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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IUSB returned −1.2% and VEA +17.1%.

Which is cheaper, IUSB or VEA?

VEA 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 VEA: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IUSB returned −1.2% to VEA's +17.1%; 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 $231.6bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF.

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At a glance

−1.2%

IUSB total return, 1 year

+17.1%

VEA total return, 1 year

0.06%

IUSB expense ratio

0.03%

VEA expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VEA costs 0.03 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 18.3 points; VEA is 4.8 times larger.

IUSB vs VEA: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IUSB	VEA
Return
Measure	IUSB	VEA
Total return, 1 year	−1.2%	+17.1%
Drawdown
Measure	IUSB	VEA
Below its high		4.4%, high on Aug 25, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	IUSB	VEA
What it tracks	Bloomberg U.S. Universal Index	FTSE Developed All Cap ex US Index
Cost and size
Measure	IUSB	VEA
Expense ratio	0.06%	0.03%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$48.1bn	$231.6bn
Holdings
Measure	IUSB	VEA
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight		0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund		13.6%

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 VEA 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 VEA

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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 VEA

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 2.81%

SK hynix Inc 2.30%

ASML Holding NV 2.14%

SLBBH1142 1.07%

HSBC Holdings PLC 1.05%

Roche Holding AG 0.91%

Shell PLC 0.86%

Royal Bank of Canada 0.85%

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Side by side

IUSB iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF VEA Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets 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 Developed markets ex US

Total return, 1 year −1.2% +17.1%

Expense ratio 0.06% 0.03%

Holdings 18338 3906

Net assets, IUSB as of Oct 27, 2026 and VEA as of Sep 30, 2026 $49.8bn $231.6bn

IUSB and VEA 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.

VEA

VEA tracks an index of Developed markets ex US. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +17.1% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 3,906 positions, with the top ten at 13.6%. It sat 4.4% below its high of Aug 25, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IUSB or VEA?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IUSB returned −1.2% and VEA +17.1%.
Which is cheaper, IUSB or VEA?: VEA 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 →VEA on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →IUSB dividend history →IUSB holdings →VEA dividend history →VEA holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

IUSB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IUSB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IUSB ↗

VEA filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VEA prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for VEA ↗

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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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