Which returned more over the last year, BLV or IGLB?

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BLV returned −6.6% and IGLB −5.8%.

Which is cheaper, BLV or IGLB?

BLV is cheaper, by 0.01 percentage points a year. That is about $1 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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BLV vs IGLB: Differences, Returns & Fees

BLV's duration was 12.8 years on Jun 30, 2026 and IGLB's 12.0 on May 31, 2026; BLV charges 0.03% to IGLB's 0.04%. Net assets: $5.3bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF, and $2.6bn on Oct 9, 2026 for iShares 10+ Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF.

BLV costs 0.01 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.8 points; BLV is 2.1 times larger.

	BLV	IGLB
Expense ratio	0.03%	0.04%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$5.3bn	$2.5bn
Total return, 1 year	−6.6%	−5.8%
What it tracks	not read by ETFIQ	ICE BofA 10+ Year US Corporate Index
Holdings in common	39%
Below its high	29.1%, high on Aug 6, 2020	19.2%, high on Sep 22, 2021

Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.

−6.6%

BLV total return, 1 year

−5.8%

IGLB total return, 1 year

0.03%

BLV expense ratio

0.04%

IGLB expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, BLV and IGLB hold 39% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.

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half

39% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding BLV IGLB

ANHEUSER-BUSCH, due Feb 1, 2046 0.16% 0.28%

CVS HEALTH CORP, due Mar 25, 2048 0.13% 0.25%

GOLDMAN SACHS GP, due Oct 1, 2037 0.12% 0.20%

AMAZON.COM INC, due Mar 13, 2056 0.11% 0.18%

BANK OF AMER CRP, due Mar 20, 2051 0.11% 0.14%

PFIZER INVSTMNT, due May 19, 2053 0.10% 0.20%

ABBVIE INC, due Nov 21, 2049 0.10% 0.16%

BOEING CO, due May 1, 2050 0.10% 0.20%

BANK OF AMER CRP, due Jun 19, 2041 0.10% 0.16%

AT&T INC, due Sep 15, 2053 0.10% 0.17%

META PLATFORMS, due Nov 15, 2055 0.09% 0.16%

AT&T INC, due Sep 15, 2055 0.09% 0.17%

Only in BLV

US TREASURY N/B, due Aug 15, 2055 1.17%

US TREASURY N/B, due May 15, 2055 1.15%

US TREASURY N/B, due Nov 15, 2054 1.14%

US TREASURY N/B, due Feb 15, 2055 1.13%

US TREASURY N/B, due May 15, 2054 1.13%

US TREASURY N/B, due Nov 15, 2053 1.10%

US TREASURY N/B, due Aug 15, 2054 1.08%

US TREASURY N/B, due Feb 15, 2054 1.08%

Only in IGLB

Mars Inc, due May 1, 2055 0.17%

QatarEnergy, due Jul 12, 2041 0.11%

Saudi Arabian Oil Co, due Apr 16, 2039 0.10%

Petronas Capital Ltd, due Apr 21, 2050 0.10%

QatarEnergy, due Jul 12, 2051 0.10%

Mars Inc, due May 1, 2045 0.10%

Saudi Arabian Oil Co, due Apr 16, 2049 0.08%

Commonwealth Bank of Australia, due Sep 12, 2039 0.08%

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On the same fields

BLV

Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF

IGLB

iShares 10+ Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer Vanguard iShares

What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index

Total return, 1 year −6.6% −5.8%

S&P 500 over the same days +17.3% +17.3%

Gap to the S&P 500 −23.9 pts −23.1 pts

Expense ratio 0.03% 0.04%

Holdings 2931 3809

Net assets, BLV as of Sep 30, 2026 and IGLB as of Oct 9, 2026 $5.3bn $2.6bn

BLV and IGLB on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

BLV in plain words

BLV tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned −6.6% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. It sat 29.1% below its high of Aug 6, 2020 on Oct 9, 2026.

IGLB in plain words

IGLB tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned −5.8% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year. It sat 19.2% below its high of Sep 22, 2021 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BLV or IGLB?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BLV returned −6.6% and IGLB −5.8%.
Which is cheaper, BLV or IGLB?: BLV is cheaper, by 0.01 percentage points a year. That is about $1 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

BLV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗BLV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Vanguard page for BLV ↗IGLB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗IGLB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for IGLB ↗

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How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

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