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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IGIB returned −1.8% and IUSB −1.2%.

Which is cheaper, IGIB or IUSB?

IGIB is cheaper, by 0.02 percentage points a year. That is about $2 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

IGIB vs IUSB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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IGIB's duration was 5.9 years on Aug 31, 2026 and IUSB's 5.5 on Jul 31, 2026; IGIB charges 0.04% to IUSB's 0.06%.

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Net assets: $19.5bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF, and $49.8bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF.

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At a glance

−1.8%

IGIB total return, 1 year

−1.2%

IUSB total return, 1 year

0.04%

IGIB expense ratio

0.06%

IUSB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IGIB costs 0.02 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.6 points; IUSB is 2.6 times larger.

IGIB vs IUSB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IGIB	IUSB
Return
Measure	IGIB	IUSB
Total return, 1 year	−1.8%	−1.2%
Drawdown
Measure	IGIB	IUSB
Below its high	3.2%, high on Feb 27, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	IGIB	IUSB
What it tracks	ICE BofA 5-10 Year US Corporate Index	Bloomberg U.S. Universal Index
Cost and size
Measure	IGIB	IUSB
Expense ratio	0.04%	0.06%
Net assets, as of Oct 26, 2026	$19.5bn	$49.8bn
Holdings
Measure	IGIB	IUSB
Holdings in common	7%

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

Risk and return

Jun 20, 2014 to Oct 23, 2026 · 644 weekly returns

IGIB IUSB

Return

Total return edge IGIB +39.3% +28.3%

Annualized edge IGIB +2.7% +2.0%

Price return edge IGIB −7.2% −10.7%

Risk

Volatility edge IUSB 6.4% 5.0%

Max drawdown edge IUSB −20.0% −17.7%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge IGIB 0.13 0.02

Sortino edge IGIB 0.17 0.02

Calmar edge IGIB 0.14 0.11

Reading

IGIB returned more: +39.3% to +28.3%. IUSB swung less: 5.0% to 6.4%. IUSB fell less at its worst: −17.7% to −20.0%.

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Risk and return: IGIB vs IUSB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IGIB	IUSB	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+39.3%	+28.3%	IGIB	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+2.7%	+2.0%	IGIB	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	−7.2%	−10.7%	IGIB	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	6.4%	5.0%	IUSB	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	4.8%	3.6%	IUSB	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−20.0%	−17.7%	IUSB	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	0.13	0.02	IGIB	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	0.17	0.02	IGIB	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	0.14	0.11	IGIB	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 644 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, IGIB and IUSB hold 7% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IGIB IUSB

Meta Platforms Inc, due Nov 15, 2035 0.22% 0.02%

Amazon.com Inc, due Mar 13, 2036 0.22% 0.02%

Bank of America Corp, due Jan 23, 2035 0.19% 0.01%

Bank of America Corp, due Jul 22, 2033 0.19% 0.01%

Bank of America Corp, due Apr 25, 2034 0.19% 0.01%

Space Exploration Technologies Corp, due Jul 15, 2036 0.20% 0.01%

Wells Fargo & Co, due Jul 25, 2034 0.17% 0.01%

Mars Inc, due Mar 1, 2035 0.19% 0.01%

HSBC Holdings PLC, due May 12, 2034 0.05% 0.01%

Verizon Communications Inc, due Mar 15, 2032 0.15% 0.01%

NVIDIA Corp, due Jun 15, 2036 0.17% 0.01%

Pfizer Investment Enterprises Pte Ltd, due May 19, 2033 0.18% 0.01%

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Honeywell Aerospace Inc, due Mar 16, 2036 0.10%

HSBC Holdings PLC, due Aug 14, 2037 0.09%

Alphabet Inc, due Aug 15, 2036 0.07%

Saudi Arabian Oil Co, due Jul 17, 2034 0.07%

Alphabet Inc, due Aug 15, 2033 0.07%

Petronas Capital Ltd, due Apr 3, 2035 0.07%

AbbVie Inc, due Sep 15, 2033 0.07%

Honeywell Aerospace Inc, due Mar 16, 2033 0.07%

Only in IUSB

Uniform Mortgage-Backed Securities, due Aug 25, 2056 0.41%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Dec 31, 2029 0.37%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due May 15, 2036 0.37%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 15, 2034 0.36%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 15, 2035 0.35%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Aug 15, 2035 0.34%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due May 15, 2034 0.34%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Nov 15, 2034 0.34%

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Side by side

IGIB iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF IUSB iShares Core Universal USD 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 Universal USD Bond

Total return, 1 year −1.8% −1.2%

Expense ratio 0.04% 0.06%

Holdings 3064 18338

Net assets, IGIB as of Oct 28, 2026 and IUSB as of Oct 27, 2026 $19.5bn $49.8bn

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

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IGIB and IUSB 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 IUSB follows Bloomberg U.S. Universal Index.
Holdings in common. 7% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026).
Number of holdings. IGIB holds 3,064 positions and IUSB holds 18338.

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.

IUSB

IUSB tracks an index of Universal USD Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −1.2% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IGIB or IUSB?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IGIB returned −1.8% and IUSB −1.2%.
Which is cheaper, IGIB or IUSB?: IGIB is cheaper, by 0.02 percentage points a year. That is about $2 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

IGIB on its own →IUSB on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →IGIB dividend history →IGIB holdings →IUSB dividend history →IUSB holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

IGIB and IUSB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IGIB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IGIB ↗

IUSB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IUSB ↗

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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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