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

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, CORP returned −1.8% and VCEB −2.3%.

Which is cheaper, CORP or VCEB?

VCEB is cheaper, by 0.29 percentage points a year. That is about $29 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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CORP vs VCEB: Differences, Returns & Fees

CORP's duration was 5.7 years on Jun 30, 2026 and VCEB's 6.3 on May 31, 2026; VCEB charges 0.12% to CORP's 0.41%. Net assets: $1.6bn on Jun 30, 2026 for PIMCO Investment Grade Corporate Bond Index Exchange-Traded Fund, and $1.2bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF.

VCEB costs 0.29 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.5 points.

CORP vs VCEB: Differences, Returns & Fees
	CORP	VCEB
Expense ratio	0.41%	0.12%
Net assets, CORP as of Jun 30, 2026 and VCEB as of Sep 30, 2026	$1.6bn	$1.2bn
Total return, 1 year	−1.8%	−2.3%
What it tracks	ICE BofA US Corporate Index	Bloomberg MSCI US Corporate SRI Select Index
Holdings in common	14%
Below its high	4.1%, high on Feb 27, 2026	4.2%, high on Feb 26, 2026

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

−1.8%

CORP total return, 1 year

−2.3%

VCEB total return, 1 year

0.41%

CORP expense ratio

0.12%

VCEB expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, CORP and VCEB hold 14% 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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14% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding CORP VCEB

CVS Health Corp., due Mar 25, 2048 0.16% 0.15%

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., due Jan 21, 2032 0.21% 0.13%

Bank of America Corp., due Apr 25, 2034 0.17% 0.13%

Morgan Stanley, due Mar 12, 2032 0.12% 0.16%

Bank of America Corp., due Jan 23, 2035 0.26% 0.12%

AT&T, Inc., due Sep 15, 2053 0.15% 0.11%

Bank of America Corp., due Jul 22, 2033 0.25% 0.11%

Alphabet, Inc., due Feb 15, 2056 0.10% 0.11%

AT&T, Inc., due Sep 15, 2059 0.28% 0.10%

Morgan Stanley, due Apr 19, 2035 0.12% 0.10%

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

AerCap Ireland Capital DAC/AerCap Global Aviation Trust, due Jan 30, 2032 0.14% 0.10%

Only in CORP

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

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%

Southern California Edison Co., due Mar 1, 2035 0.57%

Only in VCEB

US TREASURY N/B, due May 31, 2028 0.41%

MORGAN STANLEY, due Apr 12, 2029 0.27%

BANK OF AMER CRP, due Feb 13, 2031 0.18%

AMAZON.COM INC, due Mar 13, 2036 0.16%

GOLDMAN SACHS GP, due Jan 21, 2037 0.15%

WELLS FARGO CO, due Jan 23, 2037 0.15%

META PLATFORMS, due Nov 15, 2045 0.15%

MORGAN STANLEY, due Oct 18, 2030 0.15%

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On the same fields

CORP

PIMCO Investment Grade Corporate Bond Index Exchange-Traded Fund

VCEB

Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer PIMCO Vanguard

What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index

Total return, 1 year −1.8% −2.3%

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% 0.12%

Holdings 1456 2734

Net assets, CORP as of Jun 30, 2026 and VCEB as of Sep 30, 2026 $1.6bn $1.2bn

CORP and VCEB 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 VCEB

VCEB tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned −2.3% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.12% a year. It sat 4.2% below its high of Feb 26, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, CORP or VCEB?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, CORP returned −1.8% and VCEB −2.3%.
Which is cheaper, CORP or VCEB?: VCEB is cheaper, by 0.29 percentage points a year. That is about $29 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 ↗VCEB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗VCEB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Vanguard page for VCEB ↗

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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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