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LQD vs SUSC: Differences, Returns & Fees

On May 31, 2026 LQD's duration was 8.1 years and SUSC's 6.7; LQD charges 0.14% to SUSC's 0.18%. Net assets on Oct 9, 2026: $28.5bn for iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF and $1.3bn for iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF.

LQD costs 0.04 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.3 points; LQD is far larger, $28.5bn against $1.3bn.

LQD vs SUSC: Differences, Returns & Fees
LQDSUSC
Expense ratio0.14%0.18%
Net assets$28.5bn$1.3bn
Total return, 1 year−3.4%−2.1%
What it tracksUS investment grade bondsBloomberg MSCI US Corporate ESG Focus Index
Holdings in common37%
Below its high7.8%, high on Sep 22, 20214.5%, high on Aug 3, 2021

Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026.

−3.4%
LQD total return, 1 year
−2.1%
SUSC total return, 1 year
0.14%
LQD expense ratio
0.18%
SUSC expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, LQD and SUSC hold 37% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated May 31, 2026.

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37% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding LQD SUSC
Anheuser-Busch Cos LLC / Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc, due Feb 1, 2046 0.20% 0.13%
CVS Health Corp, due Mar 25, 2048 0.17% 0.11%
Anheuser-Busch Cos LLC / Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc, due Feb 1, 2036 0.12% 0.10%
JPMorgan Chase & Co, due Jul 25, 2033 0.10% 0.09%
Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The, due Jan 21, 2032 0.09% 0.13%
Amazon.com Inc, due Mar 13, 2056 0.14% 0.09%
Wells Fargo & Co, due Apr 4, 2051 0.12% 0.09%
Pfizer Investment Enterprises Pte Ltd, due May 19, 2063 0.10% 0.09%
Honeywell Aerospace Inc, due Mar 16, 2036 0.09% 0.15%
Bank of America Corp, due Jul 22, 2033 0.12% 0.09%
Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The, due Oct 1, 2037 0.15% 0.09%
Bank of America Corp, due Apr 25, 2034 0.12% 0.08%
Only in LQD
Meta Platforms Inc, due Nov 15, 2035 0.16%
Amazon.com Inc, due Mar 13, 2036 0.15%
Boeing Co/The, due May 1, 2050 0.14%
Bank of America Corp, due Feb 6, 2037 0.13%
AbbVie Inc, due Nov 21, 2029 0.13%
Amazon.com Inc, due Mar 13, 2031 0.13%
Wells Fargo & Co, due Jan 23, 2037 0.11%
Meta Platforms Inc, due May 15, 2031 0.11%
Only in SUSC
Salesforce Inc, due Apr 11, 2028 0.35%
Avangrid Inc, due Jun 1, 2029 0.34%
Automatic Data Processing Inc, due May 15, 2028 0.34%
National Bank of Canada, due Dec 18, 2028 0.30%
Cheniere Energy Inc, due Oct 15, 2028 0.24%
Digital Realty Trust LP, due Jul 15, 2028 0.23%
Digital Realty Trust LP, due Aug 15, 2027 0.22%
Koninklijke KPN NV, due Oct 1, 2030 0.22%

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On the same fields

LQD
iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
SUSC
iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF
Issuer iShares iShares
What it is Tracks an index of US investment grade bonds Tracks an index
Total return, 1 year −3.4% −2.1%
Expense ratio 0.14% 0.18%
Holdings 3167 3958
Net assets $28.5bn $1.3bn

LQD and SUSC on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

About LQD

LQD tracks an index of US investment grade bonds. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned −3.4% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.14% a year. It sat 7.8% below its high of Sep 22, 2021 on Oct 9, 2026.

About SUSC

SUSC tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned −2.1% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.18% a year. It sat 4.5% below its high of Aug 3, 2021 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, LQD or SUSC?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, LQD returned −3.4% and SUSC −2.1%.
Which is cheaper, LQD or SUSC?
LQD is cheaper, by 0.04 percentage points a year. That is about $4 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
LQD and SUSC filings on SEC EDGAR ↗LQD and SUSC prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for LQD ↗iShares page for SUSC ↗

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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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