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

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, QLTA returned −2.4% and USIG −1.6%.

Which is cheaper, QLTA or USIG?

USIG is cheaper, by 0.11 percentage points a year. That is about $11 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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QLTA vs USIG: Differences, Returns & Fees

QLTA's duration was 6.5 years on Jul 31, 2026 and USIG's 6.4 on May 31, 2026; USIG charges 0.04% to QLTA's 0.15%. Net assets on Oct 9, 2026: $1.2bn for iShares Aaa - A Rated Corporate Bond ETF and $17.6bn for iShares Broad USD Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF.

USIG costs 0.11 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.8 points; USIG is 15.1 times larger.

	QLTA	USIG
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.04%
Net assets	$1.2bn	$17.6bn
Total return, 1 year	−2.4%	−1.6%
What it tracks	Bloomberg U.S. Corporate Aaa - A Capped Index	ICE BofA US Corporate Index
Holdings in common	39%
Below its high	6.6%, high on Aug 6, 2020	3.8%, high on Feb 23, 2026

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

−2.4%

QLTA total return, 1 year

−1.6%

USIG total return, 1 year

0.15%

QLTA expense ratio

0.04%

USIG expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, QLTA and USIG hold 39% 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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39% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding QLTA USIG

Anheuser-Busch Cos LLC / Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc, due Feb 1, 2046 0.21% 0.09%

Bank of America Corp, due Dec 20, 2028 0.13% 0.09%

Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The, due Jan 21, 2029 0.12% 0.07%

Meta Platforms Inc, due Nov 15, 2055 0.15% 0.06%

Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The, due Jan 21, 2032 0.09% 0.06%

Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The, due Jan 21, 2047 0.06% 0.06%

Pfizer Investment Enterprises Pte Ltd, due May 19, 2053 0.15% 0.06%

Amazon.com Inc, due Mar 13, 2076 0.08% 0.06%

AbbVie Inc, due Nov 21, 2029 0.14% 0.06%

Wells Fargo & Co, due Apr 4, 2051 0.13% 0.06%

Bank of America Corp, due Jan 23, 2035 0.10% 0.06%

Anheuser-Busch Cos LLC / Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc, due Feb 1, 2036 0.14% 0.06%

Only in QLTA

Broadcom Inc, due Nov 15, 2035 0.22%

NVIDIA Corp, due Jun 15, 2031 0.16%

NVIDIA Corp, due Jun 15, 2036 0.15%

Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The, due Jul 21, 2032 0.11%

Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The, due Jul 21, 2037 0.11%

NVIDIA Corp, due Jun 15, 2056 0.11%

Citibank NA, due Jun 18, 2029 0.11%

NVIDIA Corp, due Jun 15, 2046 0.10%

Only in USIG

Eagle Funding Luxco Sarl, due Aug 17, 2030 0.08%

CVS Health Corp, due Mar 25, 2048 0.08%

T-Mobile USA Inc, due Apr 15, 2030 0.07%

Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The, due Oct 1, 2037 0.06%

Boeing Co/The, due May 1, 2050 0.06%

CVS Health Corp, due Mar 25, 2028 0.06%

AT&T Inc, due Sep 15, 2053 0.06%

Mars Inc, due Mar 1, 2035 0.05%

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On the same fields

QLTA

iShares Aaa - A Rated Corporate Bond ETF

USIG

iShares Broad USD Investment Grade 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% −1.6%

S&P 500 over the same days +17.3% +17.3%

Gap to the S&P 500 −19.6 pts −18.9 pts

Expense ratio 0.15% 0.04%

Holdings 3514 11582

Net assets $1.2bn $17.6bn

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

QLTA in plain words

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.

USIG in plain words

USIG tracks an index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year. It sat 3.8% below its high of Feb 23, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned −1.6% with distributions reinvested, against −1.8% for its benchmark, the ICE BofA US Corporate Index.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, QLTA or USIG?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, QLTA returned −2.4% and USIG −1.6%.
Which is cheaper, QLTA or USIG?: USIG is cheaper, by 0.11 percentage points a year. That is about $11 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 USIG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗QLTA prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for QLTA ↗USIG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for USIG ↗

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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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