Which returned more over the last year, ISTB or JSCP?

In the year to Nov 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ISTB returned +1.0% and JSCP +1.2%.

Which is cheaper, ISTB or JSCP?

ISTB is cheaper, by 0.27 percentage points a year. That is about $27 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 12, 2026.

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ISTB vs JSCP: Differences, Returns & Fees

Return, fees and overlap, side by side.

Return gap

+0.2 pts

1 year to Nov 12, 2026: JSCP ahead, total return

Fee gap

0.27 pts

A year: ISTB 0.06%, JSCP 0.33%, per filings dated Feb 23, 2026 and Jun 23, 2026

Overlap

Share of the two books held in common, holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026

Net flow

+$80m / −$79m

ISTB / JSCP, Oct 12, 2026 to Nov 11, 2026, daily basis

Risk and return

Mar 12, 2021 to Nov 6, 2026 · 295 weekly returns

ISTB JSCP

Return

Total return edge JSCP +11.0% +14.0%

Annualized edge JSCP +1.8% +2.3%

Price return edge ISTB (slight) −7.3% −7.6%

Risk

Volatility edge Tie 2.6% 2.6%

Max drawdown edge JSCP (slight) −9.0% −8.7%

Downside capture 39.1% 36.2%

Beta 0.46 0.42

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge JSCP −0.63 −0.44

Sortino edge JSCP −0.85 −0.61

Treynor 0.002 −0.027

Calmar edge JSCP 0.21 0.27

Against the benchmark

Alpha 0.0% a year +0.1% a year

Alpha t-stat 0.14 0.26

Information ratio −0.01 0.56

Tracking error 2.9% 3.5%

Each against its own benchmark: ISTB against IUSB, Jun 20, 2014 to Nov 6, 2026; JSCP against AGG, Mar 12, 2021 to Nov 5, 2026.

Reading

From Mar 2021 to Nov 2026, JSCP returned more: +14.0% to +11.0%. ISTB and JSCP swung about the same: 2.6% and 2.6%. JSCP fell slightly less at its worst: −8.7% to −9.0%.

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Risk and return: ISTB vs JSCP: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	ISTB	JSCP	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+11.0%	+14.0%	JSCP	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+1.8%	+2.3%	JSCP	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	−7.3%	−7.6%	ISTB (slight)	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	2.6%	2.6%	Tie	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	1.9%	1.9%	Tie	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−9.0%	−8.7%	JSCP (slight)	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Upside capture	43.7%	42.9%		Share of its benchmark's rise caught in the weeks it rose.
Downside capture	39.1%	36.2%		Share of its benchmark's fall taken in the weeks it fell. Lower is better.
Beta	0.46	0.42	Not an edge	How far it moves for each 1% its benchmark moves.
R squared	0.84	0.77	Not an edge	Share of its weekly moves its benchmark explains.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	−0.63	−0.44	JSCP	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	−0.85	−0.61	JSCP	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Treynor	0.002	−0.027		Return above Treasury bills per unit of beta.
Calmar	0.21	0.27	JSCP	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.
Against the benchmark
Benchmark	IUSB	AGG		The ETF each fund is measured against.
Alpha	0.0% a year	+0.1% a year	Not significant	Yearly return beyond what its beta to the benchmark predicts.
Alpha t-stat	0.14	0.26	Not an edge	How sure the alpha is. Below 2, it could be chance.
Alpha range	−0.5% to +0.6%	−0.9% to +1.2%	Includes zero	The 95% range for the yearly alpha.
Information ratio	−0.01	0.56		Return against its benchmark per unit of tracking error.
Tracking error	2.9%	3.5%	Not an edge	How far weekly returns stray from the benchmark, annualized.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 295 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

Pair scorecard

ISTB costs 0.27 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.2 points; ISTB is 2.9 times larger.

