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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IUSB returned −1.2% and USHY +1.7%.

Which is cheaper, IUSB or USHY?

IUSB 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 USHY: Differences, Returns & Fees

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On Jul 31, 2026 IUSB's duration was 5.5 years and USHY's 3.0; IUSB charges 0.06% to USHY's 0.08%.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $49.8bn for iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF and $26.3bn for iShares Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF.

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At a glance

−1.2%

IUSB total return, 1 year

+1.7%

USHY total return, 1 year

0.06%

IUSB expense ratio

0.08%

USHY expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IUSB costs 0.02 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.9 points; IUSB is 1.9 times larger.

IUSB vs USHY: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IUSB	USHY
Return
Measure	IUSB	USHY
Total return, 1 year	−1.2%	+1.7%
Benchmark
Measure	IUSB	USHY
What it tracks	Bloomberg U.S. Universal Index	ICE BofA US High Yield Constrained Index
Cost and size
Measure	IUSB	USHY
Expense ratio	0.06%	0.08%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$49.8bn	$26.3bn
Holdings
Measure	IUSB	USHY
Holdings in common	4%

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

Risk and return

Nov 3, 2017 to Oct 23, 2026 · 468 weekly returns

IUSB USHY

Return

Total return edge USHY +16.1% +47.3%

Annualized edge USHY +1.7% +4.4%

Price return edge IUSB −12.4% −14.9%

Risk

Volatility edge IUSB 5.6% 9.7%

Max drawdown edge IUSB −17.7% −21.9%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge USHY −0.16 0.21

Sortino edge USHY −0.22 0.30

Calmar edge USHY 0.09 0.20

Reading

USHY returned more: +47.3% to +16.1%. IUSB swung less: 5.6% to 9.7%. IUSB fell less at its worst: −17.7% to −21.9%.

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Risk and return: IUSB vs USHY: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IUSB	USHY	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+16.1%	+47.3%	USHY	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+1.7%	+4.4%	USHY	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	−12.4%	−14.9%	IUSB	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	5.6%	9.7%	IUSB	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	4.1%	6.8%	IUSB	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−17.7%	−21.9%	IUSB	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	−0.16	0.21	USHY	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	−0.22	0.30	USHY	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	0.09	0.20	USHY	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 468 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, IUSB and USHY hold 4% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026.

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4% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IUSB USHY

1261229 BC Ltd., due Apr 15, 2032 0.02% 0.47%

PR RNO Property Owner 1 LLC, due May 1, 2031 0.02% 0.28%

Meridian Arc Holdco LLC, due Apr 30, 2031 0.02% 0.39%

EchoStar Corp., due Nov 30, 2029 0.01% 0.39%

Cloud Software Group LLC, due Mar 31, 2029 0.01% 0.26%

Quikrete Holdings, Inc., due Mar 1, 2032 0.01% 0.29%

Cloud Software Group LLC, due Sep 30, 2029 0.01% 0.25%

SV RNO Property Owner 1 LLC, due Mar 1, 2031 0.01% 0.24%

Nexstar Media, Inc., due Sep 15, 2033 0.01% 0.23%

Centene Corp., due Dec 15, 2029 0.01% 0.21%

Venture Global LNG, Inc., due Feb 1, 2029 0.01% 0.22%

HUB International Ltd., due Jun 15, 2030 0.01% 0.24%

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Only in IUSB

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 Feb 15, 2035 0.35%

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

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

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

Only in USHY

Electricite de France SA, due Mar 15, 2033 0.12%

Dresdner Funding Trust I, due Jun 30, 2031 0.07%

Resorts World Las Vegas LLC / RWLV Capital Inc, due Apr 16, 2029 0.06%

Zayo Group Holdings Inc, due Sep 9, 2030 0.05%

Millicom International Cellular SA, due Apr 27, 2031 0.04%

CITGO Petroleum Corp, due Jan 15, 2029 0.04%

NOVA Chemicals Corp, due Feb 15, 2030 0.04%

Millicom International Cellular SA, due Mar 25, 2029 0.04%

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Side by side

IUSB iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF USHY iShares Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer iShares iShares

What it is Tracks an index of Universal USD Bond Tracks an index of Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond

Total return, 1 year −1.2% +1.7%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured +1.8% (SPHY)

Gap to its benchmark not measured −0.1 pts vs SPHY

Expense ratio 0.06% 0.08%

Holdings 18338 1900

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $49.8bn $26.3bn

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

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IUSB and USHY do different jobs. What does each one do in a portfolio?

What each follows. IUSB follows Bloomberg U.S. Universal Index and USHY follows ICE BofA US High Yield Constrained Index.
Holdings in common. 4% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Jul 31, 2026).
One-year total return. Over 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 IUSB returned −1.2% and USHY +1.7% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 2.9 points.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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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.

USHY

USHY tracks an index of Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +1.7% with distributions reinvested, against +1.8% for its benchmark, the ICE BofA US High Yield Constrained Index, measured by the closely related ICE BofA US High Yield Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IUSB or USHY?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IUSB returned −1.2% and USHY +1.7%.
Which is cheaper, IUSB or USHY?: IUSB 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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Sources and dates

IUSB and USHY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IUSB and USHY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

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