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

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IGEB returned −1.7% and QLTA −2.4%.

Which is cheaper, IGEB or QLTA?

QLTA is cheaper, by 0.03 percentage points a year. That is about $3 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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IGEB vs QLTA: Differences, Returns & Fees

IGEB's duration was 6.3 years on May 31, 2026 and QLTA's 6.5 on Jul 31, 2026; QLTA charges 0.15% to IGEB's 0.18%. Net assets on Oct 9, 2026: $1.4bn for iShares Investment Grade Systematic Bond ETF and $1.2bn for iShares Aaa - A Rated Corporate Bond ETF.

QLTA costs 0.03 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.7 points; IGEB is 1.2 times larger.

IGEB vs QLTA: Differences, Returns & Fees
	IGEB	QLTA
Expense ratio	0.18%	0.15%
Net assets	$1.4bn	$1.2bn
Total return, 1 year	−1.7%	−2.4%
What it tracks	BlackRock Investment Grade Systematic Bond Index	Bloomberg U.S. Corporate Aaa - A Capped Index
Holdings in common	4%
Below its high	3.9%, high on Feb 23, 2026	6.6%, high on Aug 6, 2020

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

−1.7%

IGEB total return, 1 year

−2.4%

QLTA total return, 1 year

0.18%

IGEB expense ratio

0.15%

QLTA expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IGEB 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 May 31, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.

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4% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding IGEB QLTA

Anheuser-Busch Cos LLC / Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc, due Feb 1, 2036 0.36% 0.14%

Wells Fargo & Co, due Jul 25, 2033 0.15% 0.12%

Salesforce Inc, due Mar 15, 2036 0.44% 0.12%

Wells Fargo & Co, due Apr 24, 2034 0.17% 0.11%

Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The, due Oct 24, 2029 0.38% 0.09%

Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The, due Jul 23, 2035 0.49% 0.09%

Wells Fargo & Co, due Oct 23, 2034 0.08% 0.11%

AstraZeneca PLC, due Sep 15, 2037 0.37% 0.08%

HSBC Holdings PLC, due Jun 19, 2029 0.22% 0.08%

HSBC Holdings PLC, due May 22, 2030 0.51% 0.08%

Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The, due Jan 28, 2036 0.45% 0.07%

Salesforce Inc, due Mar 15, 2033 0.48% 0.07%

Only in IGEB

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

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

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

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

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%

PNC Financial Services Group Inc/The, due Sep 15, 2027 0.49%

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

IGEB

iShares Investment Grade Systematic Bond 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 −1.7% −2.4%

Expense ratio 0.18% 0.15%

Holdings 445 3514

Net assets $1.4bn $1.2bn

IGEB and QLTA 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 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, IGEB or QLTA?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IGEB returned −1.7% and QLTA −2.4%.
Which is cheaper, IGEB or QLTA?: QLTA is cheaper, by 0.03 percentage points a year. That is about $3 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 QLTA filings on SEC EDGAR ↗IGEB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for IGEB ↗QLTA prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗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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