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

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

Which is cheaper, CORP or VCIT?

VCIT is cheaper, by 0.38 percentage points a year. That is about $38 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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CORP vs VCIT: Differences, Returns & Fees

CORP's duration was 5.7 years on Jun 30, 2026 and VCIT's 6.0 on May 31, 2026; VCIT charges 0.03% to CORP's 0.41%. Net assets: $1.6bn on Jun 30, 2026 for PIMCO Investment Grade Corporate Bond Index Exchange-Traded Fund, and $66.6bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF.

VCIT costs 0.38 points a year less; both returned −1.8% over a year.

CORP vs VCIT: Differences, Returns & Fees
	CORP	VCIT
Expense ratio	0.41%	0.03%
Net assets, CORP as of Jun 30, 2026 and VCIT as of Sep 30, 2026	$1.6bn	$66.6bn
Total return, 1 year	−1.8%	−1.8%
What it tracks	ICE BofA US Corporate Index	Bloomberg U.S. 5-10 Year Corporate Bond Index
Holdings in common	11%
Below its high	4.1%, high on Feb 27, 2026	4.4%, high on Feb 27, 2026

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

−1.8%

CORP total return, 1 year

−1.8%

VCIT total return, 1 year

0.41%

CORP expense ratio

0.03%

VCIT expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, CORP and VCIT hold 11% 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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11% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding CORP VCIT

Bank of America Corp., due Jul 22, 2033 0.25% 0.27%

Bank of America Corp., due Jan 23, 2035 0.26% 0.20%

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., due Feb 24, 2033 0.39% 0.18%

Verizon Communications, Inc., due Mar 15, 2032 0.29% 0.18%

JPMorgan Chase & Co., due Jul 25, 2033 0.18% 0.25%

Bank of America Corp., due Oct 20, 2032 0.21% 0.16%

Meta Platforms, Inc., due Aug 15, 2032 0.18% 0.15%

AerCap Ireland Capital DAC/AerCap Global Aviation Trust, due Jan 30, 2032 0.14% 0.16%

Citigroup, Inc., due Jan 25, 2033 0.14% 0.17%

Bank of America Corp., due Apr 25, 2034 0.17% 0.14%

JPMorgan Chase & Co., due Jan 23, 2035 0.22% 0.14%

Meta Platforms, Inc., due Nov 15, 2032 0.14% 0.15%

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 VCIT

AMAZON.COM INC, due Mar 13, 2036 0.30%

BOEING CO/THE, due May 1, 2034 0.28%

PFIZER INVSTMNT, due May 19, 2033 0.27%

ORACLE CORP, due Feb 4, 2036 0.27%

ANHEUSER-BUSCH, due Feb 1, 2036 0.27%

JPMORGAN CHASE, due Jun 1, 2034 0.24%

ALPHABET INC, due Feb 15, 2036 0.24%

JPMORGAN CHASE, due Jul 23, 2036 0.23%

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On the same fields

CORP

PIMCO Investment Grade Corporate Bond Index Exchange-Traded Fund

VCIT

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer PIMCO Vanguard

What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index of Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond

Total return, 1 year −1.8% −1.8%

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% 0.03%

Holdings 1456 2328

Net assets, CORP as of Jun 30, 2026 and VCIT as of Sep 30, 2026 $1.6bn $66.6bn

CORP and VCIT 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 VCIT

VCIT tracks an index of Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned −1.8% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. It sat 4.4% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, CORP or VCIT?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, CORP returned −1.8% and VCIT −1.8%.
Which is cheaper, CORP or VCIT?: VCIT is cheaper, by 0.38 percentage points a year. That is about $38 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 ↗VCIT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗VCIT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Vanguard page for VCIT ↗

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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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