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

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

Which is cheaper, IGSB or SUSB?

IGSB is cheaper, by 0.08 percentage points a year. That is about $8 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

IGSB vs SUSB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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On Aug 31, 2026 IGSB's duration was 2.7 years and SUSB's 2.7; IGSB charges 0.04% to SUSB's 0.12%.

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Net assets on Oct 28, 2026: $23.7bn for iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF and $1.3bn for iShares ESG Aware 1-5 Year USD Corporate Bond ETF.

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At a glance

+1.3%

IGSB total return, 1 year

+1.2%

SUSB total return, 1 year

0.04%

IGSB expense ratio

0.12%

SUSB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IGSB costs 0.08 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.1 points; IGSB is 18.2 times larger.

IGSB vs SUSB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IGSB	SUSB
Return
Measure	IGSB	SUSB
Total return, 1 year	+1.3%	+1.2%
Benchmark
Measure	IGSB	SUSB
What it tracks	ICE BofA 1-5 Year US Corporate Index	Bloomberg MSCI US Corporate 1-5 Year ESG Focus Index
Cost and size
Measure	IGSB	SUSB
Expense ratio	0.04%	0.12%
Net assets	$23.7bn	$1.3bn
Holdings
Measure	IGSB	SUSB
Holdings in common	32%

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

Risk and return

Jul 28, 2017 to Oct 23, 2026 · 482 weekly returns

IGSB SUSB

Return

Total return edge IGSB (slight) +29.0% +26.5%

Annualized edge IGSB (slight) +2.8% +2.6%

Price return edge SUSB (slight) −2.4% −2.3%

Risk

Volatility edge IGSB (slight) 4.5% 4.7%

Max drawdown edge Tie −11.6% −11.4%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge IGSB 0.04 0.00

Sortino edge IGSB 0.06 −0.01

Calmar edge IGSB (slight) 0.24 0.22

Reading

IGSB returned slightly more: +29.0% to +26.5%. IGSB swung slightly less: 4.5% to 4.7%. IGSB and SUSB fell about the same at their worst: −11.6% and −11.4%.

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Risk and return: IGSB vs SUSB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IGSB	SUSB	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+29.0%	+26.5%	IGSB (slight)	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+2.8%	+2.6%	IGSB (slight)	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	−2.4%	−2.3%	SUSB (slight)	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	4.5%	4.7%	IGSB (slight)	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	3.2%	3.3%	IGSB (slight)	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−11.6%	−11.4%	Tie	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	0.04	0.00	IGSB	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	0.06	−0.01	IGSB	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	0.24	0.22	IGSB (slight)	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 482 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

32%

By the books each fund has filed, IGSB and SUSB hold 32% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Aug 31, 2026.

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32% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IGSB SUSB

Bank of America Corp, due Dec 20, 2028 0.14% 0.20%

Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The, due Jan 21, 2032 0.11% 0.25%

Salesforce Inc, due Mar 15, 2029 0.11% 0.14%

Citigroup Inc, due Mar 31, 2031 0.11% 0.11%

CVS Health Corp, due Mar 25, 2028 0.12% 0.10%

Amgen Inc, due Mar 2, 2028 0.10% 0.20%

AerCap Ireland Capital DAC / AerCap Global Aviation Trust, due Oct 29, 2028 0.10% 0.20%

Bank of America Corp, due Apr 25, 2029 0.10% 0.14%

Cigna Group/The, due Oct 15, 2028 0.10% 0.25%

Wells Fargo & Co, due Apr 23, 2031 0.10% 0.13%

Bank of America Corp, due Apr 23, 2032 0.09% 0.16%

Citigroup Inc, due Jun 3, 2031 0.09% 0.12%

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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%

Mars Inc, due Mar 1, 2030 0.12%

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

NVIDIA Corp, due Jun 15, 2031 0.11%

Boeing Co/The, due May 1, 2030 0.11%

Deutsche Telekom International Finance BV, due Jun 15, 2030 0.10%

Only in SUSB

Colgate-Palmolive Co, due Aug 15, 2027 0.17%

Digital Realty Trust LP, due Aug 15, 2027 0.13%

Intercontinental Exchange Inc, due Jun 15, 2030 0.09%

Intel Corp, due Aug 5, 2027 0.09%

Intercontinental Exchange Inc, due Jun 15, 2029 0.05%

Intercontinental Exchange Inc, due Sep 15, 2027 0.05%

Morgan Stanley, due Jul 22, 2028 0.05%

EPR Properties, due Jun 1, 2027 0.03%

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Side by side

IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF SUSB iShares ESG Aware 1-5 Year USD Corporate 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

Total return, 1 year +1.3% +1.2%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured −1.2% (IUSB)

Gap to its benchmark not measured +2.4 pts vs IUSB

Expense ratio 0.04% 0.12%

Holdings 4781 1561

Net assets $23.7bn $1.3bn

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

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IGSB and SUSB 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 SUSB follows Bloomberg MSCI US Corporate 1-5 Year ESG Focus Index.
Holdings in common. 32% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Aug 31, 2026).
Number of holdings. IGSB holds 4,781 positions and SUSB holds 1561.

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.

SUSB

SUSB tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +1.2% with distributions reinvested, against −1.2% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Universal Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.12% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IGSB or SUSB?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IGSB returned +1.3% and SUSB +1.2%.
Which is cheaper, IGSB or SUSB?: IGSB is cheaper, by 0.08 percentage points a year. That is about $8 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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IGSB on its own →SUSB on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →IGSB dividend history →IGSB holdings →SUSB dividend history →SUSB holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

IGSB and SUSB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IGSB and SUSB 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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