Data as of Oct 28, 2026.
JSCP vs SUSB: Differences, Returns & Fees
On Aug 31, 2026 JSCP's duration was 2.9 years and SUSB's 2.7; SUSB charges 0.12% to JSCP's 0.33%.
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Net assets on Oct 28, 2026: $1.8bn for JPMorgan Short Duration Core Plus ETF and $1.3bn for iShares ESG Aware 1-5 Year USD Corporate Bond ETF.
Pair scorecard
SUSB costs 0.21 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.1 points; JSCP is 1.4 times larger.
| Measure | JSCP | SUSB |
|---|---|---|
| Return | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +1.3% | +1.2% |
| Benchmark | ||
| What it tracks | No index, actively managed | Bloomberg MSCI US Corporate 1-5 Year ESG Focus Index |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.33% | 0.12% |
| Net assets | $1.8bn | $1.3bn |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 4% | |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated Aug 31, 2026. Method
Risk and return
Mar 12, 2021 to Oct 23, 2026 · 293 weekly returnsEach against its own benchmark: JSCP against AGG, Mar 12, 2021 to Oct 23, 2026; SUSB against IUSB, Jul 28, 2017 to Oct 23, 2026.
JSCP returned slightly more: +13.3% to +12.5%. JSCP swung slightly less: 2.7% to 2.7%. JSCP fell slightly less at its worst: −8.7% to −9.3%.
Full scorecard
19 measures, with how each is measured Open ↓
| Measure | JSCP | SUSB | Edge | How it is measured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return | ||||
| Total return | +13.3% | +12.5% | JSCP (slight) | Price change plus distributions, reinvested. |
| Annualized | +2.2% | +2.1% | JSCP (slight) | Total return as a yearly rate. |
| Price return | −7.7% | −5.3% | SUSB | Price change alone, distributions left out. |
| Risk | ||||
| Volatility | 2.7% | 2.7% | JSCP (slight) | Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier. |
| Downside deviation | 1.9% | 2.0% | JSCP (slight) | Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate. |
| Max drawdown | −8.7% | −9.3% | JSCP (slight) | Deepest fall from a high to the low after it. |
| Upside capture | 42.7% | 52.4% | Share of its benchmark's rise caught in the weeks it rose. | |
| Downside capture | 36.2% | 46.0% | Share of its benchmark's fall taken in the weeks it fell. Lower is better. | |
| Beta | 0.42 | 0.70 | Not an edge | How far it moves for each 1% its benchmark moves. |
| R squared | 0.77 | 0.68 | Not an edge | Share of its weekly moves its benchmark explains. |
| Risk-adjusted | ||||
| Sharpe | −0.47 | −0.50 | JSCP (slight) | Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility. |
| Sortino | −0.65 | −0.68 | JSCP (slight) | Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation. |
| Treynor | −0.030 | 0.000 | Return above Treasury bills per unit of beta. | |
| Calmar | 0.26 | 0.23 | JSCP | Annualized return divided by the max drawdown. |
| Against the benchmark | ||||
| Benchmark | AGG | IUSB | The ETF each fund is measured against. | |
| Alpha | +0.1% a year | +0.6% a year | Not significant | Yearly return beyond what its beta to the benchmark predicts. |
| Alpha t-stat | 0.23 | 0.64 | Not an edge | How sure the alpha is. Below 2, it could be chance. |
| Alpha range | −0.9% to +1.2% | −1.1% to +2.2% | Includes zero | The 95% range for the yearly alpha. |
| Information ratio | 0.58 | 0.26 | Return against its benchmark per unit of tracking error. | |
| Tracking error | 3.5% | 3.1% | Not an edge | How far weekly returns stray from the benchmark, annualized. |
Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 293 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, JSCP and SUSB hold 4% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Aug 31, 2026.
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4% in common
Only in one fund ↓
Side by side
JSCP and SUSB on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
JSCP and SUSB are built for the same job. How do they differ in cost, holdings and results?
- What each follows. JSCP follows No index, actively managed and SUSB follows Bloomberg MSCI US Corporate 1-5 Year ESG Focus Index.
- Holdings in common. 4% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Aug 31, 2026).
- Cost. JSCP charges 0.33% of assets a year and SUSB 0.12%, a gap of 0.21 points.
Data as of Oct 28, 2026.
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JSCP
JSCP is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +1.3% with distributions reinvested, against −1.4% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.33% a year.
SUSB
SUSB tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +1.2% with distributions reinvested, against −1.2% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Universal Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.12% a year.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, JSCP or SUSB?
- In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, JSCP returned +1.3% and SUSB +1.2%.
- Which is cheaper, JSCP or SUSB?
- SUSB is cheaper, by 0.21 percentage points a year. That is about $21 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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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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