Which returned more over the last year, CORP or LQD?

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, CORP returned −1.8% and LQD −3.4%.

Which is cheaper, CORP or LQD?

LQD is cheaper, by 0.27 percentage points a year. That is about $27 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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CORP vs LQD: Differences, Returns & Fees

CORP's duration was 5.7 years on Jun 30, 2026 and LQD's 8.1 on May 31, 2026; LQD charges 0.14% to CORP's 0.41%. Net assets: $1.6bn on Jun 30, 2026 for PIMCO Investment Grade Corporate Bond Index Exchange-Traded Fund, and $28.5bn on Oct 9, 2026 for iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF.

LQD costs 0.27 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.6 points; LQD is far larger, $33.1bn against $1.6bn.

CORP vs LQD: Differences, Returns & Fees
	CORP	LQD
Expense ratio	0.41%	0.14%
Net assets, as of Jun 30, 2026	$1.6bn	$33.1bn
Total return, 1 year	−1.8%	−3.4%
What it tracks	ICE BofA US Corporate Index	US investment grade bonds
Holdings in common	15%
Below its high	4.1%, high on Feb 27, 2026	7.8%, high on Sep 22, 2021

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

−1.8%

CORP total return, 1 year

−3.4%

LQD total return, 1 year

0.41%

CORP expense ratio

0.14%

LQD expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, CORP and LQD hold 15% 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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Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding CORP LQD

CVS Health Corp., due Mar 25, 2048 0.16% 0.17%

Bank of America Corp., due Jan 23, 2035 0.26% 0.14%

AT&T, Inc., due Sep 15, 2053 0.15% 0.13%

Bank of America Corp., due Apr 25, 2034 0.17% 0.12%

Bank of America Corp., due Jul 22, 2033 0.25% 0.12%

AT&T, Inc., due Sep 15, 2059 0.28% 0.11%

AT&T, Inc., due Dec 1, 2057 0.11% 0.11%

Wells Fargo & Co., due Jul 25, 2033 0.30% 0.10%

JPMorgan Chase & Co., due Jul 25, 2033 0.18% 0.10%

Morgan Stanley, due Mar 12, 2032 0.12% 0.10%

Meta Platforms, Inc., due Nov 15, 2032 0.14% 0.10%

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., due Jan 21, 2032 0.21% 0.09%

Only in CORP

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 15, 2035 2.53%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due May 15, 2036 2.26%

U.S. Treasury Inflation-Indexed Notes, due Jan 15, 2034 1.28%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Feb 15, 2055 1.23%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due May 31, 2031 1.11%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Aug 15, 2042 0.95%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Feb 15, 2044 0.93%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Feb 15, 2056 0.58%

Only in LQD

Anheuser-Busch Cos LLC / Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc, due Feb 1, 2046 0.20%

Amazon.com Inc, due Mar 13, 2036 0.15%

Pfizer Investment Enterprises Pte Ltd, due May 19, 2053 0.15%

Meta Platforms Inc, due Nov 15, 2055 0.15%

Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The, due Oct 1, 2037 0.15%

Amazon.com Inc, due Mar 13, 2056 0.14%

Bank of America Corp, due Feb 6, 2037 0.13%

Oracle Corp, due Feb 4, 2056 0.13%

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On the same fields

CORP

PIMCO Investment Grade Corporate Bond Index Exchange-Traded Fund

LQD

iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer PIMCO iShares

What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index of US investment grade bonds

Total return, 1 year −1.8% −3.4%

Its benchmark over the same days −1.6% (USIG) not published

Gap to its benchmark −0.2 pts vs USIG not available

Expense ratio 0.41% 0.14%

Holdings 1456 3167

Net assets, CORP as of Jun 30, 2026 and LQD as of Oct 9, 2026 $1.6bn $28.5bn

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

About CORP

CORP tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned −1.8% with distributions reinvested, against −1.6% for its benchmark, the ICE BofA US Corporate Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.41% a year. It sat 4.1% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

About LQD

LQD tracks an index of US investment grade bonds. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned −3.4% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.14% a year. It sat 7.8% below its high of Sep 22, 2021 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, CORP or LQD?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, CORP returned −1.8% and LQD −3.4%.
Which is cheaper, CORP or LQD?: LQD is cheaper, by 0.27 percentage points a year. That is about $27 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

CORP filings on SEC EDGAR ↗CORP prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗PIMCO website ↗LQD filings on SEC EDGAR ↗LQD prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for LQD ↗

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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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