Which returned more over the last year, QLTA or SUSC?

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, QLTA returned −2.4% and SUSC −2.1%.

Which is cheaper, QLTA or SUSC?

QLTA is cheaper, by 0.03 percentage points a year. That is about $3 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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QLTA vs SUSC: Differences, Returns & Fees

QLTA's duration was 6.5 years on Jul 31, 2026 and SUSC's 6.7 on May 31, 2026; QLTA charges 0.15% to SUSC's 0.18%. Net assets on Oct 9, 2026: $1.2bn for iShares Aaa - A Rated Corporate Bond ETF and $1.3bn for iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF.

QLTA costs 0.03 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.3 points.

QLTA vs SUSC: Differences, Returns & Fees
	QLTA	SUSC
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.18%
Net assets	$1.2bn	$1.3bn
Total return, 1 year	−2.4%	−2.1%
What it tracks	Bloomberg U.S. Corporate Aaa - A Capped Index	Bloomberg MSCI US Corporate ESG Focus Index
Holdings in common	31%
Below its high	6.6%, high on Aug 6, 2020	4.5%, high on Aug 3, 2021

Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.

−2.4%

QLTA total return, 1 year

−2.1%

SUSC total return, 1 year

0.15%

QLTA expense ratio

0.18%

SUSC expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, QLTA and SUSC hold 31% 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 and Jul 31, 2026.

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31% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding QLTA SUSC

Anheuser-Busch Cos LLC / Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc, due Feb 1, 2046 0.21% 0.13%

Honeywell Aerospace Inc, due Mar 16, 2036 0.12% 0.15%

Anheuser-Busch Cos LLC / Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc, due Feb 1, 2036 0.14% 0.10%

Amazon.com Inc, due Mar 13, 2056 0.14% 0.09%

Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The, due Jan 21, 2032 0.09% 0.13%

Wells Fargo & Co, due Apr 4, 2051 0.13% 0.09%

Pfizer Investment Enterprises Pte Ltd, due May 19, 2063 0.10% 0.09%

Bank of America Corp, due Jul 22, 2033 0.10% 0.09%

Bank of America Corp, due Apr 25, 2034 0.10% 0.08%

International Business Machines Corp, due May 15, 2029 0.08% 0.08%

JPMorgan Chase & Co, due Jul 25, 2033 0.08% 0.09%

Meta Platforms Inc, due Nov 15, 2055 0.15% 0.08%

Only in QLTA

Broadcom Inc, due Jul 15, 2032 0.27%

Broadcom Inc, due Nov 15, 2035 0.22%

Meta Platforms Inc, due Nov 15, 2035 0.20%

NVIDIA Corp, due Jun 15, 2031 0.16%

Amazon.com Inc, due Mar 13, 2036 0.15%

Meta Platforms Inc, due May 15, 2056 0.15%

NVIDIA Corp, due Jun 15, 2036 0.15%

AbbVie Inc, due Nov 21, 2029 0.14%

Only in SUSC

Avangrid Inc, due Jun 1, 2029 0.34%

NextEra Energy Capital Holdings Inc, due Nov 1, 2029 0.24%

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%

Edwards Lifesciences Corp, due Jun 15, 2028 0.22%

Digital Realty Trust LP, due Jul 1, 2029 0.21%

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On the same fields

QLTA

iShares Aaa - A Rated 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 Tracks an index

Total return, 1 year −2.4% −2.1%

Expense ratio 0.15% 0.18%

Holdings 3514 3958

Net assets $1.2bn $1.3bn

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

About QLTA

QLTA tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned −2.4% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. It sat 6.6% below its high of Aug 6, 2020 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, QLTA or SUSC?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, QLTA returned −2.4% and SUSC −2.1%.
Which is cheaper, QLTA or SUSC?: QLTA is cheaper, by 0.03 percentage points a year. That is about $3 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

QLTA and SUSC filings on SEC EDGAR ↗QLTA prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for QLTA ↗SUSC prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗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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