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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IUSB returned −1.2% and SPYG +12.2%.

Which is cheaper, IUSB or SPYG?

SPYG is cheaper, by 0.02 percentage points a year. That is about $2 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

IUSB vs SPYG: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IUSB returned −1.2% to SPYG's +12.2%; 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 $55.9bn for State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth ETF.

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At a glance

−1.2%

IUSB total return, 1 year

+12.2%

SPYG total return, 1 year

0.06%

IUSB expense ratio

0.04%

SPYG expense ratio

Pair scorecard

SPYG costs 0.02 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 13.4 points; SPYG is 1.1 times larger.

IUSB vs SPYG: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IUSB	SPYG
Return
Measure	IUSB	SPYG
Total return, 1 year	−1.2%	+12.2%
Drawdown
Measure	IUSB	SPYG
Below its high		4.1%, high on Oct 6, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	IUSB	SPYG
What it tracks	Bloomberg U.S. Universal Index	S&P 500 Growth Index
Cost and size
Measure	IUSB	SPYG
Expense ratio	0.06%	0.04%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$49.8bn	$55.9bn
Holdings
Measure	IUSB	SPYG
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight		100%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund		59.6%

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

What they share

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

Only in one fund ↓

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 SPYG

NVIDIA CORP 14.61%

MICROSOFT CORP 10.93%

APPLE INC 7.01%

ALPHABET INC CL A 5.21%

BROADCOM INC 4.51%

ALPHABET INC CL C 4.17%

META PLATFORMS INC CLASS A 3.79%

AMAZON.COM INC 3.65%

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Side by side

IUSB iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF SPYG State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares State Street

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

Total return, 1 year −1.2% +12.2%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured +12.1% (IVW)

Gap to its benchmark not measured +0.1 pts vs IVW

Expense ratio 0.06% 0.04%

Holdings 18338 152

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $49.8bn $55.9bn

IUSB and SPYG 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.

SPYG

SPYG tracks the S&P 500 Growth. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +12.2% with distributions reinvested, against +12.1% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Growth Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% 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 152 positions, with the top ten at 59.6%. It sat 4.1% below its high of Oct 6, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IUSB or SPYG?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IUSB returned −1.2% and SPYG +12.2%.
Which is cheaper, IUSB or SPYG?: SPYG is cheaper, by 0.02 percentage points a year. That is about $2 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

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

Sources and dates

IUSB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IUSB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IUSB ↗

SPYG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

SPYG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

State Street 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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