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IGEB vs LQD: Differences, Returns & Fees

On May 31, 2026 IGEB's duration was 6.3 years and LQD's 8.1; LQD charges 0.14% to IGEB's 0.18%. Net assets on Oct 9, 2026: $1.4bn for iShares Investment Grade Systematic Bond ETF and $28.5bn for iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF.

LQD costs 0.04 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.7 points; LQD is 19.9 times larger.

IGEB vs LQD: Differences, Returns & Fees
IGEBLQD
Expense ratio0.18%0.14%
Net assets$1.4bn$28.5bn
Total return, 1 year−1.7%−3.4%
What it tracksBlackRock Investment Grade Systematic Bond IndexUS investment grade bonds
Holdings in common8%
Below its high3.9%, high on Feb 23, 20267.8%, high on Sep 22, 2021

Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026.

−1.7%
IGEB total return, 1 year
−3.4%
LQD total return, 1 year
0.18%
IGEB expense ratio
0.14%
LQD expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IGEB and LQD 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.

half

8% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding IGEB LQD
T-Mobile USA Inc, due Apr 15, 2030 0.38% 0.16%
Anheuser-Busch Cos LLC / Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc, due Feb 1, 2036 0.36% 0.12%
Salesforce Inc, due Mar 15, 2036 0.44% 0.11%
Wells Fargo & Co, due Jul 25, 2033 0.15% 0.10%
Oracle Corp, due Sep 26, 2035 0.31% 0.10%
JPMorgan Chase & Co, due Jan 25, 2033 0.46% 0.10%
Wells Fargo & Co, due Apr 24, 2034 0.17% 0.09%
AerCap Ireland Capital DAC / AerCap Global Aviation Trust, due Jan 30, 2032 0.36% 0.09%
Boeing Co/The, due May 1, 2030 0.41% 0.09%
RTX Corp, due Jun 1, 2042 0.29% 0.08%
AstraZeneca PLC, due Sep 15, 2037 0.37% 0.08%
Wells Fargo & Co, due Oct 23, 2034 0.08% 0.08%
Only in IGEB
PNC Financial Services Group Inc/The, due May 15, 2027 0.52%
MetLife Inc, due Mar 15, 2055 0.49%
BP Capital Markets PLC, due Mar 22, 2030 0.49%
PNC Financial Services Group Inc/The, due Sep 15, 2027 0.49%
Wells Fargo & Co, due Sep 15, 2028 0.49%
Sempra, due Oct 1, 2054 0.49%
Phillips 66 Co, due Mar 15, 2056 0.49%
NextEra Energy Capital Holdings Inc, due Sep 1, 2054 0.49%
Only in LQD
Anheuser-Busch Cos LLC / Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc, due Feb 1, 2046 0.20%
CVS Health Corp, due Mar 25, 2048 0.17%
Meta Platforms Inc, due Nov 15, 2035 0.16%
Amazon.com Inc, due Mar 13, 2036 0.15%
Pfizer Investment Enterprises Pte Ltd, due May 19, 2053 0.15%
Meta Platforms Inc, due Nov 15, 2055 0.15%
Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The, due Oct 1, 2037 0.15%
Boeing Co/The, due May 1, 2050 0.14%

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On the same fields

IGEB
iShares Investment Grade Systematic Bond ETF
LQD
iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF
Issuer iShares iShares
What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index of US investment grade bonds
Total return, 1 year −1.7% −3.4%
Expense ratio 0.18% 0.14%
Holdings 445 3167
Net assets $1.4bn $28.5bn

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

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.

About LQD

LQD tracks an index of US investment grade bonds. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned −3.4% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.14% a year. It sat 7.8% below its high of Sep 22, 2021 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IGEB or LQD?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IGEB returned −1.7% and LQD −3.4%.
Which is cheaper, IGEB or LQD?
LQD is cheaper, by 0.04 percentage points a year. That is about $4 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
IGEB and LQD filings on SEC EDGAR ↗IGEB and LQD prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for IGEB ↗iShares page for LQD ↗

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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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