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

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IGSB vs SCHF: how they differ

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

iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF and Schwab International Equity ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IGSB and SCHF 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 IGSBOnly in SCHF
BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 0.56%SK hynix Inc 2.83%
EAGLE FUNDING LUXCO S. R.L. 144A 0.29%ASML Holding NV 2.12%
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES COR 144A 0.15%HSBC Holdings PLC 1.09%
DEUTSCHE TELEKOM INTERNATIONAL FIN 0.10%Novartis AG 0.98%
BAYER US FINANCE II LLC 144A 0.09%AstraZeneca PLC 0.94%
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO MTN 0.09%Royal Bank of Canada 0.91%
GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA (FXD-FRN) 0.08%Nestle SA 0.88%
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC/THE MTN 0.08%Shell PLC 0.81%

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 May 31, 2026 and Sep 10, 2026.

IGSB and SCHF on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
IGSB
iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
SCHF
Schwab International Equity ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesSchwab
What it is1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate BondInternational Equity
Total return, 1 year+1.7%+25.4%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−15.8 pts+8.0 pts
Expense ratio0.04%0.03%
Holdings44961476

IGSB in plain words

IGSB is a bond fund tracking the 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +1.7% 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.

SCHF in plain words

SCHF is an index equity fund tracking the International Equity. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +25.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1476 positions, with the top ten at 14.9%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IGSB or SCHF?
In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IGSB returned +1.7% and SCHF returned +25.4%, so SCHF returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IGSB or SCHF?
IGSB charges 0.04% a year and SCHF charges 0.03%, so SCHF is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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IGSB against SCHF, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 13, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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