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Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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IGIB vs VCLT: how they differ

IGIB and VCLT hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and IGIB returned more over the year.

iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF and Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IGIB and VCLT hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions IGIB and VCLT both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingIGIBVCLT
HCA INC0.04%0.04%
MIZUHO FINANCIAL GROUP0.02%0.03%
FEDEX FREIGHT HOLDING CO0.03%0.02%
GENERAL MOTORS CO0.04%0.02%
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY0.02%0.03%
CENTERPOINT ENER HOUSTON0.02%0.01%
CHENIERE ENERGY INC0.02%0.01%
AMEREN CORP0.01%0.01%
BELL CANADA0.02%0.01%
PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC0.02%0.01%
PROLOGIS LP0.03%0.01%
PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GRP0.01%0.02%
Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in IGIBOnly in VCLT
META PLATFORMS INC 0.24%Anheuser-Busch Cos LLC / Anheuser-Busch 0.38%
AMAZON.COM INC 0.23%CVS Health Corp 0.34%
ANHEUSER-BUSCH CO/INBEV 0.20%Meta Platforms Inc 0.29%
BANK OF AMERICA CORP 0.20%Boeing Co/The 0.27%
BANK OF AMERICA CORP 0.20%Pfizer Investment Enterprises Pte Ltd 0.27%
BANK OF AMERICA CORP 0.20%Amazon.com Inc 0.26%
MARS INC 0.19%Oracle Corp 0.24%
PFIZER INVESTMENT ENTER 0.19%AT&T Inc 0.24%

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 May 31, 2026.

IGIB and VCLT on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
IGIB
iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
VCLT
Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesVanguard
What it is5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate BondLong-Term Corporate Bond
Total return, 1 year−1.0%−4.8%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−18.5 pts−22.3 pts
Expense ratio0.04%0.03%
Holdings29882775

IGIB in plain words

IGIB is a bond fund tracking the 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −1.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year. It sat 3.3% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

VCLT in plain words

VCLT is a bond fund tracking the Long-Term Corporate Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −4.8% 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 18.1% below its high of Sep 22, 2021 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IGIB or VCLT?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IGIB returned −1.0% and VCLT returned −4.8%, so IGIB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IGIB or VCLT?
IGIB charges 0.04% a year and VCLT charges 0.03%, so VCLT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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IGIB against VCLT, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 12, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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