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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IUSB returned −1.2% and XLC −10.4%.

Which is cheaper, IUSB or XLC?

IUSB is cheaper, by 0.02 percentage points a year. That is about $2 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

IUSB vs XLC: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IUSB returned −1.2% to XLC's −10.4%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $49.8bn for iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF and $22.1bn for State Street Communication Services Select Sector SPDR ETF.

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At a glance

−1.2%

IUSB total return, 1 year

−10.4%

XLC total return, 1 year

0.06%

IUSB expense ratio

0.08%

XLC expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IUSB costs 0.02 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 9.2 points; IUSB is 2.3 times larger.

IUSB vs XLC: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IUSB	XLC
Return
Measure	IUSB	XLC
Total return, 1 year	−1.2%	−10.4%
Drawdown
Measure	IUSB	XLC
Below its high		13.3%, high on Jan 30, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	IUSB	XLC
What it tracks	Bloomberg U.S. Universal Index	Communication Services Select Sector Index
Cost and size
Measure	IUSB	XLC
Expense ratio	0.06%	0.08%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$49.8bn	$22.1bn
Holdings
Measure	IUSB	XLC
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight		100%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund		75.3%

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

What they share

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

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IUSB XLC

Only in one fund ↓

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 XLC

META PLATFORMS INC CLASS A 21.45%

ALPHABET INC CL A 12.27%

ALPHABET INC CL C 9.82%

WALT DISNEY CO 5.33%

TAKE TWO INTERACTIVE SOFTWRE 4.80%

COMCAST CORP CLASS A 4.48%

VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC 4.45%

APPLOVIN CORP CLASS A 4.34%

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Side by side

IUSB iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF XLC State Street Communication Services Select Sector SPDR ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares State Street

What it is Tracks an index of Universal USD Bond Tracks an index of Communication services

Total return, 1 year −1.2% −10.4%

Expense ratio 0.06% 0.08%

Holdings 18338 23

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $49.8bn $22.1bn

IUSB and XLC 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.

XLC

XLC tracks an index of Communication services. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −10.4% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 23 positions, with the top ten at 75.3%. It sat 13.3% below its high of Jan 30, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IUSB or XLC?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IUSB returned −1.2% and XLC −10.4%.
Which is cheaper, IUSB or XLC?: IUSB is cheaper, by 0.02 percentage points a year. That is about $2 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Other comparisons

IUSB vs VOX IUSB vs XLY IUSB vs XLU IUSB vs VHT BOND vs XLC SGOV vs XLC TIP vs XLC VBIL vs XLC

Where to next

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

Sources and dates

IUSB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IUSB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IUSB ↗

XLC filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XLC prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

State Street website ↗

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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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