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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IUSB returned −1.2% and IWF +0.9%.

Which is cheaper, IUSB or IWF?

IUSB is cheaper, by 0.12 percentage points a year. That is about $12 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

IUSB vs IWF: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IUSB returned −1.2% to IWF's +0.9%; 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 $124.7bn for iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF.

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At a glance

−1.2%

IUSB total return, 1 year

+0.9%

IWF total return, 1 year

0.06%

IUSB expense ratio

0.18%

IWF expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IUSB costs 0.12 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.1 points; IWF is 2.5 times larger.

IUSB vs IWF: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IUSB	IWF
Return
Measure	IUSB	IWF
Total return, 1 year	−1.2%	+0.9%
Drawdown
Measure	IUSB	IWF
Below its high		4.8%, high on Oct 6, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	IUSB	IWF
What it tracks	Bloomberg U.S. Universal Index	Russell 1000 Growth Index
Cost and size
Measure	IUSB	IWF
Expense ratio	0.06%	0.18%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$49.8bn	$124.7bn
Holdings
Measure	IUSB	IWF
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight		94%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund		57.5%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, IUSB and IWF 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 IWF

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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 IWF

NVIDIA 15.30%

APPLE 8.18%

MICROSOFT 5.94%

ALPHABET CLASS A 5.62%

BROADCOM INC 4.79%

ALPHABET CLASS C 4.53%

TESLA INC 3.58%

META PLATFORMS CLASS A 3.36%

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Side by side

IUSB iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF IWF iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares iShares

What it is Tracks an index of Universal USD Bond Tracks the Russell 1000 growth

Total return, 1 year −1.2% +0.9%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured +1.1% (VONG)

Gap to its benchmark not measured −0.2 pts vs VONG

Expense ratio 0.06% 0.18%

Holdings 18338 374

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $49.8bn $124.7bn

IUSB and IWF 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.

IWF

IWF tracks the Russell 1000 growth. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +0.9% with distributions reinvested, against +1.1% for its benchmark, the Russell 1000 Growth Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.18% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 94% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 374 positions, with the top ten at 57.5%. It sat 4.8% below its high of Oct 6, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IUSB or IWF?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IUSB returned −1.2% and IWF +0.9%.
Which is cheaper, IUSB or IWF?: IUSB is cheaper, by 0.12 percentage points a year. That is about $12 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

IUSB and IWF filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IUSB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IUSB ↗

IWF prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IWF ↗

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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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