Which returned more over the last year, SYSB or UBND?

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SYSB returned −1.9% and UBND −1.0%.

Which is cheaper, SYSB or UBND?

SYSB is cheaper, by 0.15 percentage points a year. That is about $15 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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SYSB vs UBND: Differences, Returns & Fees

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SYSB's duration was 5.9 years on Jul 31, 2026 and UBND's 5.6 on Jun 30, 2026; SYSB charges 0.25% to UBND's 0.40%.

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Net assets: $1.4bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares Systematic Bond ETF, and $1.9bn on Jun 30, 2026 for VictoryShares Core Plus Bond ETF.

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At a glance

−1.9%

SYSB total return, 1 year

−1.0%

UBND total return, 1 year

0.25%

SYSB expense ratio

0.40%

UBND expense ratio

Pair scorecard

SYSB costs 0.15 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.9 points.

SYSB vs UBND: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	SYSB	UBND
Return
Measure	SYSB	UBND
Total return, 1 year	−1.9%	−1.0%
Drawdown
Measure	SYSB	UBND
Below its high	3.3%, high on Feb 27, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	SYSB	UBND
What it tracks	BlackRock Universal Systematic Bond Index	No index, actively managed
Cost and size
Measure	SYSB	UBND
Expense ratio	0.25%	0.40%
Net assets, SYSB as of Oct 27, 2026 and UBND as of Jun 30, 2026	$1.4bn	$1.9bn
Holdings
Measure	SYSB	UBND
Holdings in common	5%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026. Method

Risk and return

Oct 15, 2021 to Oct 23, 2026 · 262 weekly returns

SYSB UBND

Return

Total return edge SYSB +5.8% +2.9%

Annualized edge SYSB +1.1% +0.6%

Price return edge SYSB −14.6% −16.4%

Risk

Volatility edge SYSB (slight) 5.3% 5.7%

Max drawdown edge UBND (slight) −17.5% −16.3%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge SYSB (slight) −0.50 −0.56

Sortino edge SYSB (slight) −0.66 −0.72

Calmar edge SYSB 0.06 0.04

Reading

SYSB returned more: +5.8% to +2.9%. SYSB swung slightly less: 5.3% to 5.7%. UBND fell slightly less at its worst: −16.3% to −17.5%.

Full scorecard

9 measures, with how each is measured Open ↓

Risk and return: SYSB vs UBND: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	SYSB	UBND	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+5.8%	+2.9%	SYSB	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+1.1%	+0.6%	SYSB	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	−14.6%	−16.4%	SYSB	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	5.3%	5.7%	SYSB (slight)	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	4.0%	4.4%	SYSB (slight)	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−17.5%	−16.3%	UBND (slight)	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	−0.50	−0.56	SYSB (slight)	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	−0.66	−0.72	SYSB (slight)	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	0.06	0.04	SYSB	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 262 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, SYSB and UBND hold 5% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first SYSB UBND

U.S. Treasury Notes, due May 15, 2033 1.60% 1.43%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due May 15, 2035 2.34% 1.01%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Aug 15, 2035 2.16% 0.90%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Aug 15, 2041 1.46% 0.37%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Aug 15, 2051 1.26% 0.12%

NCL Corp Ltd, due Feb 1, 2032 0.09% 0.19%

Baldwin Insurance Group Holdings LLC / Baldwin Insurance Group Holdings Finance, due May 15, 2031 0.08% 0.11%

EchoStar Corp, due Nov 30, 2029 0.06% 0.12%

Oncor Electric Delivery Co LLC, due Apr 1, 2035 0.06% 0.07%

ROBLOX Corp, due May 1, 2030 0.06% 0.05%

Venture Global LNG Inc, due Jun 1, 2031 0.13% 0.05%

Oracle Corp, due Apr 1, 2030 0.16% 0.05%

Only in one fund ↓

Only in SYSB

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Aug 15, 2040 3.17%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Aug 15, 2047 3.08%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due May 31, 2033 2.11%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Aug 15, 2052 1.68%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Feb 15, 2052 1.66%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Nov 15, 2051 1.54%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Aug 15, 2046 1.52%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Nov 15, 2044 1.35%

Only in UBND

U S TREASURY BONDS, due Nov 15, 2039 2.23%

U S TREASURY BOND, due May 15, 2037 1.85%

U S TREASURY NOTE, due Feb 15, 2036 1.19%

U S TREASURY BONDS, due Feb 15, 2036 1.07%

FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION, due Nov 1, 2055 0.89%

FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION, due Sep 1, 2055 0.85%

U S TREASURY BOND, due Nov 15, 2045 0.84%

U S TREASURY BOND, due Feb 15, 2046 0.81%

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Side by side

SYSB iShares Systematic Bond ETF UBND VictoryShares Core Plus Bond ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer iShares VictoryShares

What it is Tracks an index Actively managed

Total return, 1 year −1.9% −1.0%

Its benchmark over the same days −1.2% (IUSB) not measured

Gap to its benchmark −0.7 pts vs IUSB not measured

Expense ratio 0.25% 0.40%

Holdings 853 1529

Net assets, SYSB as of Oct 27, 2026 and UBND as of Jun 30, 2026 $1.4bn $1.9bn

SYSB and UBND on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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SYSB and UBND are built for the same job. How do they differ in cost, holdings and results?

What each follows. SYSB follows BlackRock Universal Systematic Bond Index and UBND follows No index, actively managed.
Holdings in common. 5% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026).
Cost. SYSB charges 0.25% of assets a year and UBND 0.40%, a gap of 0.15 points.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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About each fund

SYSB

SYSB tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −1.9% with distributions reinvested, against −1.2% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Universal Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.25% a year. It sat 3.3% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

UBND

UBND is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −1.0% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.40% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, SYSB or UBND?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SYSB returned −1.9% and UBND −1.0%.
Which is cheaper, SYSB or UBND?: SYSB is cheaper, by 0.15 percentage points a year. That is about $15 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

SYSB on its own →UBND on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →SYSB dividend history →SYSB holdings →UBND dividend history →UBND holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

SYSB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

SYSB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for SYSB ↗

UBND filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

UBND prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

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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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