Which returned more over the last year, IJR or IUSB?

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IJR returned +19.9% and IUSB returned −0.3%, so IJR returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, IJR or IUSB?

IJR charges 0.06% a year and IUSB charges 0.06%, so IJR is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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IJR vs IUSB: how they differ

IJR and IUSB hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and IJR returned more over the year.

iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF and iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IJR and IUSB hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in IJR	Only in IUSB
BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 1.94%	United States of America 0.38%
CORCEPT THERAPEUTICS 0.62%	United States of America 0.37%
VIASAT INC 0.57%	United States of America 0.37%
GLAUKOS 0.57%	United States of America 0.37%
MATCH GROUP INC 0.56%	United States of America 0.36%
BRINKER INTERNATIONAL INC 0.52%	United States of America 0.36%
QORVO 0.51%	United States of America 0.36%
PAYCOM SOFTWARE 0.51%	United States of America 0.35%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Apr 30, 2026 and Sep 10, 2026.

IJR and IUSB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	IJR iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF	IUSB iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	iShares
What it is	S&P SmallCap 600	Core Universal USD Bond
Total return, 1 year	+19.9%	−0.3%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+2.4 pts	−17.8 pts
Expense ratio	0.06%	0.06%
Holdings	608	17819

IJR in plain words

IJR is an index equity fund tracking the S&P SmallCap 600. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +19.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 608 positions, with the top ten at 6.8%. It sat 5.5% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

IUSB in plain words

IUSB is a bond fund tracking the Core Universal USD Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −0.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IJR or IUSB?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IJR returned +19.9% and IUSB returned −0.3%, so IJR returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IJR or IUSB?: IJR charges 0.06% a year and IUSB charges 0.06%, so IJR is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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IJR against IUSB, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 13, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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