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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IGSB returned +1.3% and JFLX +1.7%.

Which is cheaper, IGSB or JFLX?

IGSB is cheaper, by 0.41 percentage points a year. That is about $41 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

IGSB vs JFLX: Differences, Returns & Fees

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On Aug 31, 2026 IGSB's duration was 2.7 years and JFLX's 3.2; IGSB charges 0.04% to JFLX's 0.45%.

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Net assets on Oct 28, 2026: $23.7bn for iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF and $1.7bn for JPMorgan Flexible Debt ETF.

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At a glance

+1.3%

IGSB total return, 1 year

+1.7%

JFLX total return, 1 year

0.04%

IGSB expense ratio

0.45%

JFLX expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IGSB costs 0.41 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.4 points; IGSB is 13.9 times larger.

IGSB vs JFLX: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IGSB	JFLX
Return
Measure	IGSB	JFLX
Total return, 1 year	+1.3%	+1.7%
Benchmark
Measure	IGSB	JFLX
What it tracks	ICE BofA 1-5 Year US Corporate Index	No index, actively managed
Cost and size
Measure	IGSB	JFLX
Expense ratio	0.04%	0.45%
Net assets	$23.7bn	$1.7bn
Holdings
Measure	IGSB	JFLX
Holdings in common	3%

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

Risk and return

Oct 10, 2025 to Oct 23, 2026 · 54 weekly returns

IGSB JFLX

Return

Total return edge JFLX +1.8% +2.6%

Annualized edge JFLX +1.7% +2.5%

Price return edge JFLX −2.8% −2.0%

Risk

Volatility edge IGSB 1.9% 2.8%

Max drawdown edge IGSB −1.4% −2.4%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge JFLX −1.06 −0.44

Sortino edge JFLX −1.27 −0.58

Calmar edge IGSB 1.28 1.07

Reading

JFLX returned more: +2.6% to +1.8%. IGSB swung less: 1.9% to 2.8%. IGSB fell less at its worst: −1.4% to −2.4%.

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Risk and return: IGSB vs JFLX: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IGSB	JFLX	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+1.8%	+2.6%	JFLX	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+1.7%	+2.5%	JFLX	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	−2.8%	−2.0%	JFLX	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	1.9%	2.8%	IGSB	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	1.6%	2.2%	IGSB	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−1.4%	−2.4%	IGSB	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	−1.06	−0.44	JFLX	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	−1.27	−0.58	JFLX	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	1.28	1.07	IGSB	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 54 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, IGSB and JFLX hold 3% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Aug 31, 2026.

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3% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IGSB JFLX

Wells Fargo & Co, due Jul 25, 2029 0.11% 0.18%

Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The, due Apr 22, 2032 0.08% 0.18%

Bank of America Corp, due Sep 15, 2029 0.08% 0.08%

Morgan Stanley, due Jan 22, 2031 0.08% 0.09%

Citigroup Inc, due Sep 19, 2030 0.08% 0.11%

Eagle Funding Luxco Sarl, due Aug 17, 2030 0.29% 0.08%

Morgan Stanley, due Feb 1, 2029 0.07% 0.27%

Wells Fargo & Co, due Jan 24, 2031 0.07% 0.07%

Morgan Stanley, due Jul 20, 2029 0.06% 0.19%

T-Mobile USA Inc, due Apr 15, 2029 0.06% 0.09%

Space Exploration Technologies Corp, due Jul 15, 2031 0.15% 0.06%

Morgan Stanley, due Apr 17, 2031 0.07% 0.06%

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Only in IGSB

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

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

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

AbbVie Inc, due Nov 21, 2029 0.13%

Mars Inc, due Mar 1, 2030 0.12%

CVS Health Corp, due Mar 25, 2028 0.12%

Amazon.com Inc, due Jul 9, 2031 0.12%

NVIDIA Corp, due Jun 15, 2031 0.11%

Only in JFLX

GNMA II, Single Family, 30 Year, due Sep 15, 2056 3.36%

GNMA II, Single Family, 30 Year, due Sep 15, 2056 2.95%

Bundesschatzanweisungen, due Mar 15, 2028 2.40%

GNMA II, 30 Year, due Aug 20, 2052 1.81%

GNMA II, 30 Year, due Aug 20, 2056 1.50%

FNMA UMBS, 30 Year, due Sep 1, 2053 0.69%

AerCap Ireland Capital DAC, due Jan 30, 2032 0.64%

Sonoco Products Co., due Sep 1, 2034 0.56%

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Side by side

IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF JFLX JPMorgan Flexible Debt ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer iShares JPMorgan

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

Total return, 1 year +1.3% +1.7%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured −1.4% (AGG)

Gap to its benchmark not measured +3.1 pts vs AGG

Expense ratio 0.04% 0.45%

Holdings 4781 1911

Net assets $23.7bn $1.7bn

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

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IGSB and JFLX are built for the same job. How do they differ in cost, holdings and results?

What each follows. IGSB follows ICE BofA 1-5 Year US Corporate Index and JFLX follows No index, actively managed.
Holdings in common. 3% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Aug 31, 2026).
Cost. IGSB charges 0.04% of assets a year and JFLX 0.45%, a gap of 0.41 points.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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About each fund

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.

JFLX

JFLX is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +1.7% with distributions reinvested, against −1.4% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.45% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IGSB or JFLX?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IGSB returned +1.3% and JFLX +1.7%.
Which is cheaper, IGSB or JFLX?: IGSB is cheaper, by 0.41 percentage points a year. That is about $41 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

IGSB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IGSB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IGSB ↗

JFLX filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

JFLX prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

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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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