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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IGIB returned −1.0% and SPY returned +17.5%, so SPY returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, IGIB or SPY?

IGIB charges 0.04% a year and SPY charges 0.09%, so IGIB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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IGIB vs SPY: how they differ

IGIB and SPY hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and SPY returned more over the year.

iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF and SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IGIB and SPY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in IGIB	Only in SPY
BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 0.60%	NVIDIA CORP 8.08%
ANHEUSER-BUSCH COMPANIES LLC 0.20%	APPLE INC 7.33%
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES COR 144A 0.19%	MICROSOFT CORP 5.59%
PFIZER INVESTMENT ENTERPRISES PTE 0.18%	AMAZON.COM INC 3.77%
QTS FAYETTEVILLE I DC1-2 LLC 144A 0.15%	ALPHABET INC CL A 2.98%
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO MTN 0.13%	BROADCOM INC 2.61%
MORGAN STANLEY (FXD-FRN) MTN 0.12%	ALPHABET INC CL C 2.39%
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY (FXD-FRN) MTN 0.12%	META PLATFORMS INC CLASS A 2.16%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Sep 10, 2026.

IGIB and SPY on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	IGIB iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF	SPY SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	State Street
What it is	5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond	S&P 500
Total return, 1 year	−1.0%	+17.5%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−18.5 pts	0.0 pts
Expense ratio	0.04%	0.09%
Holdings	2951	505

IGIB in plain words

IGIB is a bond fund tracking the 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −1.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year. It sat 3.3% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

SPY in plain words

SPY is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.5% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 505 positions, with the top ten at 38.2%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IGIB or SPY?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IGIB returned −1.0% and SPY returned +17.5%, so SPY returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IGIB or SPY?: IGIB charges 0.04% a year and SPY charges 0.09%, so IGIB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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