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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IUSB returned −1.2% and IVV +13.7%.

Which is cheaper, IUSB or IVV?

IVV is cheaper, by 0.03 percentage points a year. That is about $3 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

IUSB vs IVV: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IUSB returned −1.2% to IVV's +13.7%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $49.8bn for iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF and $885.1bn for iShares Core S&P 500 ETF.

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At a glance

−1.2%

IUSB total return, 1 year

+13.7%

IVV total return, 1 year

0.06%

IUSB expense ratio

0.03%

IVV expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IVV costs 0.03 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 14.9 points; IVV is 17.8 times larger.

IUSB vs IVV: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IUSB	IVV
Return
Measure	IUSB	IVV
Total return, 1 year	−1.2%	+13.7%
Benchmark
Measure	IUSB	IVV
What it tracks	Bloomberg U.S. Universal Index	S&P 500
Cost and size
Measure	IUSB	IVV
Expense ratio	0.06%	0.03%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$49.8bn	$885.1bn
Holdings
Measure	IUSB	IVV
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight		100%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund		38.1%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 27, 2026. Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, IUSB and IVV hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IUSB IVV

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Only in IUSB

BLK Liquidity Temp Cash Inst #21 4.75%

TREASURY NOTE 0.49%

TREASURY NOTE 0.42%

TREASURY NOTE 0.41%

TREASURY NOTE 0.38%

TREASURY NOTE 0.37%

TREASURY NOTE (2OLD) 0.36%

UMBS 15YR TBA(REG B) 0.35%

Only in IVV

NVIDIA 7.92%

APPLE 7.61%

MICROSOFT 5.93%

AMAZON.COM INC 3.73%

ALPHABET CLASS A 2.83%

BROADCOM INC 2.45%

ALPHABET CLASS C 2.26%

META PLATFORMS CLASS A 2.05%

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Side by side

IUSB iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF IVV iShares Core S&P 500 ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares iShares

What it is Tracks an index of Universal USD Bond Tracks the S&P 500

Total return, 1 year −1.2% +13.7%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured +13.6% (SPY)

Gap to its benchmark not measured +0.1 pts vs SPY

Expense ratio 0.06% 0.03%

Holdings 18338 505

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $49.8bn $885.1bn

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

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About each fund

IUSB

IUSB tracks an index of Universal USD Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −1.2% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% a year.

IVV

IVV tracks the S&P 500. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +13.7% with distributions reinvested, against +13.6% for its benchmark, the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 505 positions, with the top ten at 38.1%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IUSB or IVV?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IUSB returned −1.2% and IVV +13.7%.
Which is cheaper, IUSB or IVV?: IVV is cheaper, by 0.03 percentage points a year. That is about $3 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Other comparisons

IUSB vs SPY IUSB vs VOO IUSB vs VTI IUSB vs RDVY BOND vs IVV IVV vs SGOV IVV vs TIP IVV vs VBIL

Where to next

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

Sources and dates

IUSB and IVV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IUSB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IUSB ↗

IVV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IVV ↗

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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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