Which returned more over the last year, IBTH or VRIG?

In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IBTH returned +2.8% and VRIG +4.3%.

Which is cheaper, IBTH or VRIG?

IBTH is cheaper, by 0.23 percentage points a year. That is about $23 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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IBTH vs VRIG: Differences, Returns & Fees

On Jul 31, 2026 IBTH's duration was 0.9 years and VRIG's 0.3; IBTH charges 0.07% to VRIG's 0.30%. Net assets on Oct 20, 2026: $2.4bn for iShares iBonds Dec 2027 Term Treasury ETF and $1.9bn for Invesco Variable Rate Investment Grade ETF.

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IBTH costs 0.23 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.5 points; IBTH is 1.2 times larger.

IBTH vs VRIG: Differences, Returns & Fees
	IBTH	VRIG
Expense ratio	0.07%	0.30%
Net assets	$2.4bn	$1.9bn
Total return, 1 year	+2.8%	+4.3%
What it tracks	ICE 2027 Maturity US Treasury Index	No index, actively managed
Holdings in common	0%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jul 31, 2026.

+2.8%

IBTH total return, 1 year

+4.3%

VRIG total return, 1 year

0.07%

IBTH expense ratio

0.30%

VRIG expense ratio

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

What each follows. IBTH follows ICE 2027 Maturity US Treasury Index and VRIG follows No index, actively managed.
Holdings in common. 0% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Jul 31, 2026).
Number of holdings. IBTH holds 51 positions and VRIG holds 363.

Data as of Oct 20, 2026. The differences are picked by a fixed rule, in a fixed order; the PDF prints it. Page 2 has the returns, overlap, risks and sources.

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What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IBTH and VRIG hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026.

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Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding IBTH VRIG

Only in IBTH

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Jan 31, 2027 2.93%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Jun 30, 2027 2.78%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Sep 30, 2027 2.75%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Oct 31, 2027 2.71%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Nov 30, 2027 2.69%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Mar 31, 2027 2.69%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Apr 30, 2027 2.68%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 28, 2027 2.68%

Only in VRIG

U.S. Treasury Floating Rate Notes, due Apr 30, 2028 7.44%

U.S. Treasury Floating Rate Notes, due Oct 31, 2027 3.77%

U.S. Treasury Floating Rate Notes, due Apr 30, 2027 2.29%

U.S. Treasury Floating Rate Notes, due Jul 31, 2027 2.18%

U.S. Treasury Floating Rate Notes, due Jan 31, 2028 0.92%

Fannie Mae Connecticut Avenue Securities, Series 2022-R06, Class 1M2, due May 25, 2042 0.86%

Freddie Mac, Series 2022-DNA2, Class M2, due Feb 25, 2042 0.76%

Freddie Mac REMICs, due Feb 25, 2056 0.72%

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On the same fields

IBTH

iShares iBonds Dec 2027 Term Treasury ETF

VRIG

Invesco Variable Rate Investment Grade ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer iShares Invesco

What it is Tracks an index Actively managed

Total return, 1 year +2.8% +4.3%

Expense ratio 0.07% 0.30%

Holdings 51 363

Net assets $2.4bn $1.9bn

IBTH and VRIG on the fields both publish, as of Oct 20, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

About IBTH

IBTH tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +2.8% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year.

About VRIG

VRIG is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +4.3% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.30% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IBTH or VRIG?: In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IBTH returned +2.8% and VRIG +4.3%.
Which is cheaper, IBTH or VRIG?: IBTH is cheaper, by 0.23 percentage points a year. That is about $23 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

IBTH filings on SEC EDGAR ↗IBTH prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for IBTH ↗VRIG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗VRIG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Invesco page for VRIG ↗

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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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