Which returned more over the last year, IGIB or IGSB?

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IGIB returned −1.8% and IGSB +1.3%.

Which is cheaper, IGIB or IGSB?

Neither: IGIB and IGSB both charge 0.04% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

IGIB vs IGSB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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On Aug 31, 2026 IGIB's duration was 5.9 years and IGSB's 2.7; both charge 0.04%.

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Net assets on Oct 28, 2026: $19.5bn for iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF and $23.7bn for iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF.

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At a glance

−1.8%

IGIB total return, 1 year

+1.3%

IGSB total return, 1 year

0.04%

IGIB expense ratio

0.04%

IGSB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.04% a year; their one-year returns differ by 3.1 points; IGSB is 1.2 times larger.

IGIB vs IGSB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IGIB	IGSB
Return
Measure	IGIB	IGSB
Total return, 1 year	−1.8%	+1.3%
Drawdown
Measure	IGIB	IGSB
Below its high	3.2%, high on Feb 27, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	IGIB	IGSB
What it tracks	ICE BofA 5-10 Year US Corporate Index	ICE BofA 1-5 Year US Corporate Index
Cost and size
Measure	IGIB	IGSB
Expense ratio	0.04%	0.04%
Net assets	$19.5bn	$23.7bn
Holdings
Measure	IGIB	IGSB
Holdings in common	0%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Aug 31, 2026. Method

Risk and return

Jan 19, 2007 to Oct 23, 2026 · 1,031 weekly returns

IGIB IGSB

Return

Total return edge IGIB +104.0% +72.0%

Annualized edge IGIB +3.7% +2.8%

Price return edge IGSB +1.8% +2.8%

Risk

Volatility edge IGSB 6.0% 4.3%

Max drawdown edge IGSB −20.0% −11.6%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge IGIB 0.37 0.29

Sortino edge IGIB 0.49 0.38

Calmar edge IGSB 0.18 0.24

Reading

IGIB returned more: +104.0% to +72.0%. IGSB swung less: 4.3% to 6.0%. IGSB fell less at its worst: −11.6% to −20.0%.

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Risk and return: IGIB vs IGSB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IGIB	IGSB	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+104.0%	+72.0%	IGIB	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+3.7%	+2.8%	IGIB	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	+1.8%	+2.8%	IGSB	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	6.0%	4.3%	IGSB	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	4.4%	3.3%	IGSB	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−20.0%	−11.6%	IGSB	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	0.37	0.29	IGIB	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	0.49	0.38	IGIB	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	0.18	0.24	IGSB	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 1,031 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

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

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IGIB IGSB

Prosus NV, due Jul 13, 2031 0.06% 0.00%

UDR Inc, due Aug 15, 2031 0.00% 0.01%

Sands China Ltd, due Aug 8, 2031 0.02% 0.00%

Hess Corp, due Aug 15, 2031 0.00% 0.01%

New York Life Global Funding, due Aug 1, 2031 0.00% 0.00%

Summit Digitel Infrastructure Ltd, due Aug 12, 2031 0.01% 0.00%

VMware LLC, due Aug 15, 2031 0.00% 0.00%

Intel Corp, due Aug 12, 2031 0.00% 0.00%

Public Service Co of Oklahoma, due Aug 15, 2031 0.00% 0.01%

Baidu Inc, due Aug 23, 2031 0.01% 0.00%

Pricoa Global Funding I, due Aug 27, 2031 0.01% 0.00%

Yamana Gold Inc, due Aug 15, 2031 0.00% 0.01%

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Only in IGIB

Meta Platforms Inc, due Nov 15, 2035 0.22%

Amazon.com Inc, due Mar 13, 2036 0.22%

Space Exploration Technologies Corp, due Jul 15, 2036 0.20%

Anheuser-Busch Cos LLC / Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc, due Feb 1, 2036 0.20%

Meta Platforms Inc, due May 15, 2036 0.19%

Bank of America Corp, due Apr 25, 2034 0.19%

Space Exploration Technologies Corp, due Jul 15, 2033 0.19%

Bank of America Corp, due Jan 23, 2035 0.19%

Only in IGSB

Eagle Funding Luxco Sarl, due Aug 17, 2030 0.29%

T-Mobile USA Inc, due Apr 15, 2030 0.17%

Space Exploration Technologies Corp, due Jul 15, 2031 0.15%

Bank of America Corp, due Dec 20, 2028 0.14%

Amazon.com Inc, due Mar 13, 2031 0.13%

AbbVie Inc, due Nov 21, 2029 0.13%

Mars Inc, due Mar 1, 2030 0.12%

CVS Health Corp, due Mar 25, 2028 0.12%

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Side by side

IGIB iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer iShares iShares

What it is Tracks an index of 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond Tracks an index of 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond

Total return, 1 year −1.8% +1.3%

Expense ratio 0.04% 0.04%

Holdings 3064 4781

Net assets $19.5bn $23.7bn

IGIB and IGSB on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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IGIB and IGSB do different jobs. What does each one do in a portfolio?

What each follows. IGIB follows ICE BofA 5-10 Year US Corporate Index and IGSB follows ICE BofA 1-5 Year US Corporate Index.
Holdings in common. 0% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Aug 31, 2026).
One-year total return. Over 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 IGIB returned −1.8% and IGSB +1.3% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 3.1 points.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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About each fund

IGIB

IGIB tracks an index of 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −1.8% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year. It sat 3.2% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

IGSB

IGSB tracks an index of 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +1.3% with distributions reinvested.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IGIB or IGSB?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IGIB returned −1.8% and IGSB +1.3%.
Which is cheaper, IGIB or IGSB?: Neither: IGIB and IGSB both charge 0.04% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

IGIB and IGSB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IGIB and IGSB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

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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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