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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IUSB returned −1.2% and VCLT −5.9%.

Which is cheaper, IUSB or VCLT?

VCLT is cheaper, by 0.03 percentage points a year. That is about $3 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

IUSB vs VCLT: Differences, Returns & Fees

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IUSB's duration was 5.5 years on Jul 31, 2026 and VCLT's 12.0 on May 31, 2026; VCLT charges 0.03% to IUSB's 0.06%.

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Net assets: $49.8bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF, and $7.5bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF.

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At a glance

−1.2%

IUSB total return, 1 year

−5.9%

VCLT total return, 1 year

0.06%

IUSB expense ratio

0.03%

VCLT expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VCLT costs 0.03 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 4.7 points; IUSB is 6.4 times larger.

IUSB vs VCLT: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IUSB	VCLT
Return
Measure	IUSB	VCLT
Total return, 1 year	−1.2%	−5.9%
Drawdown
Measure	IUSB	VCLT
Below its high		17.8%, high on Sep 22, 2021
Benchmark
Measure	IUSB	VCLT
What it tracks	Bloomberg U.S. Universal Index	Bloomberg U.S. 10+ Year Corporate Bond Index
Cost and size
Measure	IUSB	VCLT
Expense ratio	0.06%	0.03%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$48.1bn	$7.5bn
Holdings
Measure	IUSB	VCLT
Holdings in common	6%

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

What they share

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

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IUSB VCLT

U.S. Treasury Notes, due May 15, 2036 0.37% 0.11%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due May 15, 2046 0.09% 0.13%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 15, 2036 0.33% 0.08%

Anheuser-Busch Cos. LLC, due Feb 1, 2046 0.02% 0.37%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Feb 15, 2046 0.13% 0.02%

Comcast Corp., due Jan 15, 2037 0.02% 0.08%

CVS Health Corp., due Mar 25, 2048 0.02% 0.33%

Pfizer Investment Enterprises Pte. Ltd., due May 19, 2053 0.01% 0.27%

Bank of America Corp., due Mar 20, 2051 0.01% 0.22%

Boeing Co. (The), due May 1, 2050 0.01% 0.27%

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), due Oct 1, 2037 0.01% 0.21%

Meta Platforms, Inc., due Nov 15, 2055 0.01% 0.28%

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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 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%

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

Only in VCLT

SHELL FINANCE US, due Dec 15, 2038 0.12%

BLACKROCK FUND, due Mar 14, 2054 0.08%

FEDEX CORP, due Apr 1, 2046 0.07%

COTERRA ENERGY, due Feb 15, 2055 0.07%

SHELL FINANCE US, due Nov 7, 2049 0.06%

HSBC HLDGS PLC, due Jun 1, 2038 0.06%

BLACKROCK FUND, due Jan 8, 2055 0.05%

BROADCOM INC, due Nov 15, 2036 0.04%

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Side by side

IUSB iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF VCLT Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer iShares Vanguard

What it is Tracks an index of Universal USD Bond Tracks an index of Long-Term Corporate Bond

Total return, 1 year −1.2% −5.9%

Expense ratio 0.06% 0.03%

Holdings 18338 2562

Net assets, IUSB as of Oct 27, 2026 and VCLT as of Sep 30, 2026 $49.8bn $7.5bn

IUSB and VCLT 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.

VCLT

VCLT tracks an index of Long-Term Corporate Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −5.9% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. It sat 17.8% below its high of Sep 22, 2021 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IUSB or VCLT?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IUSB returned −1.2% and VCLT −5.9%.
Which is cheaper, IUSB or VCLT?: VCLT is cheaper, by 0.03 percentage points a year. That is about $3 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 →VCLT on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →IUSB dividend history →IUSB holdings →VCLT dividend history →VCLT holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

IUSB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IUSB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IUSB ↗

VCLT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VCLT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for VCLT ↗

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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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