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IUSB · iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF

IUSB tracks the Core Universal USD Bond and returned −0.3% over the past year.

Bond fund · Core Universal USD Bond · data as of

Key facts

−0.3%Total return, 1 year
0.06%Expense ratio
17819Holdings
−2.7%Below its high

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Period by period

IUSB over each window to Sep 11, 2026. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnS&P 500Gap to S&P 500Gap to Nasdaq-100
3 months−1.7%+3.3%−5.0 pts−0.9 pts
6 months−0.9%+16.0%−16.9 pts−21.6 pts
1 year−0.3%+17.5%−17.8 pts−23.3 pts
3 years+14.0%+77.9%−63.9 pts−81.1 pts
Since listing+28.0%+385.7%−357.6 pts−726.1 pts

In plain words

IUSB is a bond fund tracking the Core Universal USD Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −0.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% a year.

What it tracksCore Universal USD Bond
Fund typeBond fund
Expense ratio (485BPOS XBRL, Feb 23, 2026)0.06%
Price$44.79
Listed sinceJun 12, 2014
Net assets (SEC filing, whole fund, as filed for Apr 30, 2026)$36.5bn
Below its high (ETFIQ)−2.7%
Holdings17819
Top ten weight3.6%
Holdings as of (SEC N-PORT)Apr 30, 2026

Questions people ask

How has IUSB performed?
Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, IUSB returned −0.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500. Over three years the figure is +14.0%.
What does IUSB cost?
The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% a year.
How far is IUSB below its high?
2.7% below its high of Feb 27, 2026, measured on the reinvested series to Sep 11, 2026.

Where these figures came from

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