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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IGSB returned +1.7% and VEU returned +22.9%, so VEU returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, IGSB or VEU?

IGSB charges 0.04% a year and VEU charges 0.04%, 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 VEU: how they differ

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

iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF and Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IGSB and VEU 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 VEU
EAGLE FUNDING LUXCO SARL 0.31%	Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 1.83%
T-MOBILE USA INC 0.18%	ASML Holding NV 1.45%
BANK OF AMERICA CORP 0.16%	SK hynix Inc 1.24%
ABBVIE INC 0.14%	Tencent Holdings Ltd 0.97%
AMAZON.COM INC 0.13%	HSBC Holdings PLC 0.81%
CVS HEALTH CORP 0.13%	Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 0.76%
BOEING CO 0.12%	AstraZeneca PLC 0.73%
MARS INC 0.12%	Novartis AG 0.73%

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.

IGSB and VEU on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF	VEU Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond	FTSE All-World ex-US
Total return, 1 year	+1.7%	+22.9%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−15.8 pts	+5.4 pts
Expense ratio	0.04%	0.04%
Holdings	4606	3860

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.

VEU in plain words

VEU is an index equity fund tracking the FTSE All-World ex-US. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +22.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 3860 positions, with the top ten at 13.6%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IGSB or VEU?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IGSB returned +1.7% and VEU returned +22.9%, so VEU returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IGSB or VEU?: IGSB charges 0.04% a year and VEU charges 0.04%, so IGSB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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