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

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IGEB returned −1.7% and USIG −1.6%.

Which is cheaper, IGEB or USIG?

USIG is cheaper, by 0.14 percentage points a year. That is about $14 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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IGEB vs USIG: Differences, Returns & Fees

On May 31, 2026 IGEB's duration was 6.3 years and USIG's 6.4; USIG charges 0.04% to IGEB's 0.18%. Net assets on Oct 9, 2026: $1.4bn for iShares Investment Grade Systematic Bond ETF and $17.6bn for iShares Broad USD Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF.

USIG costs 0.14 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.1 points; USIG is 12.3 times larger.

IGEB vs USIG: Differences, Returns & Fees
	IGEB	USIG
Expense ratio	0.18%	0.04%
Net assets	$1.4bn	$17.6bn
Total return, 1 year	−1.7%	−1.6%
What it tracks	BlackRock Investment Grade Systematic Bond Index	ICE BofA US Corporate Index
Holdings in common	5%
Below its high	3.9%, high on Feb 23, 2026	3.8%, high on Feb 23, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026.

−1.7%

IGEB total return, 1 year

−1.6%

USIG total return, 1 year

0.18%

IGEB expense ratio

0.04%

USIG expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IGEB and USIG hold 5% 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.

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5% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding IGEB USIG

T-Mobile USA Inc, due Apr 15, 2030 0.38% 0.07%

Anheuser-Busch Cos LLC / Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc, due Feb 1, 2036 0.36% 0.06%

Boeing Co/The, due May 1, 2030 0.41% 0.05%

CVS Health Corp, due Mar 25, 2038 0.05% 0.05%

Wells Fargo & Co, due Jul 25, 2033 0.15% 0.04%

Deutsche Telekom International Finance BV, due Jun 15, 2030 0.47% 0.04%

Morgan Stanley, due Jan 22, 2031 0.47% 0.04%

Oracle Corp, due Sep 26, 2035 0.31% 0.04%

Bank of America Corp, due Nov 10, 2028 0.46% 0.04%

AerCap Ireland Capital DAC / AerCap Global Aviation Trust, due Jan 30, 2032 0.36% 0.04%

Wells Fargo & Co, due Apr 24, 2034 0.17% 0.04%

Wells Fargo & Co, due Oct 23, 2034 0.08% 0.04%

Only in IGEB

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

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

Wells Fargo & Co, due Sep 15, 2028 0.49%

JPMorgan Chase & Co, due Jun 1, 2029 0.49%

Bank of America Corp, due Mar 15, 2028 0.42%

Charles Schwab Corp/The, due Jun 1, 2027 0.37%

Citibank NA, due Aug 6, 2026 0.32%

Pilgrim's Pride Corp, due Mar 1, 2032 0.32%

Only in USIG

Anheuser-Busch Cos LLC / Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc, due Feb 1, 2046 0.09%

Bank of America Corp, due Dec 20, 2028 0.09%

Eagle Funding Luxco Sarl, due Aug 17, 2030 0.08%

CVS Health Corp, due Mar 25, 2048 0.08%

Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The, due Jan 21, 2029 0.07%

Meta Platforms Inc, due Nov 15, 2055 0.06%

Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The, due Jan 21, 2047 0.06%

Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The, due Oct 1, 2037 0.06%

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On the same fields

IGEB

iShares Investment Grade Systematic Bond ETF

USIG

iShares Broad USD Investment Grade 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% −1.6%

Its benchmark over the same days not published −1.8% (CORP)

Gap to its benchmark not available +0.2 pts vs CORP

Expense ratio 0.18% 0.04%

Holdings 445 11582

Net assets $1.4bn $17.6bn

IGEB and USIG 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 USIG

USIG tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned −1.6% with distributions reinvested, against −1.8% for its benchmark, the ICE BofA US Corporate Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year. It sat 3.8% below its high of Feb 23, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IGEB or USIG?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IGEB returned −1.7% and USIG −1.6%.
Which is cheaper, IGEB or USIG?: USIG is cheaper, by 0.14 percentage points a year. That is about $14 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 USIG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗IGEB and USIG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for IGEB ↗iShares page for USIG ↗

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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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