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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IUSB returned −1.2% and UBND −1.0%.

Which is cheaper, IUSB or UBND?

IUSB is cheaper, by 0.34 percentage points a year. That is about $34 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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IUSB vs UBND: Differences, Returns & Fees

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IUSB's duration was 5.5 years on Jul 31, 2026 and UBND's 5.6 on Jun 30, 2026; IUSB charges 0.06% to UBND's 0.40%.

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Net assets: $49.8bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF, and $1.9bn on Jun 30, 2026 for VictoryShares Core Plus Bond ETF.

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At a glance

−1.2%

IUSB total return, 1 year

−1.0%

UBND total return, 1 year

0.06%

IUSB expense ratio

0.40%

UBND expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IUSB costs 0.34 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.2 points.

IUSB vs UBND: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IUSB	UBND
Return
Measure	IUSB	UBND
Total return, 1 year	−1.2%	−1.0%
Benchmark
Measure	IUSB	UBND
What it tracks	Bloomberg U.S. Universal Index	No index, actively managed
Cost and size
Measure	IUSB	UBND
Expense ratio	0.06%	0.40%
Net assets, IUSB as of Oct 27, 2026 and UBND as of Jun 30, 2026	$49.8bn	$1.9bn
Holdings
Measure	IUSB	UBND
Holdings in common	6%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026. Method

Risk and return

Oct 15, 2021 to Oct 23, 2026 · 262 weekly returns

IUSB UBND

Return

Total return edge UBND +0.5% +2.9%

Annualized edge UBND +0.1% +0.6%

Price return edge IUSB (slight) −15.8% −16.4%

Risk

Volatility edge Tie 5.6% 5.7%

Max drawdown edge UBND (slight) −17.2% −16.3%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge UBND −0.65 −0.56

Sortino edge UBND −0.87 −0.72

Calmar edge UBND 0.01 0.04

Reading

UBND returned more: +2.9% to +0.5%. IUSB and UBND swung about the same: 5.6% and 5.7%. UBND fell slightly less at its worst: −16.3% to −17.2%.

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Risk and return: IUSB vs UBND: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IUSB	UBND	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+0.5%	+2.9%	UBND	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+0.1%	+0.6%	UBND	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	−15.8%	−16.4%	IUSB (slight)	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	5.6%	5.7%	Tie	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	4.2%	4.4%	IUSB (slight)	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−17.2%	−16.3%	UBND (slight)	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	−0.65	−0.56	UBND	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	−0.87	−0.72	UBND	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	0.01	0.04	UBND	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 262 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, IUSB and UBND hold 6% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.

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6% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IUSB UBND

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Aug 15, 2035 0.34% 0.90%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due May 15, 2035 0.33% 1.01%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 15, 2036 0.33% 1.19%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 15, 2035 0.35% 0.23%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due May 15, 2033 0.21% 1.43%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Aug 15, 2055 0.16% 0.48%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Feb 15, 2056 0.16% 0.76%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Aug 15, 2041 0.16% 0.37%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Feb 15, 2055 0.15% 0.15%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Nov 15, 2055 0.15% 0.77%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Nov 15, 2053 0.16% 0.15%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due May 15, 2055 0.17% 0.15%

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Uniform Mortgage-Backed Securities, due Aug 25, 2056 0.41%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Dec 31, 2029 0.37%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due May 15, 2036 0.37%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 15, 2034 0.36%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due May 15, 2034 0.34%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Nov 15, 2034 0.34%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Aug 15, 2034 0.33%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Aug 15, 2032 0.33%

Only in UBND

FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION, due Nov 1, 2055 0.89%

FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION, due Sep 1, 2055 0.85%

FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION, due Dec 1, 2045 0.77%

FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION, due Jul 1, 2055 0.72%

FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION, due Nov 1, 2052 0.72%

GOVERNMENT NATIONAL MORTGAGE CORPORATION, due Jun 20, 2050 0.67%

FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION, due Feb 1, 2056 0.62%

FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION, due Feb 1, 2046 0.59%

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Side by side

IUSB iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF UBND VictoryShares Core Plus Bond ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer iShares VictoryShares

What it is Tracks an index of Universal USD Bond Actively managed

Total return, 1 year −1.2% −1.0%

Expense ratio 0.06% 0.40%

Holdings 18338 1529

Net assets, IUSB as of Oct 27, 2026 and UBND as of Jun 30, 2026 $49.8bn $1.9bn

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

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IUSB and UBND are built for the same job. How do they differ in cost, holdings and results?

What each follows. IUSB follows Bloomberg U.S. Universal Index and UBND follows No index, actively managed.
Holdings in common. 6% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026).
Number of holdings. IUSB holds 18,338 positions and UBND holds 1529.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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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.

UBND

UBND is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −1.0% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.40% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IUSB or UBND?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IUSB returned −1.2% and UBND −1.0%.
Which is cheaper, IUSB or UBND?: IUSB is cheaper, by 0.34 percentage points a year. That is about $34 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

Sources and dates

IUSB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IUSB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IUSB ↗

UBND filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

UBND prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

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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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