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

In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ICSH returned +3.5% and VRIG +4.3%.

Which is cheaper, ICSH or VRIG?

ICSH is cheaper, by 0.22 percentage points a year. That is about $22 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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ICSH vs VRIG: Differences, Returns & Fees

On Jul 31, 2026 ICSH's duration was 0.7 years and VRIG's 0.3; ICSH charges 0.08% to VRIG's 0.30%. Net assets on Oct 20, 2026: $9.0bn for iShares Ultra Short Duration Bond Active ETF and $1.9bn for Invesco Variable Rate Investment Grade ETF.

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ICSH costs 0.22 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.8 points; ICSH is 4.6 times larger.

ICSH vs VRIG: Differences, Returns & Fees
	ICSH	VRIG
Expense ratio	0.08%	0.30%
Net assets	$9.0bn	$1.9bn
Total return, 1 year	+3.5%	+4.3%
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	No index, actively managed
Holdings in common	1%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jul 31, 2026.

+3.5%

ICSH total return, 1 year

+4.3%

VRIG total return, 1 year

0.08%

ICSH expense ratio

0.30%

VRIG expense ratio

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

Holdings in common. 1% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Jul 31, 2026).
Cost. ICSH charges 0.08% of assets a year and VRIG 0.30%, a gap of 0.22 points.
Size. ICSH has $9.0bn in net assets and VRIG $1.9bn (Net assets); ICSH is 4.7 times larger.

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, ICSH and VRIG hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026.

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1% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding ICSH VRIG

Protective Life Global Funding, due Sep 11, 2028 0.37% 0.19%

Athene Global Funding, due Apr 19, 2027 0.17% 0.41%

Athene Global Funding, due Mar 6, 2028 0.59% 0.16%

Wells Fargo & Co, due Jan 24, 2028 0.16% 0.30%

Only in ICSH

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria/New York NY, due Mar 10, 2027 0.91%

BPCE SA, due May 6, 2027 0.91%

Marubeni Finance America LLC, due Aug 7, 2026 0.77%

Cooperatieve Rabobank UA/NY, due Nov 16, 2026 0.74%

Svenska Handelsbanken AB, due Apr 13, 2027 0.72%

Northwestern Mutual Global Funding, due Mar 30, 2029 0.70%

MIZUHO BK LTD NEW YORK BRH INS, due May 26, 2027 0.70%

Toyota Motor Credit Corp, due May 12, 2028 0.68%

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

ICSH

iShares Ultra Short Duration Bond Active ETF

VRIG

Invesco Variable Rate Investment Grade ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer iShares Invesco

What it is Actively managed Actively managed

Total return, 1 year +3.5% +4.3%

Expense ratio 0.08% 0.30%

Holdings 407 363

Net assets $9.0bn $1.9bn

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

About ICSH

ICSH is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +3.5% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% 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, ICSH or VRIG?: In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ICSH returned +3.5% and VRIG +4.3%.
Which is cheaper, ICSH or VRIG?: ICSH is cheaper, by 0.22 percentage points a year. That is about $22 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

ICSH filings on SEC EDGAR ↗ICSH prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for ICSH ↗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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