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IBDY vs QLTA: Differences, Returns & Fees

On Jul 31, 2026 IBDY's duration was 5.5 years and QLTA's 6.5; IBDY charges 0.10% to QLTA's 0.15%. Net assets on Oct 9, 2026: $1.2bn for iShares iBonds Dec 2033 Term Corporate ETF and $1.2bn for iShares Aaa - A Rated Corporate Bond ETF.

IBDY costs 0.05 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.9 points.

IBDY vs QLTA: Differences, Returns & Fees
IBDYQLTA
Expense ratio0.10%0.15%
Net assets$1.2bn$1.2bn
Total return, 1 year−1.5%−2.4%
What it tracksBloomberg December 2033 Maturity Corporate IndexBloomberg U.S. Corporate Aaa - A Capped Index
Holdings in common4%
Below its high4.2%, high on Feb 27, 20266.6%, high on Aug 6, 2020

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jul 31, 2026.

−1.5%
IBDY total return, 1 year
−2.4%
QLTA total return, 1 year
0.10%
IBDY expense ratio
0.15%
QLTA expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IBDY 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.

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4% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding IBDY QLTA
Pfizer Investment Enterprises Pte. Ltd., due May 19, 2033 1.42% 0.13%
NVIDIA Corp., due Jun 15, 2033 0.98% 0.10%
Abbott Laboratories, due Mar 15, 2033 0.77% 0.08%
Alphabet, Inc., due Feb 15, 2033 0.86% 0.07%
Salesforce, Inc., due Mar 15, 2033 0.78% 0.07%
Philip Morris International, Inc., due Feb 15, 2033 0.68% 0.07%
BP Capital Markets America, Inc., due Feb 13, 2033 0.64% 0.06%
UnitedHealth Group, Inc., due Feb 15, 2033 0.59% 0.06%
Comcast Corp., due Feb 15, 2033 0.30% 0.06%
Novartis Capital Corp., due Mar 18, 2033 0.56% 0.06%
Amazon.com, Inc., due Mar 13, 2033 1.13% 0.06%
Honeywell Aerospace, Inc., due Mar 16, 2033 0.51% 0.06%
Only in IBDY
Space Exploration Technologies Corp., due Jul 15, 2033 1.54%
Amgen, Inc., due Mar 2, 2033 1.25%
AT&T, Inc., due Dec 1, 2033 0.92%
Oracle Corp., due May 4, 2033 0.82%
T-Mobile USA, Inc., due Jul 15, 2033 0.75%
Enbridge, Inc., due Mar 8, 2033 0.68%
Intel Corp., due Feb 10, 2033 0.64%
Banco Santander SA, due Aug 8, 2033 0.63%
Only in QLTA
Broadcom Inc, due Jul 15, 2032 0.27%
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%

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On the same fields

IBDY
iShares iBonds Dec 2033 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 −1.5% −2.4%
Expense ratio 0.10% 0.15%
Holdings 420 3514
Net assets $1.2bn $1.2bn

IBDY and QLTA 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 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, IBDY or QLTA?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IBDY returned −1.5% and QLTA −2.4%.
Which is cheaper, IBDY or QLTA?
IBDY 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
IBDY and QLTA filings on SEC EDGAR ↗IBDY and QLTA prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for IBDY ↗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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