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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IGSB returned +1.7% and VGIT returned −1.2%, so IGSB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, IGSB or VGIT?

IGSB charges 0.04% a year and VGIT charges 0.03%, so VGIT 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 VGIT: how they differ

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

iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF and Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IGSB and VGIT 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 VGIT
EAGLE FUNDING LUXCO SARL 0.31%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.97%
T-MOBILE USA INC 0.18%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.94%
BANK OF AMERICA CORP 0.16%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.92%
ABBVIE INC 0.14%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.92%
AMAZON.COM INC 0.13%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.92%
CVS HEALTH CORP 0.13%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.89%
BOEING CO 0.12%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.89%
MARS INC 0.12%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.87%

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 VGIT on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF	VGIT Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond	Intermediate-Term Treasury
Total return, 1 year	+1.7%	−1.2%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−15.8 pts	−18.7 pts
Expense ratio	0.04%	0.03%
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.

VGIT in plain words

VGIT is a bond fund tracking the Intermediate-Term Treasury. 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 3.7% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IGSB or VGIT?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IGSB returned +1.7% and VGIT returned −1.2%, so IGSB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IGSB or VGIT?: IGSB charges 0.04% a year and VGIT charges 0.03%, so VGIT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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