Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
IALT vs VCIT: how they differ
IALT and VCIT hold 0% of their weight in the same names.
iShares Systematic Alternatives Active ETF and Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, IALT and VCIT hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in IALT | Only in VCIT |
|---|---|
| Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. 17.26% | Amazon.com Inc 0.31% |
| PRIME SECSRVC BRW/FINANC 1.29% | Boeing Co/The 0.28% |
| PHINIA INC 0.94% | Meta Platforms Inc 0.28% |
| DISH DBS CORP 0.21% | Bank of America Corp 0.27% |
| DISH DBS CORP 0.19% | Oracle Corp 0.27% |
| DISH DBS CORP 0.10% | Pfizer Investment Enterprises Pte Ltd 0.27% |
| Anheuser-Busch Cos LLC / Anheuser-Busch 0.27% | |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co 0.25% |
Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Apr 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.
| IALT iShares Systematic Alternatives Active ETF | VCIT Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | iShares | Vanguard |
| What it is | Systematic Alternatives Active | Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond |
| Total return, 1 year | +17.4% | −1.2% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +12.1% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +5.4 pts | −18.7 pts |
| Expense ratio | not published | 0.03% |
| Holdings | 8 | 2302 |
IALT in plain words
IALT is an index equity fund tracking the Systematic Alternatives Active. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 55% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 8 positions, with the top ten at 100.0%.
VCIT in plain words
VCIT is a bond fund tracking the Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −1.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. It sat 3.4% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
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