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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IGSB returned +1.3% and SPIB −0.1%.

Which is cheaper, IGSB or SPIB?

Neither: IGSB and SPIB both charge 0.04% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

IGSB vs SPIB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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IGSB's duration was 2.7 years on Aug 31, 2026 and SPIB's 4.2 on Jun 30, 2026; both charge 0.04%.

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Net assets: $23.7bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF, and $11.6bn on Oct 27, 2026 for State Street SPDR Portfolio Intermediate Term Corporate Bond ETF.

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At a glance

+1.3%

IGSB total return, 1 year

−0.1%

SPIB total return, 1 year

0.04%

IGSB expense ratio

0.04%

SPIB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.04% a year; their one-year returns differ by 1.4 points; IGSB is 2.0 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

IGSB vs SPIB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IGSB	SPIB
Return
Measure	IGSB	SPIB
Total return, 1 year	+1.3%	−0.1%
Benchmark
Measure	IGSB	SPIB
What it tracks	ICE BofA 1-5 Year US Corporate Index	Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Corporate Bond Index
Cost and size
Measure	IGSB	SPIB
Expense ratio	0.04%	0.04%
Net assets, as of Oct 26, 2026	$23.7bn	$11.8bn
Holdings
Measure	IGSB	SPIB
Holdings in common	45%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026. Method

Risk and return

Feb 27, 2009 to Oct 23, 2026 · 921 weekly returns

IGSB SPIB

Return

Total return edge SPIB +58.8% +96.6%

Annualized edge SPIB +2.6% +3.9%

Price return edge SPIB +3.7% +10.3%

Risk

Volatility edge IGSB 3.5% 4.9%

Max drawdown edge IGSB −11.6% −14.3%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge SPIB 0.35 0.51

Sortino edge SPIB 0.50 0.71

Calmar edge SPIB 0.23 0.27

Reading

SPIB returned more: +96.6% to +58.8%. IGSB swung less: 3.5% to 4.9%. IGSB fell less at its worst: −11.6% to −14.3%.

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Risk and return: IGSB vs SPIB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IGSB	SPIB	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+58.8%	+96.6%	SPIB	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+2.6%	+3.9%	SPIB	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	+3.7%	+10.3%	SPIB	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	3.5%	4.9%	IGSB	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	2.4%	3.5%	IGSB	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−11.6%	−14.3%	IGSB	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	0.35	0.51	SPIB	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	0.50	0.71	SPIB	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	0.23	0.27	SPIB	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 921 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

45%

By the books each fund has filed, IGSB and SPIB hold 45% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026.

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45% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IGSB SPIB

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

NVIDIA Corp, due Jun 15, 2031 0.11% 0.13%

T-Mobile USA Inc, due Apr 15, 2030 0.17% 0.11%

Pfizer Investment Enterprises Pte Ltd, due May 19, 2028 0.11% 0.19%

Bank of America Corp, due Apr 22, 2032 0.11% 0.11%

AbbVie Inc, due Nov 21, 2029 0.13% 0.10%

Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The, due Jan 21, 2029 0.10% 0.23%

Cigna Group/The, due Oct 15, 2028 0.10% 0.12%

Bank of America Corp, due Dec 20, 2028 0.14% 0.09%

Bank of America Corp, due Apr 23, 2030 0.09% 0.20%

Morgan Stanley Private Bank NA, due Nov 19, 2031 0.09% 0.10%

Oracle Corp, due Feb 4, 2031 0.09% 0.14%

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Only in IGSB

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

Mars Inc, due Mar 1, 2030 0.12%

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

Citigroup Inc, due Mar 31, 2031 0.11%

Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The, due Jul 21, 2032 0.10%

AerCap Ireland Capital DAC / AerCap Global Aviation Trust, due Oct 29, 2028 0.10%

AT&T Inc, due Feb 15, 2030 0.09%

Bayer US Finance II LLC, due Dec 15, 2028 0.09%

Only in SPIB

Salesforce Inc, due Sep 15, 2031 0.26%

JPMorgan Chase & Co, due Jul 23, 2036 0.26%

Morgan Stanley Private Bank NA, due Jul 6, 2028 0.22%

Alphabet Inc, due Feb 15, 2033 0.22%

Citigroup Inc, due Sep 19, 2039 0.20%

JPMorgan Chase & Co, due Feb 5, 2037 0.17%

Banco Santander SA, due Apr 15, 2036 0.15%

HSBC Holdings PLC, due May 12, 2034 0.15%

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Side by side

IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF SPIB State Street SPDR Portfolio Intermediate Term Corporate Bond ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer iShares State Street

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

Total return, 1 year +1.3% −0.1%

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

Gap to its benchmark not measured +1.3 pts vs AGG

Expense ratio 0.04% 0.04%

Holdings 4781 5398

Net assets, IGSB as of Oct 28, 2026 and SPIB as of Oct 27, 2026 $23.7bn $11.6bn

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

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IGSB and SPIB 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 SPIB follows Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Corporate Bond Index.
Holdings in common. 45% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026).
One-year total return (similar). Over 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 IGSB returned +1.3% and SPIB −0.1% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 1.4 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.

SPIB

SPIB tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −0.1% with distributions reinvested, against −1.4% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IGSB or SPIB?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IGSB returned +1.3% and SPIB −0.1%.
Which is cheaper, IGSB or SPIB?: Neither: IGSB and SPIB both charge 0.04% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

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Sources and dates

IGSB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IGSB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IGSB ↗

SPIB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

SPIB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

State Street website ↗

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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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