Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
IGIB vs VHT: how they differ
IGIB and VHT hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and VHT returned more over the year.
iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF and Vanguard Health Care Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, IGIB and VHT hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in IGIB | Only in VHT |
|---|---|
| META PLATFORMS INC 0.24% | Eli Lilly & Co 14.07% |
| AMAZON.COM INC 0.23% | Johnson & Johnson 8.48% |
| ANHEUSER-BUSCH CO/INBEV 0.20% | AbbVie Inc 6.10% |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP 0.20% | UnitedHealth Group Inc 5.46% |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP 0.20% | Merck & Co Inc 4.67% |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP 0.20% | Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc 2.93% |
| MARS INC 0.19% | Amgen Inc 2.87% |
| PFIZER INVESTMENT ENTER 0.19% | Gilead Sciences Inc 2.64% |
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 iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF | VHT Vanguard Health Care Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | iShares | Vanguard |
| What it is | 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond | Health Care |
| Total return, 1 year | −1.0% | +21.6% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −18.5 pts | +4.1 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.04% | 0.09% |
| Holdings | 2988 | 401 |
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.
VHT in plain words
VHT is an index equity fund tracking the Health Care. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +21.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 86% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 401 positions, with the top ten at 52.0%. It sat 5.7% below its high of Aug 19, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, IGIB or VHT?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IGIB returned −1.0% and VHT returned +21.6%, so VHT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, IGIB or VHT?
- IGIB charges 0.04% a year and VHT charges 0.09%, so IGIB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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