Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
IGSB vs VONG: how they differ
IGSB and VONG hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and VONG returned more over the year.
iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF and Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, IGSB and VONG hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in IGSB | Only in VONG |
|---|---|
| EAGLE FUNDING LUXCO SARL 0.31% | NVIDIA Corp 13.09% |
| T-MOBILE USA INC 0.18% | Apple Inc 11.97% |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP 0.16% | Microsoft Corp 8.98% |
| ABBVIE INC 0.14% | Broadcom Inc 5.78% |
| AMAZON.COM INC 0.13% | Amazon.com Inc 5.07% |
| CVS HEALTH CORP 0.13% | Alphabet Inc 3.91% |
| BOEING CO 0.12% | Tesla Inc 3.48% |
| MARS INC 0.12% | Meta Platforms Inc 3.20% |
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 iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF | VONG Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | iShares | Vanguard |
| What it is | 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond | Russell 1000 Growth |
| Total return, 1 year | +1.7% | +7.2% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −15.8 pts | −10.3 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.04% | 0.07% |
| Holdings | 4606 | 387 |
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.
VONG in plain words
VONG is an index equity fund tracking the Russell 1000 Growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +7.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 96% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 387 positions, with the top ten at 61.3%. It sat 4.9% below its high of Jun 1, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, IGSB or VONG?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IGSB returned +1.7% and VONG returned +7.2%, so VONG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, IGSB or VONG?
- IGSB charges 0.04% a year and VONG charges 0.07%, so IGSB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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