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DYNB vs IUSB

Hartford Dynamic Bond ETF

DYNBCNasdaq

iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF

IUSBANasdaq

Overlap

No data

Expense ratio

IUSB −0.54pt a year

DYNB0.60%IUSB0.06%

Avg volume · 30D

IUSB 499.5×the volume

DYNB12.3KIUSB6.13M

DYNB vs IUSB Performance

Oct 31, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026

−0.5%DYNB0.0%IUSB

Oct 31, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026. DYNB −0.5%. IUSB 0.0%. Use the arrow keys to read each point.−2%1%2%Oct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026
Expense ratio
DYNB 0.60%
IUSB 0.06%, better
Fund size
DYNB $84M
IUSB $50.2B
1Y total return
DYNB −0.5%
IUSB 0.0%, better
Yield (12M)
DYNB 4.08%
IUSB 4.32%, better
Holdings
DYNB 237
IUSB 18280
Avg volume (30D)
DYNB 12.3K sh
IUSB 6.13M sh, better
NAV per share
DYNB $38.13
IUSB $44.91
52W range

ETF.net Grade

DYNB: Cost 10, Risk 47, Mission 100, Tradability 36, Holdings 28, Durability 21. IUSB: Cost 92, Risk 54, Mission 100, Tradability 89, Holdings 76, Durability 94.
Pillar letters and Scores for DYNB, IUSB, with each pillar’s weight
PillarDYNBIUSB
Cost30% weightF10A92Higher
Mission25% weightA100A100
Risk15% weightC47C54Higher
Tradability15% weightD36A89Higher
Holdings10% weightD28A76Higher
Durability5% weightF21A94Higher

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. DYNB 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 DYNB 91st 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 90CAGGAEA Astoria Dynamic Core US Fixed Income ETFScore 46
  5. Rank 91CDYNBHartford Dynamic Bond ETFScore 44
  6. Rank 91CPIFIClearShares Piton Intermediate Fixed Income ETFScore 44

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

DYNBCHartford Dynamic Bond ETF

IUSBAiShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF

In short

DYNB Measured against the US Aggregate index, but it does not live there. Wellington rotates DYNB across government, investment-grade, high-yield and emerging-market debt, with no index to hug and no permanent home base.

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

DYNB The Fund seeks long-term total return; an earlier SEC objective statement also identifies income as a secondary objective.

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

  • DYNB Go-anywhere by design: the mandate covers domestic and foreign bonds, investment grade and junk, so the manager can move toward where the yield is instead of holding what a benchmark dictates.hartfordfunds.com
  • Not starting from a blank sheet. Wellington Management sub-advises, and Hartford's same-named Dynamic Bond mutual fund, a multi-billion-dollar strategy running since 2022, shares the lead portfolio manager.hartfordfunds.comhartfordfunds.com 2
  • The portfolio matches the prospectus: roughly 200 bonds spread across sectors and credit tiers, with no hidden style drift to decode. Income is paid monthly.hartfordfunds.com
  • 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

  • DYNB Active costs more: 0.60% net of a waiver through November 30, 2026 (0.70% gross), above the category median, next to 0.03% at index trackers like AGG and BND.
  • Launched in September 2025, so the live record is short and the asset base is small. Most of the evidence on this strategy sits with its older mutual fund cousin.hartfordfunds.com
  • Trading is thin compared with the category's index giants, so the spread you cross can matter more than the expense ratio.
  • 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 DYNB profile⁠

Full IUSB profile⁠

DYNB 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.

DYNB vs IUSB Cost

Overpaying DYNB vs IUSB

$10,547

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

  • DYNB 0.60%

    $11,817

  • IUSB 0.06%

    $1,270

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • DYNB 0.60%
  • IUSB 0.06%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$2.5K$5K$7.5K$10K$12.5K051015202530DYNB $11,817IUSB $1,270

Year by year

YearDYNBIUSBOverpaying
10$1,076$110$966
20$4,116$432$3,684
30$11,817$1,270$10,547

Expense ratio

  • 0.60%DYNB
  • 0.06%IUSB, cheaper
  • Middle half of US Aggregate Bond funds
  • Median 0.34%

IUSB 10th cheapest of 114 funds

DYNB 103rd cheapest of 114 funds

DYNB vs IUSB Dividends

Last 12 months to Oct 30, 2026
Yield (12M)
DYNB 4.08%
IUSB 4.32%, better
Payout (12M)
DYNB $1.56
IUSB $1.94
Last payment
DYNB $0.15
IUSB $0.15
Ex-dividend
DYNB Oct 29, 2026
IUSB Oct 1, 2026
Paid on
DYNB Pays Nov 2, 2026
IUSB Oct 6, 2026
Frequency
DYNB Monthly
IUSB Monthly

Distribution history

Per share, 2023 to 2026, same scale for both

DYNBMonthly · 13 paymentsAll DYNB payments⁠
One bar per payment. 13 payments from 2023 to 2026 YTD. Oct 30, 2025 $0.15; Nov 26, 2025 $0.11; Dec 30, 2025 $0.15; Jan 30, 2026 $0.13; Feb 27, 2026 $0.12; Mar 30, 2026 $0.11; Apr 29, 2026 $0.13; May 28, 2026 $0.13; Jun 29, 2026 $0.14; Jul 30, 2026 $0.14; Aug 28, 2026 $0.13; Sep 29, 2026 $0.11; Oct 29, 2026 $0.15. 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

DYNB vs IUSB Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

This chart needs five years of history for both funds.

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years
DYNB 3.9%since Oct 2025IUSB 5.5%
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years
DYNB −1.03since Oct 2025IUSB 0.25
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years
DYNB −3.7%since Sep 2025IUSB −17.4%
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years
DYNB 0.12IUSB 0.96

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