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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IUSB returned −1.2% and VT +13.5%.

Which is cheaper, IUSB or VT?

Neither: IUSB and VT both charge 0.06% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

IUSB vs VT: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IUSB returned −1.2% to VT's +13.5%; 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 $81.8bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Total World Stock Index ETF.

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At a glance

−1.2%

IUSB total return, 1 year

+13.5%

VT total return, 1 year

0.06%

IUSB expense ratio

0.06%

VT expense ratio

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.06% a year; their one-year returns differ by 14.7 points; VT is 1.7 times larger.

IUSB vs VT: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IUSB	VT
Return
Measure	IUSB	VT
Total return, 1 year	−1.2%	+13.5%
Benchmark
Measure	IUSB	VT
What it tracks	Bloomberg U.S. Universal Index	FTSE Global All Cap Index
Cost and size
Measure	IUSB	VT
Expense ratio	0.06%	0.06%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$48.1bn	$81.8bn
Holdings
Measure	IUSB	VT
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight		55%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund		22.5%

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 VT 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 VT

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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 VT

NVIDIA Corp 4.54%

Apple Inc 4.11%

Microsoft Corp 3.25%

Amazon.com Inc 2.06%

Alphabet Inc 1.73%

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 1.62%

Broadcom Inc 1.39%

Meta Platforms Inc 1.36%

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Side by side

IUSB iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF VT Vanguard Total World Stock Index 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 Total World Stock

Total return, 1 year −1.2% +13.5%

Expense ratio 0.06% 0.06%

Holdings 18338 10194

Net assets, IUSB as of Oct 27, 2026 and VT as of Sep 30, 2026 $49.8bn $81.8bn

IUSB and VT 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.

VT tracks an index of Total World Stock. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +13.5% with distributions reinvested. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 55% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 10,194 positions, with the top ten at 22.5%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IUSB or VT?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IUSB returned −1.2% and VT +13.5%.
Which is cheaper, IUSB or VT?: Neither: IUSB and VT both charge 0.06% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

Sources and dates

IUSB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IUSB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IUSB ↗

VT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for VT ↗

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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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