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AFIX vs IUSB

Allspring Broad Market Core Bond ETF

AFIXBNYSE Arca

iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF

IUSBANasdaq

Overlap

No data

Expense ratio

IUSB −0.14pt a year

AFIX0.20%IUSB0.06%

Avg volume · 30D

IUSB 319.4×the volume

AFIX19.2KIUSB6.13M

AFIX vs IUSB Performance

Oct 31, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026

0.0%AFIX0.0%IUSB

Oct 31, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026. AFIX 0.0%. IUSB 0.0%. Use the arrow keys to read each point.−2%1%2%Oct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026
Expense ratio
AFIX 0.20%
IUSB 0.06%, better
Fund size
AFIX $202M
IUSB $50.2B
1Y total return
AFIX 0.0%
IUSB 0.0%
Yield (12M)
AFIX 5.01%, better
IUSB 4.32%
Holdings
AFIX 584
IUSB 18280
Avg volume (30D)
AFIX 19.2K sh
IUSB 6.13M sh, better
NAV per share
AFIX $24.08
IUSB $44.91
52W range

ETF.net Grade

AFIX: Cost 73, Risk 40, Mission 100, Tradability 25, Holdings 68, Durability 31. IUSB: Cost 92, Risk 54, Mission 100, Tradability 89, Holdings 76, Durability 94.
Pillar letters and Scores for AFIX, IUSB, with each pillar’s weight
PillarAFIXIUSB
Cost30% weightA73A92Higher
Mission25% weightA100A100
Risk15% weightC40C54Higher
Tradability15% weightD25A89Higher
Holdings10% weightB68A76Higher
Durability5% weightD31A94Higher

Rank among US Aggregate Bond funds

How we build Categories ›
Same Category. Both funds are graded against the same funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

Same Category. AFIX and IUSB are both graded against the same 114 US Aggregate Bond funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

US Aggregate Bond⁠

Category · 114 funds
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IUSB ranks 2nd and AFIX 46th of 114 funds in the US Aggregate Bond Category.

  1. Rank 1AAGGiShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETFScore 87
  2. Rank 2AIUSBiShares Core Universal USD Bond ETFScore 86
  3. Rank 2ASCHZSchwab U.S. Aggregate Bond ETFScore 86
  4. Rank 45BJCPBJPMorgan Core Plus Bond ETFScore 65
  5. Rank 46BAFIXAllspring Broad Market Core Bond ETFScore 64
  6. Rank 46BBLSTBluemonte Short Term Bond ETFScore 64

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

AFIXBAllspring Broad Market Core Bond ETF

IUSBAiShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF

In short

AFIX No data

IUSB Most core bond funds stop at investment grade. IUSB keeps going, folding high-yield USD debt into the same wrapper across roughly 18,000 bonds, for 0.06% a year.

Stated mandate

AFIX No data

IUSB The Fund seeks to track an index of U.S.-dollar-denominated bonds spanning investment-grade and high-yield sectors.

Why people hold it

AFIX No data

  • IUSB 0.06% a year, a fraction of what the typical broad bond fund in its category charges, and iShares has run it since 2014.
  • Roughly 18,000 bonds spanning investment-grade and high-yield sectors, so one ticker covers ground a plain Agg tracker leaves on the table.ishares.com
  • Tracks its index closely, trades heavily, and sits on a multi-billion-dollar asset base. Income is paid monthly.
  • Among the strongest implementations in a crowded field of nearly 200 core bond funds.

Worth knowing

AFIX No data

  • IUSB That high-yield sleeve is the trade-off: more credit risk than an investment-grade-only fund, and more movement when spreads widen.
  • BND, SPAB and SCHZ charge 0.03%, half IUSB's fee, but they stay inside investment grade.
  • Payouts land monthly, but the amount floats with the coupons underneath. Nothing about the income stream is fixed.

Full AFIX profile⁠

Full IUSB profile⁠

AFIX vs IUSB Holdings

How we measure overlap

Each holding counts at its smaller weight in the two funds, summed over the full Holdings. Sector, country and asset class use the same rule on each fund’s split. Cash, FX and derivative lines stay out of the counts. Two bond funds get no overlap figure.

