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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IUSB returned −1.2% and QUAL +13.1%.

Which is cheaper, IUSB or QUAL?

IUSB is cheaper, by 0.09 percentage points a year. That is about $9 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

IUSB vs QUAL: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IUSB returned −1.2% to QUAL's +13.1%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $49.8bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF, and $48.2bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF.

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At a glance

−1.2%

IUSB total return, 1 year

+13.1%

QUAL total return, 1 year

0.06%

IUSB expense ratio

0.15%

QUAL expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IUSB costs 0.09 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 14.3 points.

IUSB vs QUAL: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IUSB	QUAL
Return
Measure	IUSB	QUAL
Total return, 1 year	−1.2%	+13.1%
Benchmark
Measure	IUSB	QUAL
What it tracks	Bloomberg U.S. Universal Index	MSCI USA Sector Neutral Quality Index
Cost and size
Measure	IUSB	QUAL
Expense ratio	0.06%	0.15%
Net assets, as of Oct 26, 2026	$49.8bn	$48.3bn
Holdings
Measure	IUSB	QUAL
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight		97%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund		44.5%

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

What they share

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

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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 QUAL

MICROSOFT 8.09%

APPLE 7.38%

NVIDIA 6.28%

META PLATFORMS CLASS A 4.06%

ELI LILLY 4.04%

TJX 3.50%

VISA CLASS A 3.44%

LAM RESEARCH 2.84%

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Side by side

IUSB iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF QUAL iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares iShares

What it is Tracks an index of Universal USD Bond Tracks the MSCI USA Quality Factor

Total return, 1 year −1.2% +13.1%

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

Gap to its benchmark not measured −0.5 pts vs MLRG

Expense ratio 0.06% 0.15%

Holdings 18338 119

Net assets, IUSB as of Oct 27, 2026 and QUAL as of Oct 28, 2026 $49.8bn $48.2bn

IUSB and QUAL 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.

QUAL

QUAL tracks the MSCI USA Quality Factor. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +13.1% with distributions reinvested, against +13.6% for its benchmark, the MSCI USA Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 97% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 119 positions, with the top ten at 44.5%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IUSB or QUAL?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IUSB returned −1.2% and QUAL +13.1%.
Which is cheaper, IUSB or QUAL?: IUSB is cheaper, by 0.09 percentage points a year. That is about $9 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

Sources and dates

IUSB and QUAL filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IUSB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IUSB ↗

QUAL prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for QUAL ↗

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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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