Which returned more over the last year, IGSB or VDC?

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IGSB returned +1.7% and VDC returned +4.6%, so VDC returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, IGSB or VDC?

IGSB charges 0.04% a year and VDC charges 0.09%, so IGSB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

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IGSB vs VDC: how they differ

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

iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF and Vanguard Consumer Staples Index Fund.

What they hold in common

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

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in IGSB	Only in VDC
EAGLE FUNDING LUXCO SARL 0.31%	Walmart Inc 14.76%
T-MOBILE USA INC 0.18%	Costco Wholesale Corp 12.04%
BANK OF AMERICA CORP 0.16%	Procter & Gamble Co/The 9.27%
ABBVIE INC 0.14%	Coca-Cola Co/The 8.72%
AMAZON.COM INC 0.13%	Philip Morris International Inc 4.66%
CVS HEALTH CORP 0.13%	PepsiCo Inc 4.30%
BOEING CO 0.12%	Altria Group Inc 3.91%
MARS INC 0.12%	Mondelez International Inc 2.69%

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.

IGSB and VDC on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF	VDC Vanguard Consumer Staples Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond	Consumer Staples
Total return, 1 year	+1.7%	+4.6%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−15.8 pts	−12.9 pts
Expense ratio	0.04%	0.09%
Holdings	4606	103

IGSB in plain words

IGSB is a bond fund tracking the 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +1.7% 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.

VDC in plain words

VDC is an index equity fund tracking the Consumer Staples. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +4.6% 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, 87% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 103 positions, with the top ten at 65.0%. It sat 6.8% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IGSB or VDC?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IGSB returned +1.7% and VDC returned +4.6%, so VDC returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IGSB or VDC?: IGSB charges 0.04% a year and VDC charges 0.09%, so IGSB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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IGSB against VDC, 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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