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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IGSB returned +1.3% and TIP −1.0%.

Which is cheaper, IGSB or TIP?

IGSB is cheaper, by 0.14 percentage points a year. That is about $14 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

IGSB vs TIP: Differences, Returns & Fees

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IGSB's duration was 2.7 years on Aug 31, 2026 and TIP's 6.3 on Jul 31, 2026; IGSB charges 0.04% to TIP's 0.18%.

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Net assets: $23.7bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF, and $14.6bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares TIPS Bond ETF.

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At a glance

+1.3%

IGSB total return, 1 year

−1.0%

TIP total return, 1 year

0.04%

IGSB expense ratio

0.18%

TIP expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IGSB costs 0.14 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.3 points; IGSB is 1.6 times larger.

IGSB vs TIP: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IGSB	TIP
Return
Measure	IGSB	TIP
Total return, 1 year	+1.3%	−1.0%
Benchmark
Measure	IGSB	TIP
What it tracks	ICE BofA 1-5 Year US Corporate Index	ICE U.S. Treasury Inflation Linked Bond Index
Cost and size
Measure	IGSB	TIP
Expense ratio	0.04%	0.18%
Net assets, as of Oct 26, 2026	$23.7bn	$14.6bn
Holdings
Measure	IGSB	TIP
Holdings in common	0%

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

What they share

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

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IGSB TIP

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 TIP

U.S. Treasury Inflation Linked Notes, due Jul 15, 2035 3.99%

U.S. Treasury Inflation Linked Notes, due Jan 15, 2035 3.94%

U.S. Treasury Inflation Linked Notes, due Jan 15, 2036 3.92%

U.S. Treasury Inflation Linked Notes, due Jul 15, 2034 3.71%

U.S. Treasury Inflation Linked Notes, due Jan 15, 2034 3.55%

U.S. Treasury Inflation Linked Notes, due Oct 15, 2030 3.37%

U.S. Treasury Inflation Linked Notes, due Apr 15, 2030 3.32%

U.S. Treasury Inflation Linked Notes, due Jan 15, 2033 3.31%

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Side by side

IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF TIP iShares TIPS 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 TIPS Bond

Total return, 1 year +1.3% −1.0%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured −0.8% (VTP)

Gap to its benchmark not measured −0.2 pts vs VTP

Expense ratio 0.04% 0.18%

Holdings 4781 48

Net assets, IGSB as of Oct 28, 2026 and TIP as of Oct 27, 2026 $23.7bn $14.6bn

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

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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.

TIP

TIP tracks an index of TIPS Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −1.0% with distributions reinvested, against −0.8% for its benchmark, the ICE U.S. Treasury Inflation Linked Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.18% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IGSB or TIP?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IGSB returned +1.3% and TIP −1.0%.
Which is cheaper, IGSB or TIP?: IGSB is cheaper, by 0.14 percentage points a year. That is about $14 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

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

Sources and dates

IGSB and TIP filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IGSB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IGSB ↗

TIP prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for TIP ↗

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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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