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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IUSB returned −1.2% and VDE +58.8%.

Which is cheaper, IUSB or VDE?

IUSB 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 VDE: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IUSB returned −1.2% to VDE's +58.8%; 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 $10.4bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Energy ETF.

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At a glance

−1.2%

IUSB total return, 1 year

+58.8%

VDE total return, 1 year

0.06%

IUSB expense ratio

0.09%

VDE expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IUSB costs 0.03 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 60.0 points; IUSB is 4.6 times larger.

IUSB vs VDE: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IUSB	VDE
Return
Measure	IUSB	VDE
Total return, 1 year	−1.2%	+58.8%
Benchmark
Measure	IUSB	VDE
What it tracks	Bloomberg U.S. Universal Index	MSCI US Investable Market Index (IMI)/Energy 25/50
Cost and size
Measure	IUSB	VDE
Expense ratio	0.06%	0.09%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$48.1bn	$10.4bn
Holdings
Measure	IUSB	VDE
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight		81%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund		67.1%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Sep 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026. Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, IUSB and VDE hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Sep 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IUSB VDE

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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 VDE

ExxonMobil Holdings Corp 22.88%

Chevron Corp 14.42%

ConocoPhillips 5.87%

Marathon Petroleum Corp 4.46%

Valero Energy Corp 4.45%

Phillips 66 3.94%

Williams Cos Inc 3.16%

EOG Resources Inc 2.85%

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Side by side

IUSB iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF VDE Vanguard Energy ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares Vanguard

What it is Tracks an index of Universal USD Bond Tracks an index of Energy

Total return, 1 year −1.2% +58.8%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured +59.0% (FENY)

Gap to its benchmark not measured −0.2 pts vs FENY

Expense ratio 0.06% 0.09%

Holdings 18338 113

Net assets, IUSB as of Oct 27, 2026 and VDE as of Sep 30, 2026 $49.8bn $10.4bn

IUSB and VDE 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.

VDE

VDE tracks an index of Energy. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +58.8% with distributions reinvested, against +59.0% for its benchmark, the MSCI US Investable Market Index (IMI)/Energy 25/50. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 81% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 113 positions, with the top ten at 67.1%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IUSB or VDE?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IUSB returned −1.2% and VDE +58.8%.
Which is cheaper, IUSB or VDE?: IUSB 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.

Other comparisons

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Where to next

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

Sources and dates

IUSB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IUSB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IUSB ↗

VDE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VDE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for VDE ↗

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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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