ISTB vs JSCP: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	ISTB	JSCP
Return
Measure	ISTB	JSCP
Total return, 1 year	+1.0%	+1.2%
Benchmark
Measure	ISTB	JSCP
What it tracks	Bloomberg U.S. Universal 1-5 Year Index	No index, actively managed
Cost and size
Measure	ISTB	JSCP
Expense ratio	0.06%	0.33%
Net assets	$5.3bn	$1.8bn
Holdings
Measure	ISTB	JSCP
Holdings in common	6%

Method

Key numbers

+1.0%

ISTB total return, 1 year

+1.2%

JSCP total return, 1 year

0.06%

ISTB expense ratio

0.33%

JSCP expense ratio

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, ISTB and JSCP hold 6% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026.

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6% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first ISTB JSCP

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Sep 15, 2028 0.26% 1.53%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Mar 15, 2029 0.24% 0.82%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Jan 15, 2029 0.22% 2.14%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Dec 15, 2028 0.21% 1.17%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Nov 15, 2028 0.21% 2.60%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Aug 15, 2028 0.20% 1.06%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Apr 15, 2029 0.20% 1.89%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Jun 15, 2029 0.19% 3.69%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Aug 31, 2030 0.78% 0.19%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Oct 15, 2028 0.17% 1.43%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Jun 15, 2028 1.08% 0.13%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Jul 15, 2029 0.08% 0.63%

Only in one fund ↓

Only in ISTB

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 28, 2030 0.90%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Oct 31, 2030 0.88%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Nov 30, 2030 0.83%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Jan 31, 2031 0.81%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Sep 30, 2030 0.79%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due May 31, 2030 0.75%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Oct 31, 2029 0.74%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Jul 15, 2028 0.74%

Only in JSCP

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Aug 15, 2029 1.79%

FHLMC UMBS, 30 Year, due Jul 1, 2056 0.96%

FNMA UMBS, 30 Year, due Sep 1, 2055 0.73%

FNMA UMBS, 30 Year, due Aug 1, 2056 0.69%

FHLMC UMBS, 30 Year, due Feb 1, 2056 0.55%

FNMA UMBS, 30 Year, due May 1, 2053 0.50%

FNMA UMBS, 30 Year, due Jun 1, 2053 0.43%

FNMA UMBS, 30 Year, due Oct 1, 2055 0.42%

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Side by side

ISTB iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF JSCP JPMorgan Short Duration Core Plus ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer iShares JPMorgan

What it is Tracks an index Actively managed

Total return, 1 year +1.0% +1.2%

Its benchmark over the same days −1.0% (IUSB) −1.3% (AGG)

Gap to its benchmark +2.0 pts vs IUSB +2.5 pts vs AGG

Expense ratio 0.06% 0.33%

Holdings 7602 1298

Net assets $5.3bn $1.8bn

ISTB and JSCP on the fields both publish, as of Nov 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund

ISTB

ISTB tracks an index. Over the year to Nov 12, 2026 it returned +1.0% with distributions reinvested, against −1.0% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Universal Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% a year.

JSCP

JSCP is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Nov 12, 2026 it returned +1.2% with distributions reinvested, against −1.3% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.33% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, ISTB or JSCP?: In the year to Nov 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ISTB returned +1.0% and JSCP +1.2%.
Which is cheaper, ISTB or JSCP?: ISTB is cheaper, by 0.27 percentage points a year. That is about $27 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

Sources and dates

ISTB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

ISTB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for ISTB ↗

JSCP filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

JSCP prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

JPMorgan 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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Net assets on Nov 12, 2026: $5.3bn for iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF and $1.8bn for JPMorgan Short Duration Core Plus ETF.

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Growth of 100

ISTB and JSCP

Total return, distributions reinvested, 1 year.

ISTB +1.0%JSCP +1.2%

Nov 12, 2025Nov 12, 2026

ISTB +1.0%, JSCP +1.2%: JSCP +0.2 pts ahead, 1 year, Nov 12, 2025 to Nov 12, 2026.