27 1.23
Information ratio 0.59 0.34
Tracking error 1.8% 1.9%
Reading

IBDU returned more: +7.8% to +4.8%. IBDU swung less: 5.2% to 5.9%. IBDU fell less at its worst: −18.9% to −21.4%.

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Risk and return: IBDU vs IBDV: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureIBDUIBDVIUSBEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+7.8%+4.8%IBDUPrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized+1.2%+0.7%IBDUTotal return as a yearly rate.
Price return−15.1%−16.5%IBDU (slight)Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility5.2%5.9%IBDUSpread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation3.8%4.4%IBDULike volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown−18.9%−21.4%IBDUDeepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Upside capture95.8%113.3%100.0%IBDVShare of its benchmark's rise caught in the weeks it rose.
Downside capture90.4%106.2%100.0%IBDUShare of its benchmark's fall taken in the weeks it fell. Lower is better.
Beta0.941.091.00IBDU lowerHow far it moves for each 1% its benchmark moves.
R squared0.890.911.00Not an edgeShare of its weekly moves its benchmark explains.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe−0.35−0.37IBDU (slight)Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino−0.48−0.50IBDU (slight)Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Treynor−0.019−0.020−0.028IBDU (slight)Return above Treasury bills per unit of beta.
Calmar0.060.03IBDUAnnualized return divided by the max drawdown.
Against the benchmark
BenchmarkIUSBIUSBIUSBThe ETF each fund is measured against.
Alpha+0.9% a year+0.9% a year0.0%Not significantYearly return beyond what its beta to the benchmark predicts.
Alpha t-stat1.271.23Not an edgeHow sure the alpha is. Below 2, it could be chance.
Alpha range−0.5% to +2.2%−0.5% to +2.3%Both include zeroThe 95% range for the yearly alpha.
Information ratio0.590.34IBDUReturn against its benchmark per unit of tracking error.
Tracking error1.8%1.9%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, 329 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, IBDU and IBDV 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 IBDU IBDV
Only in one fund ↓
Only in IBDU
AbbVie Inc, due Nov 21, 2029 0.97%
Salesforce Inc, due Mar 15, 2029 0.73%
Verizon Communications Inc, due Dec 3, 2029 0.63%
International Business Machines Corp, due May 15, 2029 0.61%
Oracle Corp, due Feb 4, 2029 0.58%
AT&T Inc, due Mar 1, 2029 0.58%
Amazon.com Inc, due Mar 13, 2029 0.58%
Fiserv Inc, due Jul 1, 2029 0.57%
Only in IBDV
T-Mobile USA Inc, due Apr 15, 2030 1.16%
Boeing Co/The, due May 1, 2030 0.74%
Deutsche Telekom International Finance BV, due Jun 15, 2030 0.66%
Meta Platforms Inc, due Nov 15, 2030 0.62%
British Telecommunications Ltd, due Dec 15, 2030 0.56%
Pacific Gas and Electric Co, due Jul 1, 2030 0.52%
Pfizer Investment Enterprises Pte Ltd, due May 19, 2030 0.51%
AT&T Inc, due Feb 15, 2030 0.50%
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Side by side

IBDU iShares iBonds Dec 2029 Term Corporate ETF IBDV iShares iBonds Dec 2030 Term Corporate ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF
What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index
Total return, 1 year +1.3% +0.1%
Its benchmark over the same days −1.2% (IUSB) −1.2% (IUSB)
Gap to its benchmark +2.5 pts vs IUSB +1.3 pts vs IUSB
Expense ratio 0.10% 0.10%
Holdings 729 735
Net assets, IBDU as of Oct 27, 2026 and IBDV as of Oct 28, 2026 $4.0bn $3.4bn

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

Client brief · page 1 of 2 Report BR-EDC26DF96E

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

  1. What each follows. IBDU follows Bloomberg December 2029 Maturity Corporate Index and IBDV follows Bloomberg December 2030 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 (similar). Over 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 IBDU returned +1.3% and IBDV +0.1% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 1.2 points.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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About each fund
IBDU

IBDU tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +1.3% with distributions reinvested, against −1.2% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Universal Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.10% a year.

IBDV

IBDV tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +0.1% 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, IBDU or IBDV?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IBDU returned +1.3% and IBDV +0.1%.
Which is cheaper, IBDU or IBDV?
Neither: IBDU and IBDV both charge 0.10% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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