Which returned more over the last year, IBDY or IGEB?

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IBDY returned −1.5% and IGEB −1.7%.

Which is cheaper, IBDY or IGEB?

IBDY is cheaper, by 0.08 percentage points a year. That is about $8 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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IBDY vs IGEB: Differences, Returns & Fees

IBDY's duration was 5.5 years on Jul 31, 2026 and IGEB's 6.3 on May 31, 2026; IBDY charges 0.10% to IGEB's 0.18%. Net assets on Oct 9, 2026: $1.2bn for iShares iBonds Dec 2033 Term Corporate ETF and $1.4bn for iShares Investment Grade Systematic Bond ETF.

IBDY costs 0.08 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.2 points; IGEB is 1.2 times larger.

IBDY vs IGEB: Differences, Returns & Fees
	IBDY	IGEB
Expense ratio	0.10%	0.18%
Net assets	$1.2bn	$1.4bn
Total return, 1 year	−1.5%	−1.7%
What it tracks	Bloomberg December 2033 Maturity Corporate Index	BlackRock Investment Grade Systematic Bond Index
Holdings in common	8%
Below its high	4.2%, high on Feb 27, 2026	3.9%, high on Feb 23, 2026

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

−1.5%

IBDY total return, 1 year

−1.7%

IGEB total return, 1 year

0.10%

IBDY expense ratio

0.18%

IGEB expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IBDY and IGEB hold 8% 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 May 31, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.

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8% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding IBDY IGEB

Salesforce, Inc., due Mar 15, 2033 0.78% 0.48%

Energy Transfer LP, due Dec 1, 2033 0.47% 0.47%

CVS Health Corp., due Jun 1, 2033 0.38% 0.47%

ONEOK, Inc., due Sep 1, 2033 0.45% 0.37%

Diamondback Energy, Inc., due Mar 15, 2033 0.33% 0.48%

MPLX LP, due Mar 1, 2033 0.32% 0.39%

Ingersoll Rand, Inc., due Aug 14, 2033 0.30% 0.46%

Dollar General Corp., due Jul 5, 2033 0.29% 0.48%

Vistra Operations Co. LLC, due Apr 30, 2033 0.29% 0.49%

American Electric Power Co., Inc., due Mar 1, 2033 0.25% 0.40%

Kinder Morgan, Inc., due Jun 1, 2033 0.44% 0.25%

National Grid plc, due Jun 12, 2033 0.23% 0.37%

Only in IBDY

Space Exploration Technologies Corp., due Jul 15, 2033 1.54%

Pfizer Investment Enterprises Pte. Ltd., due May 19, 2033 1.42%

Amgen, Inc., due Mar 2, 2033 1.25%

Amazon.com, Inc., due Mar 13, 2033 1.13%

NVIDIA Corp., due Jun 15, 2033 0.98%

AT&T, Inc., due Dec 1, 2033 0.92%

Alphabet, Inc., due Feb 15, 2033 0.86%

Oracle Corp., due May 4, 2033 0.82%

Only in IGEB

PNC Financial Services Group Inc/The, due May 15, 2027 0.52%

HSBC Holdings PLC, due May 22, 2030 0.51%

Delta Air Lines Inc, due Jul 10, 2030 0.50%

Santander UK Group Holdings PLC, due Sep 22, 2036 0.50%

Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The, due Oct 24, 2034 0.50%

MetLife Inc, due Mar 15, 2055 0.49%

BP Capital Markets PLC, due Mar 22, 2030 0.49%

Solventum Corp, due Mar 23, 2034 0.49%

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On the same fields

IBDY

iShares iBonds Dec 2033 Term Corporate ETF

IGEB

iShares Investment Grade Systematic 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 −1.5% −1.7%

Expense ratio 0.10% 0.18%

Holdings 420 445

Net assets $1.2bn $1.4bn

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

About IBDY

IBDY tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned −1.5% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.10% a year. It sat 4.2% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

About IGEB

IGEB tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned −1.7% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.18% a year. It sat 3.9% below its high of Feb 23, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IBDY or IGEB?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IBDY returned −1.5% and IGEB −1.7%.
Which is cheaper, IBDY or IGEB?: IBDY is cheaper, by 0.08 percentage points a year. That is about $8 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

IBDY and IGEB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗IBDY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for IBDY ↗IGEB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for IGEB ↗

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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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