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

In the year to Nov 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IGSB returned +1.4% and ISTB +1.0%.

Which is cheaper, IGSB or ISTB?

IGSB 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 Nov 12, 2026.

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IGSB vs ISTB: Differences, Returns & Fees

Return, fees and overlap, side by side.

Return gap

+0.4 pts

1 year to Nov 12, 2026: IGSB ahead, total return

Fee gap

0.02 pts

A year: IGSB 0.04%, ISTB 0.06%, per filings dated Feb 23, 2026 and Jun 18, 2026

Overlap

24%

Share of the two books held in common, holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026

Net flow

+$283m / +$80m

IGSB / ISTB, Oct 12, 2026 to Nov 11, 2026, daily basis

Risk and return

Nov 2, 2012 to Nov 6, 2026 · 731 weekly returns

IGSB ISTB

Return

Total return edge IGSB +37.0% +32.0%

Annualized edge IGSB +2.3% +2.0%

Price return edge IGSB −2.5% −5.1%

Risk

Volatility edge ISTB 3.7% 2.5%

Max drawdown edge ISTB −11.6% −9.0%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge IGSB 0.13 0.07

Sortino edge IGSB 0.18 0.10

Calmar edge ISTB 0.20 0.22

Reading

From Nov 2012 to Nov 2026, IGSB returned more: +37.0% to +32.0%. ISTB swung less: 2.5% to 3.7%. ISTB fell less at its worst: −9.0% to −11.6%.

Full scorecard

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Risk and return: IGSB vs ISTB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IGSB	ISTB	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+37.0%	+32.0%	IGSB	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+2.3%	+2.0%	IGSB	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	−2.5%	−5.1%	IGSB	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	3.7%	2.5%	ISTB	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	2.6%	1.8%	ISTB	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−11.6%	−9.0%	ISTB	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	0.13	0.07	IGSB	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	0.18	0.10	IGSB	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	0.20	0.22	ISTB	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 731 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

Pair scorecard

IGSB costs 0.02 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.4 points; IGSB is 4.5 times larger.

IGSB vs ISTB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IGSB	ISTB
Return
Measure	IGSB	ISTB
Total return, 1 year	+1.4%	+1.0%
Benchmark
Measure	IGSB	ISTB
What it tracks	ICE BofA 1-5 Year US Corporate Index	Bloomberg U.S. Universal 1-5 Year Index
Cost and size
Measure	IGSB	ISTB
Expense ratio	0.04%	0.06%
Net assets	$23.7bn	$5.3bn
Holdings
Measure	IGSB	ISTB
Holdings in common	24%

Method

Key numbers

+1.4%

IGSB total return, 1 year

+1.0%

ISTB total return, 1 year

0.04%

IGSB expense ratio

0.06%

ISTB expense ratio

What they share

24%

By the books each fund has filed, IGSB and ISTB hold 24% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026.

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24% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IGSB ISTB

T-Mobile USA Inc, due Apr 15, 2030 0.17% 0.04%

Bank of America Corp, due Dec 20, 2028 0.14% 0.04%

Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The, due Jan 21, 2029 0.10% 0.04%

Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The, due Jan 21, 2032 0.11% 0.04%

AbbVie Inc, due Nov 21, 2029 0.13% 0.03%

CVS Health Corp, due Mar 25, 2028 0.12% 0.03%

Boeing Co/The, due May 1, 2030 0.11% 0.03%

Bank of America Corp, due Apr 23, 2030 0.09% 0.03%

Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The, due May 1, 2029 0.09% 0.03%

Amazon.com Inc, due Mar 13, 2031 0.13% 0.03%

Bank of America Corp, due Apr 25, 2029 0.10% 0.03%

Wells Fargo & Co, due Jul 25, 2029 0.11% 0.03%

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Only in IGSB

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

Alphabet Inc, due Aug 15, 2031 0.08%

Saudi Arabian Oil Co, due Apr 16, 2029 0.08%

Tencent Holdings Ltd, due Apr 11, 2029 0.07%

SA Global Sukuk Ltd, due Jun 17, 2031 0.06%

Tencent Holdings Ltd, due Jan 19, 2028 0.06%

Honeywell Aerospace Inc, due Mar 16, 2031 0.06%

HSBC Holdings PLC, due Aug 14, 2032 0.06%

Only in ISTB

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Jun 15, 2028 1.08%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 28, 2030 0.90%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Oct 31, 2030 0.88%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Nov 30, 2030 0.83%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Jan 31, 2031 0.81%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Sep 30, 2030 0.79%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Aug 31, 2030 0.78%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due May 31, 2030 0.75%

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Side by side

IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ISTB iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer iShares iShares

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

Total return, 1 year +1.4% +1.0%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured −1.0% (IUSB)

Gap to its benchmark not measured +2.0 pts vs IUSB

Expense ratio 0.04% 0.06%

Holdings 4789 7602

Net assets $23.7bn $5.3bn

IGSB and ISTB on the fields both publish, as of Nov 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund

IGSB

IGSB tracks an index of 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond. Over the year to Nov 12, 2026 it returned +1.4% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year.

ISTB

ISTB tracks an index. Over the year to Nov 12, 2026 it returned +1.0% with distributions reinvested, against −1.0% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Universal Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IGSB or ISTB?: In the year to Nov 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IGSB returned +1.4% and ISTB +1.0%.
Which is cheaper, IGSB or ISTB?: IGSB 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

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

Sources and dates

IGSB and ISTB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IGSB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IGSB ↗

ISTB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for ISTB ↗

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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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Net assets on Nov 12, 2026: $23.7bn for iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF and $5.3bn for iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF.

IGSB on its own →ISTB on its own →

Growth of 100

IGSB and ISTB

Total return, distributions reinvested, 1 year.

IGSB +1.4%ISTB +1.0%

Nov 12, 2025Nov 12, 2026

IGSB +1.4%, ISTB +1.0%: IGSB +0.4 pts ahead, 1 year, Nov 12, 2025 to Nov 12, 2026.