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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IUSB returned −1.2% and VGLT −6.7%.

Which is cheaper, IUSB or VGLT?

VGLT 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.

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IUSB vs VGLT: Differences, Returns & Fees

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IUSB's duration was 5.5 years on Jul 31, 2026 and VGLT's 13.5 on May 31, 2026; VGLT 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 $10.4bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Long-Term Treasury ETF.

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At a glance

−1.2%

IUSB total return, 1 year

−6.7%

VGLT total return, 1 year

0.06%

IUSB expense ratio

0.03%

VGLT expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VGLT costs 0.03 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 5.5 points; IUSB is 4.6 times larger.

IUSB vs VGLT: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IUSB	VGLT
Return
Measure	IUSB	VGLT
Total return, 1 year	−1.2%	−6.7%
Drawdown
Measure	IUSB	VGLT
Below its high		38.8%, high on Aug 4, 2020
Benchmark
Measure	IUSB	VGLT
What it tracks	Bloomberg U.S. Universal Index	Bloomberg U.S. Long Treasury Index
Cost and size
Measure	IUSB	VGLT
Expense ratio	0.06%	0.03%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$48.1bn	$10.4bn
Holdings
Measure	IUSB	VGLT
Holdings in common	8%

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 VGLT hold 8% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.

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8% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IUSB VGLT

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Nov 15, 2052 0.17% 1.64%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due May 15, 2055 0.17% 2.21%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Nov 15, 2053 0.16% 2.14%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Aug 15, 2055 0.16% 2.21%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Feb 15, 2056 0.16% 2.22%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Aug 15, 2041 0.16% 1.54%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Nov 15, 2041 0.16% 1.41%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Feb 15, 2053 0.16% 1.50%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due May 15, 2054 0.16% 2.17%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Nov 15, 2054 0.15% 2.13%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due May 15, 2052 0.15% 1.35%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Feb 15, 2055 0.15% 2.17%

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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 VGLT

US TREASURY N/B, due May 15, 2039 0.36%

US TREASURY N/B, due Feb 15, 2037 0.12%

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Side by side

IUSB iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF VGLT Vanguard Long-Term Treasury 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 Treasury

Total return, 1 year −1.2% −6.7%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured −6.7% (SCHQ)

Gap to its benchmark not measured 0.0 pts vs SCHQ

Expense ratio 0.06% 0.03%

Holdings 18338 102

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

IUSB and VGLT 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.

VGLT

VGLT tracks an index of Long-term Treasury. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −6.7% with distributions reinvested, against −6.7% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Long Treasury Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. It sat 38.8% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IUSB or VGLT?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IUSB returned −1.2% and VGLT −6.7%.
Which is cheaper, IUSB or VGLT?: VGLT 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 →VGLT on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →IUSB dividend history →IUSB holdings →VGLT dividend history →VGLT holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

IUSB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IUSB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IUSB ↗

VGLT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VGLT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for VGLT ↗

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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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