AFIX vs IUSB Cost

Overpaying AFIX vs IUSB

$2,885

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • AFIX 0.20%

    $4,155

  • IUSB 0.06%

    $1,270

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • AFIX 0.20%
  • IUSB 0.06%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$1K$2K$3K$4K$5K051015202530AFIX $4,155IUSB $1,270

Year by year

YearAFIXIUSBOverpaying
10$365$110$255
20$1,421$432$989
30$4,155$1,270$2,885

Expense ratio

  • 0.20%AFIX
  • 0.06%IUSB, cheaper
  • Middle half of US Aggregate Bond funds
  • Median 0.34%

IUSB 10th cheapest of 114 funds

AFIX 31st cheapest of 114 funds

AFIX vs IUSB Dividends

Last 12 months to Oct 30, 2026
Yield (12M)
AFIX 5.01%, better
IUSB 4.32%
Payout (12M)
AFIX $1.21
IUSB $1.94
Last payment
AFIX $0.08
IUSB $0.15
Ex-dividend
AFIX Oct 23, 2026
IUSB Oct 1, 2026
Paid on
AFIX Oct 27, 2026
IUSB Oct 6, 2026
Frequency
AFIX Monthly
IUSB Monthly

Distribution history

Per share, 2023 to 2026, same scale for both

AFIXMonthly · 24 paymentsAll AFIX payments⁠
One bar per payment. 24 payments from 2023 to 2026 YTD. Dec 27, 2024 $0.09; Jan 27, 2025 $0.03; Feb 24, 2025 $0.09; Mar 25, 2025 $0.10; Apr 24, 2025 $0.10; May 23, 2025 $0.11; Jun 24, 2025 $0.09; Jul 25, 2025 $0.10; Aug 25, 2025 $0.10; Sep 24, 2025 $0.10; Oct 27, 2025 $0.10; Nov 24, 2025 $0.10; Dec 15, 2025 $0.08; Dec 22, 2025 $0.14; Jan 27, 2026 $0.06; Feb 24, 2026 $0.09; Mar 25, 2026 $0.11; Apr 24, 2026 $0.08; May 22, 2026 $0.09; Jun 24, 2026 $0.10; Jul 24, 2026 $0.11; Aug 25, 2026 $0.09; Sep 24, 2026 $0.09; Oct 23, 2026 $0.08. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$0.1020232026YTD
IUSBMonthly · 45 paymentsAll IUSB payments⁠
One bar per payment. 45 payments from 2023 to 2026 YTD. Feb 1, 2023 $0.12; Mar 1, 2023 $0.12; Apr 3, 2023 $0.12; May 1, 2023 $0.13; Jun 1, 2023 $0.14; Jul 3, 2023 $0.13; Aug 1, 2023 $0.14; Sep 1, 2023 $0.13; Oct 2, 2023 $0.13; Nov 1, 2023 $0.14; Dec 1, 2023 $0.14; Dec 14, 2023 $0.15; Feb 1, 2024 $0.13; Mar 1, 2024 $0.15; Apr 1, 2024 $0.15; May 1, 2024 $0.15; Jun 3, 2024 $0.15; Jul 1, 2024 $0.15; Aug 1, 2024 $0.16; Sep 3, 2024 $0.16; Oct 1, 2024 $0.15; Nov 1, 2024 $0.16; Dec 2, 2024 $0.16; Dec 18, 2024 $0.16; Feb 3, 2025 $0.15; Mar 3, 2025 $0.16; Apr 1, 2025 $0.16; May 1, 2025 $0.16; Jun 2, 2025 $0.17; Jul 1, 2025 $0.16; Aug 1, 2025 $0.17; Sep 2, 2025 $0.16; Oct 1, 2025 $0.17; Nov 3, 2025 $0.16; Dec 1, 2025 $0.16; Dec 19, 2025 $0.16; Feb 2, 2026 $0.17; Mar 2, 2026 $0.16; Apr 1, 2026 $0.16; May 1, 2026 $0.16; Jun 1, 2026 $0.15; Jul 1, 2026 $0.16; Aug 3, 2026 $0.17; Sep 1, 2026 $0.17; Oct 1, 2026 $0.15. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$0.1020232026YTD

AFIX vs IUSB Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

This chart needs five years of history for both funds.

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years
AFIX 4.4%since Jan 2025IUSB 5.5%
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years
AFIX −0.04since Jan 2025IUSB 0.25
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years
AFIX −5.1%since Dec 2024IUSB −17.4%
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years
AFIX 0.04IUSB 0.96

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