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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IGSB returned +1.3% and IUSB −1.2%.

Which is cheaper, IGSB or IUSB?

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 Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

IGSB vs IUSB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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IGSB's duration was 2.7 years on Aug 31, 2026 and IUSB's 5.5 on Jul 31, 2026; IGSB charges 0.04% to IUSB's 0.06%.

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Net assets: $23.7bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares 1-5 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

+1.3%

IGSB total return, 1 year

−1.2%

IUSB total return, 1 year

0.04%

IGSB expense ratio

0.06%

IUSB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IGSB costs 0.02 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.5 points; IUSB is 2.1 times larger.

IGSB vs IUSB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IGSB	IUSB
Return
Measure	IGSB	IUSB
Total return, 1 year	+1.3%	−1.2%
Benchmark
Measure	IGSB	IUSB
What it tracks	ICE BofA 1-5 Year US Corporate Index	Bloomberg U.S. Universal Index
Cost and size
Measure	IGSB	IUSB
Expense ratio	0.04%	0.06%
Net assets, as of Oct 26, 2026	$23.7bn	$49.8bn
Holdings
Measure	IGSB	IUSB
Holdings in common	11%

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

IGSB IUSB

Return

Total return edge IGSB +34.2% +28.3%

Annualized edge IGSB +2.4% +2.0%

Price return edge IGSB −2.4% −10.7%

Risk

Volatility edge IGSB 4.0% 5.0%

Max drawdown edge IGSB −11.6% −17.7%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge IGSB 0.10 0.02

Sortino edge IGSB 0.14 0.02

Calmar edge IGSB 0.21 0.11

Reading

IGSB returned more: +34.2% to +28.3%. IGSB swung less: 4.0% to 5.0%. IGSB fell less at its worst: −11.6% to −17.7%.

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Risk and return: IGSB vs IUSB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IGSB	IUSB	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+34.2%	+28.3%	IGSB	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+2.4%	+2.0%	IGSB	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	−2.4%	−10.7%	IGSB	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	4.0%	5.0%	IGSB	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	2.8%	3.6%	IGSB	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−11.6%	−17.7%	IGSB	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	0.10	0.02	IGSB	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	0.14	0.02	IGSB	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	0.21	0.11	IGSB	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

11%

By the books each fund has filed, IGSB and IUSB hold 11% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026.

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11% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IGSB IUSB

Wells Fargo & Co, due May 20, 2032 0.08% 0.02%

Bank of America Corp, due Dec 20, 2028 0.14% 0.02%

Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The, due Jan 21, 2029 0.10% 0.02%

T-Mobile USA Inc, due Apr 15, 2030 0.17% 0.02%

Wells Fargo & Co, due May 20, 2029 0.07% 0.02%

AbbVie Inc, due Nov 21, 2029 0.13% 0.02%

Cigna Group/The, due Oct 15, 2028 0.10% 0.01%

Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The, due May 1, 2029 0.09% 0.01%

Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The, due Jan 21, 2032 0.11% 0.01%

Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The, due Apr 23, 2029 0.06% 0.01%

Bank of America Corp, due May 9, 2029 0.06% 0.01%

NVIDIA Corp, due Jun 15, 2031 0.11% 0.01%

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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 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

IGSB iShares 1-5 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 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond Tracks an index of Universal USD Bond

Total return, 1 year +1.3% −1.2%

Expense ratio 0.04% 0.06%

Holdings 4781 18338

Net assets, IGSB as of Oct 28, 2026 and IUSB as of Oct 27, 2026 $23.7bn $49.8bn

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

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

What each follows. IGSB follows ICE BofA 1-5 Year US Corporate Index and IUSB follows Bloomberg U.S. Universal Index.
Holdings in common. 11% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026).
One-year total return. Over 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 IGSB returned +1.3% and IUSB −1.2% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 2.5 points.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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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. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year.

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, IGSB or IUSB?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IGSB returned +1.3% and IUSB −1.2%.
Which is cheaper, IGSB or IUSB?: 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 →IUSB on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →IGSB dividend history →IGSB holdings →IUSB dividend history →IUSB holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

IGSB and IUSB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IGSB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IGSB ↗

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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