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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IGSB returned +1.3% and SHY +1.6%.

Which is cheaper, IGSB or SHY?

IGSB is cheaper, by 0.11 percentage points a year. That is about $11 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

IGSB vs SHY: Differences, Returns & Fees

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On Aug 31, 2026 IGSB's duration was 2.7 years and SHY's 1.8; IGSB charges 0.04% to SHY's 0.15%.

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Net assets: $23.7bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF, and $27.4bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF.

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At a glance

+1.3%

IGSB total return, 1 year

+1.6%

SHY total return, 1 year

0.04%

IGSB expense ratio

0.15%

SHY expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IGSB costs 0.11 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.3 points; SHY is 1.2 times larger.

IGSB vs SHY: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IGSB	SHY
Return
Measure	IGSB	SHY
Total return, 1 year	+1.3%	+1.6%
Benchmark
Measure	IGSB	SHY
What it tracks	ICE BofA 1-5 Year US Corporate Index	ICE U.S. Treasury 1-3 Year Bond Index
Cost and size
Measure	IGSB	SHY
Expense ratio	0.04%	0.15%
Net assets, as of Oct 26, 2026	$23.7bn	$27.3bn
Holdings
Measure	IGSB	SHY
Holdings in common	0%

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

Risk and return

Jan 19, 2007 to Oct 23, 2026 · 1,031 weekly returns

IGSB SHY

Return

Total return edge IGSB +72.0% +44.5%

Annualized edge IGSB +2.8% +1.9%

Price return edge IGSB +2.8% +1.9%

Risk

Volatility edge SHY 4.3% 1.4%

Max drawdown edge SHY −11.6% −5.6%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge IGSB 0.29 0.20

Sortino edge IGSB 0.38 0.30

Calmar edge SHY 0.24 0.34

Reading

IGSB returned more: +72.0% to +44.5%. SHY swung less: 1.4% to 4.3%. SHY fell less at its worst: −5.6% to −11.6%.

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Risk and return: IGSB vs SHY: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IGSB	SHY	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+72.0%	+44.5%	IGSB	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+2.8%	+1.9%	IGSB	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	+2.8%	+1.9%	IGSB	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	4.3%	1.4%	SHY	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	3.3%	0.9%	SHY	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−11.6%	−5.6%	SHY	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	0.29	0.20	IGSB	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	0.38	0.30	IGSB	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	0.24	0.34	SHY	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 1,031 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, IGSB and SHY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Aug 31, 2026.

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IGSB SHY

Only in one fund ↓

Only in IGSB

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

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

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

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%

Only in SHY

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Apr 30, 2028 1.97%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Jan 31, 2028 1.71%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Jun 30, 2028 1.61%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Apr 30, 2029 1.51%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due May 31, 2029 1.49%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Aug 15, 2027 1.48%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Jun 30, 2029 1.47%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 15, 2028 1.40%

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Side by side

IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF SHY iShares 1-3 Year Treasury 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 1-3 Year Treasury Bond

Total return, 1 year +1.3% +1.6%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured +1.7% (BBSB)

Gap to its benchmark not measured −0.1 pts vs BBSB

Expense ratio 0.04% 0.15%

Holdings 4781 90

Net assets, IGSB as of Oct 28, 2026 and SHY as of Oct 27, 2026 $23.7bn $27.4bn

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

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IGSB and SHY 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 SHY follows ICE U.S. Treasury 1-3 Year Bond Index.
Holdings in common. 0% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Aug 31, 2026).
Number of holdings. IGSB holds 4,781 positions and SHY holds 90.

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.

SHY

SHY tracks an index of 1-3 Year Treasury Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +1.6% with distributions reinvested, against +1.7% for its benchmark, the ICE U.S. Treasury 1-3 Year Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IGSB or SHY?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IGSB returned +1.3% and SHY +1.6%.
Which is cheaper, IGSB or SHY?: IGSB is cheaper, by 0.11 percentage points a year. That is about $11 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

IGSB and SHY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IGSB and SHY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

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iShares page for SHY ↗

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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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