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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IGIB returned −1.0% and XLG returned +12.2%, so XLG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, IGIB or XLG?

IGIB charges 0.04% a year and XLG charges 0.20%, 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 XLG: how they differ

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

iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF and Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IGIB and XLG 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 XLG
BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 0.60%	NVIDIA Corp 12.79%
ANHEUSER-BUSCH COMPANIES LLC 0.20%	Apple Inc 11.58%
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES COR 144A 0.19%	Microsoft Corp 8.83%
PFIZER INVESTMENT ENTERPRISES PTE 0.18%	Amazon.com Inc 5.95%
QTS FAYETTEVILLE I DC1-2 LLC 144A 0.15%	Alphabet Inc 4.71%
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO MTN 0.13%	Broadcom Inc 4.12%
MORGAN STANLEY (FXD-FRN) MTN 0.12%	Alphabet Inc 3.77%
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY (FXD-FRN) MTN 0.12%	Meta Platforms Inc 3.42%

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 XLG on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	IGIB iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF	XLG Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Invesco
What it is	5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond	S&P 500 top 50
Total return, 1 year	−1.0%	+12.2%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−18.5 pts	−5.3 pts
Expense ratio	0.04%	0.20%
Holdings	2951	52

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.

XLG in plain words

XLG is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500 top 50. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +12.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.20% 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 52 positions, with the top ten at 60.3%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IGIB or XLG?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IGIB returned −1.0% and XLG returned +12.2%, so XLG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IGIB or XLG?: IGIB charges 0.04% a year and XLG charges 0.20%, so IGIB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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