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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IGSB returned +1.3% and VUSB +3.5%.

Which is cheaper, IGSB or VUSB?

IGSB is cheaper, by 0.06 percentage points a year. That is about $6 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

IGSB vs VUSB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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IGSB's duration was 2.7 years on Aug 31, 2026 and VUSB's 1.0 on Jun 30, 2026; IGSB charges 0.04% to VUSB's 0.10%.

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Net assets: $23.7bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF, and $9.9bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF.

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At a glance

+1.3%

IGSB total return, 1 year

+3.5%

VUSB total return, 1 year

0.04%

IGSB expense ratio

0.10%

VUSB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IGSB costs 0.06 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.2 points; IGSB is 2.4 times larger.

IGSB vs VUSB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IGSB	VUSB
Return
Measure	IGSB	VUSB
Total return, 1 year	+1.3%	+3.5%
Benchmark
Measure	IGSB	VUSB
What it tracks	ICE BofA 1-5 Year US Corporate Index	No index, actively managed
Cost and size
Measure	IGSB	VUSB
Expense ratio	0.04%	0.10%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$23.4bn	$9.9bn
Holdings
Measure	IGSB	VUSB
Holdings in common	9%

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

Risk and return

Apr 16, 2021 to Oct 23, 2026 · 288 weekly returns

IGSB VUSB

Return

Total return edge VUSB +13.3% +20.0%

Annualized edge VUSB +2.3% +3.3%

Price return edge VUSB −6.0% −1.0%

Risk

Volatility edge VUSB 2.7% 0.8%

Max drawdown edge VUSB −9.0% −1.7%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge VUSB −0.47 −0.33

Sortino edge VUSB −0.64 −0.45

Calmar edge VUSB 0.25 1.96

Reading

VUSB returned more: +20.0% to +13.3%. VUSB swung less: 0.8% to 2.7%. VUSB fell less at its worst: −1.7% to −9.0%.

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Risk and return: IGSB vs VUSB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IGSB	VUSB	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+13.3%	+20.0%	VUSB	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+2.3%	+3.3%	VUSB	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	−6.0%	−1.0%	VUSB	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	2.7%	0.8%	VUSB	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	2.0%	0.6%	VUSB	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−9.0%	−1.7%	VUSB	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	−0.47	−0.33	VUSB	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	−0.64	−0.45	VUSB	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	0.25	1.96	VUSB	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 288 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, IGSB and VUSB hold 9% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026.

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9% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IGSB VUSB

Bank of America Corp, due Dec 20, 2028 0.14% 0.19%

Amgen Inc, due Mar 2, 2028 0.10% 0.16%

Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The, due Jan 21, 2029 0.10% 0.35%

Bank of America Corp, due Apr 25, 2029 0.10% 0.37%

Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The, due May 1, 2029 0.09% 0.22%

Salesforce Inc, due Mar 15, 2028 0.08% 0.19%

Mars Inc, due Mar 1, 2028 0.08% 0.17%

Morgan Stanley, due Apr 20, 2029 0.08% 0.10%

Citibank NA, due Jun 18, 2029 0.08% 0.26%

Wells Fargo & Co, due May 20, 2029 0.07% 0.20%

HSBC Holdings PLC, due Jun 19, 2029 0.07% 0.14%

NVIDIA Corp, due Jun 15, 2028 0.07% 0.23%

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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%

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%

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

Only in VUSB

TREASURY BILL, due Jun 10, 2027 4.19%

US TREASURY N/B, due Jul 31, 2027 0.67%

US TREASURY N/B, due Jun 30, 2028 0.52%

CHARLES SCHWAB, due Jul 27, 2029 0.49%

TRUIST BANK, due Jul 24, 2028 0.44%

WFLOOR 2025-1A A, due Oct 15, 2029 0.44%

DLLAD 2024-1A A3, due Jul 20, 2029 0.43%

UBS GROUP, due Apr 10, 2030 0.41%

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Side by side

IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF VUSB Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer iShares Vanguard

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

Total return, 1 year +1.3% +3.5%

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

Gap to its benchmark not measured +4.9 pts vs AGG

Expense ratio 0.04% 0.10%

Holdings 4781 1344

Net assets, IGSB as of Oct 28, 2026 and VUSB as of Sep 30, 2026 $23.7bn $9.9bn

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

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IGSB and VUSB 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 VUSB follows No index, actively managed.
Holdings in common. 9% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026).
One-year total return. Over 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 IGSB returned +1.3% and VUSB +3.5% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 2.2 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.

VUSB

VUSB is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +3.5% with distributions reinvested, against −1.4% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.10% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IGSB or VUSB?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IGSB returned +1.3% and VUSB +3.5%.
Which is cheaper, IGSB or VUSB?: IGSB is cheaper, by 0.06 percentage points a year. That is about $6 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

Sources and dates

IGSB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IGSB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IGSB ↗

VUSB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VUSB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for VUSB ↗

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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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