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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IUSB returned −1.2% and XLG +6.4%.

Which is cheaper, IUSB or XLG?

IUSB is cheaper, by 0.14 percentage points a year. That is about $14 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

IUSB vs XLG: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IUSB returned −1.2% to XLG's +6.4%; 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 $11.9bn for Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF.

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At a glance

−1.2%

IUSB total return, 1 year

+6.4%

XLG total return, 1 year

0.06%

IUSB expense ratio

0.20%

XLG expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IUSB costs 0.14 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 7.6 points; IUSB is 4.2 times larger.

IUSB vs XLG: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IUSB	XLG
Return
Measure	IUSB	XLG
Total return, 1 year	−1.2%	+6.4%
Benchmark
Measure	IUSB	XLG
What it tracks	Bloomberg U.S. Universal Index	S&P 500 Top 50 Index
Cost and size
Measure	IUSB	XLG
Expense ratio	0.06%	0.20%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$49.8bn	$11.9bn
Holdings
Measure	IUSB	XLG
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight		98%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund		60.3%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, IUSB and XLG 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 XLG

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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 XLG

NVIDIA Corp 12.54%

Apple Inc 12.04%

Microsoft Corp 9.38%

Amazon.com Inc 5.91%

Alphabet Inc 4.47%

Broadcom Inc 3.87%

Alphabet Inc 3.58%

Meta Platforms Inc 3.25%

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Side by side

IUSB iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF XLG Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares Invesco

What it is Tracks an index of Universal USD Bond Tracks the S&P 500 top 50

Total return, 1 year −1.2% +6.4%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured +13.7% (IVV)

Gap to its benchmark not measured −7.3 pts vs IVV

Expense ratio 0.06% 0.20%

Holdings 18338 53

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $49.8bn $11.9bn

IUSB and XLG 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.

XLG

XLG tracks the S&P 500 top 50. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +6.4% with distributions reinvested, against +13.7% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.20% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 98% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 53 positions, with the top ten at 60.3%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IUSB or XLG?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IUSB returned −1.2% and XLG +6.4%.
Which is cheaper, IUSB or XLG?: IUSB is cheaper, by 0.14 percentage points a year. That is about $14 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 →XLG on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →IUSB dividend history →IUSB holdings →XLG dividend history →XLG holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

IUSB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IUSB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IUSB ↗

XLG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XLG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Invesco page for XLG ↗

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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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