iShares Broad USD Investment Grade Corporate Bond vs Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund — how do they compare? iShares Broad USD Investment Grade Corporate Bond trades at $50.51, while Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund trades at $44.86. The key difference: Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund is trading nearer its 52-week high, iShares Broad USD Investment Grade Corporate Bond nearer its low. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| USIG | XLU | |
|---|---|---|
Sector | Fixed Income | — |
52-Week High | $52.69 | $47.73 |
52-Week Low | $50.50 | $41.31 |
Trailing returns across standard periods
USIG is a low-cost ETF providing broad exposure to over 11,000 U.S. investment-grade corporate bonds. It tracks the ICE BofA US Corporate Index, featuring high-quality debt from 2026 leaders like Citigroup, Bank of America, and Oracle.
Read more on USIG →In seeking to track the performance of the index, the fund employs a replication strategy. It generally invests substantially all, but at least 95%, of its total assets in the securities comprising the index. The index includes securities of companies from the following industries: electric utilities; water utilities; multi-utilities; independent power and renewable electricity producers; and gas utilities. The fund is non-diversified.
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