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IBDX vs QLTA: Differences, Returns & Fees

On Jul 31, 2026 IBDX's duration was 5.0 years and QLTA's 6.5; IBDX charges 0.10% to QLTA's 0.15%. Net assets on Oct 9, 2026: $1.8bn for iShares iBonds Dec 2032 Term Corporate ETF and $1.2bn for iShares Aaa - A Rated Corporate Bond ETF.

IBDX costs 0.05 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.4 points; IBDX is 1.5 times larger.

IBDX vs QLTA: Differences, Returns & Fees
IBDXQLTA
Expense ratio0.10%0.15%
Net assets$1.8bn$1.2bn
Total return, 1 year−1.0%−2.4%
What it tracksBloomberg December 2032 Maturity Corporate IndexBloomberg U.S. Corporate Aaa - A Capped Index
Holdings in common4%
Below its high3.7%, high on Feb 27, 20266.6%, high on Aug 6, 2020

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jul 31, 2026.

−1.0%
IBDX total return, 1 year
−2.4%
QLTA total return, 1 year
0.10%
IBDX expense ratio
0.15%
QLTA expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IBDX and QLTA hold 4% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026.

half

4% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding IBDX QLTA
Broadcom, Inc., due Jul 15, 2032 0.50% 0.27%
Meta Platforms, Inc., due Nov 15, 2032 1.20% 0.10%
Amazon.com, Inc., due Dec 1, 2032 0.67% 0.08%
Amazon.com, Inc., due Apr 13, 2032 0.71% 0.08%
Meta Platforms, Inc., due Aug 15, 2032 0.85% 0.08%
Coca-Cola Co. (The), due Jan 5, 2032 0.54% 0.06%
Toronto-Dominion Bank (The), due Jun 8, 2032 0.60% 0.06%
BP Capital Markets America, Inc., due Jan 12, 2032 0.56% 0.05%
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., due Mar 15, 2032 0.48% 0.05%
Cintas Corp. No. 2, due May 1, 2032 0.22% 0.05%
Manulife Financial Corp., due Mar 16, 2032 0.22% 0.05%
Philip Morris International, Inc., due Nov 17, 2032 0.48% 0.04%
Only in IBDX
Verizon Communications, Inc., due Mar 15, 2032 1.24%
AerCap Ireland Capital DAC, due Jan 30, 2032 1.14%
Oracle Corp., due Sep 26, 2032 0.85%
Sprint Capital Corp., due Mar 15, 2032 0.69%
Oracle Corp., due Nov 9, 2032 0.67%
Ford Motor Co., due Feb 12, 2032 0.66%
AT&T, Inc., due Feb 1, 2032 0.66%
Haleon US Capital LLC, due Mar 24, 2032 0.57%
Only in QLTA
Broadcom Inc, due Nov 15, 2035 0.22%
Anheuser-Busch Cos LLC / Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc, due Feb 1, 2046 0.21%
Meta Platforms Inc, due Nov 15, 2035 0.20%
NVIDIA Corp, due Jun 15, 2031 0.16%
Amazon.com Inc, due Mar 13, 2036 0.15%
Meta Platforms Inc, due May 15, 2056 0.15%
NVIDIA Corp, due Jun 15, 2036 0.15%
Pfizer Investment Enterprises Pte Ltd, due May 19, 2053 0.15%

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On the same fields

IBDX
iShares iBonds Dec 2032 Term Corporate ETF
QLTA
iShares Aaa - A Rated Corporate Bond ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF
Issuer iShares iShares
What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index
Total return, 1 year −1.0% −2.4%
Expense ratio 0.10% 0.15%
Holdings 434 3514
Net assets $1.8bn $1.2bn

IBDX and QLTA on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

About IBDX

IBDX tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned −1.0% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.10% a year. It sat 3.7% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

About QLTA

QLTA tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned −2.4% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. It sat 6.6% below its high of Aug 6, 2020 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IBDX or QLTA?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IBDX returned −1.0% and QLTA −2.4%.
Which is cheaper, IBDX or QLTA?
IBDX is cheaper, by 0.05 percentage points a year. That is about $5 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
IBDX and QLTA filings on SEC EDGAR ↗IBDX and QLTA prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for IBDX ↗iShares page for QLTA ↗

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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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