iShares vs Invesco: ETF issuers compared

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iShares vs Invesco: ETF issuers compared | ETF Tracker

Bonds & cash: Invesco wins, 59% to 59% of funds made money

Every dot is one bonds & cash fund, placed at its 1-year return. Right of the line = made money. The ringed dot is the middle fund.

BOX SCORE · BONDS & CASH	iShares	Invesco
Funds in the category	147	62
Made money (W–L)	77–54	29–20
Win %	59%	59%
Money made	$1.1B	$801M
Typical return	+0.6%	+0.7%
Launches · 2026	12	11
Assets	$977B	$56.1B
Fee per $100	$0.11	$0.24

The biggest bonds & cash funds on each side

iShares

Fund	Name	Assets	1Y
AGG	iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF	$140B	−0.5% ✕
SGOV	iShares 0-3 Month Treasury Bond ETF	$117B	+3.1% ✓
MUB	iShares National Muni Bond ETF	$54.4B	−0.1% ✕
IUSB	iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF	$50.2B	−0.4% ✕
TLT	iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF	$47.5B	−5.9% ✕
IEF	iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF	$43.5B	−2.0% ✕

Invesco

Fund	Name	Assets	1Y
BKLN	Invesco Senior Loan ETF	$5.8B	+3.3% ✓
BSCR	Invesco BulletShares 2027 Corporate Bond ETF	$4.5B	+3.3% ✓
PZA	Invesco National AMT-Free Municipal Bond ETF	$4.1B	−2.0% ✕
GSY	Invesco Ultra Short Duration ETF	$4.0B	+3.5% ✓
BSCS	Invesco BulletShares 2028 Corporate Bond ETF	$3.5B	+2.3% ✓
BSCT	Invesco BulletShares 2029 Corporate Bond ETF	$3.1B	+1.5% ✓

Twin funds: iShares is cheaper in 46 of 52. Invesco returned more in 25.

Pairs that hold the same market. Fee = per $100 a year. Returns within 0.1 points are a tie; 5-year returns are per year.

CHEAPER46 – 42 tieBETTER 1Y17 – 253 tieBETTER 5Y19 – 201 tie

Low-cost core · 2

IVV$0.03+11.9%+12.1%S&P 500+12.5%+13.6%$0.11QVML
IQQ$0.12——Nasdaq-100+13.3%+9.4%$0.15QQQM

US stocks · 12

IJH$0.05+16.1%+7.2%S&P 400 mid caps+8.9%+0.3%$0.34XMMO
IWF$0.18−3.6%+10.3%Large growth+13.2%+12.1%$0.55PWB
IJR$0.06+21.9%+6.0%S&P 600 small caps+8.3%+13.2%$0.35XSMO
IWD$0.18+29.2%+11.5%Large value+13.7%+26.8%$0.55PWV
IWM$0.19+15.2%+5.3%Russell 2000+5.0%+16.6%$0.39OMFS
IWR$0.18+17.5%+7.2%Mid caps+10.9%+21.1%$0.39RWK
QUAL$0.15+13.9%+10.8%Quality+10.2%+17.3%$0.30XMHQ
IWB$0.15+11.6%+11.2%Russell 1000+8.6%+18.6%$0.29OMFL
MTUM$0.15+9.2%+8.9%Momentum+6.5%+8.0%$0.62PDP
IJJ$0.18+17.7%+8.1%S&P 400 value+11.4%+28.8%$0.37XMVM
IJS$0.18+23.9%+6.6%S&P 600 value+6.9%+27.8%$0.36XSVM
MSML$0.04——Small caps+9.0%+27.4%$0.39RWJ

International · 4

IEFA$0.07+13.4%+8.3%Developed markets+12.8%+11.4%$0.25IDMO
IEMG$0.09+11.5%+6.1%Emerging markets+9.0%+12.6%$0.47PXH
EEM$0.72+12.4%+5.6%Emerging Markets+4.3%+9.4%$0.29EEMO
INDA$0.61−10.7%+1.0%India——$0.78IMVP

Bonds & cash · 6

MUB$0.05−0.1%+0.6%Muni bonds−0.7%−2.0%$0.28PZA
MBB$0.04−0.1%+0.1%Mortgage bonds——$0.22IMTG
LQD$0.14−2.7%−0.8%Corporate bonds−2.0%−2.5%$0.50PICB
USHY$0.08+1.2%+3.6%High-yield bonds+4.0%+0.6%$0.35PGHY
USIG$0.04−1.5%+0.1%Investment Grade Corporate Bond+1.3%+0.2%$0.22PFIG
STIP$0.03+2.2%+2.6%

All 52 twins

Bonds & cash · 4

ICSH$0.08+3.3%+3.9%Ultra Short Duration+3.9%+3.5%$0.22GSY
FLOT$0.15+3.9%+4.4%Floating-rate bonds—+4.4%$0.19ICLO
HYDB$0.35+0.3%+3.8%High Yield Systematic Bond——$0.39GTOQ
SHYM$0.42+1.9%+0.9%Short Duration High Yield——$0.49GTOH

Sectors · 12

IYW$0.37+13.9%+17.3%US tech+11.8%+19.1%$0.69

Squares, left to right: fee · 1 year · 5 years, coloured by who won. Most gaps come from different index rules, not fees.

Who wins each category · share of its funds that made money · 1Y

Bonds & cash: Invesco wins, 59% to 59% of funds made money

The biggest bonds & cash funds on each side

iShares

Invesco

Twin funds: iShares is cheaper in 46 of 52. Invesco returned more in 25.

Low-cost core · 2

US stocks · 12

International · 4

Bonds & cash · 6

Bonds & cash · 4

Sectors · 12

Thematic · 5

Income · 5

Crypto · 2

Tale of the tape

Bonds & cash: Invesco wins, 59% to 59% of funds made money

The biggest bonds & cash funds on each side

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Low-cost core · 2

US stocks · 12

International · 4

Bonds & cash · 6

Bonds & cash · 4

Sectors · 12

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Thematic · 5

Income · 5

Crypto · 2

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