CORP vs VTC: Differences, Returns & Fees

CORP's duration was 5.7 years on Jun 30, 2026 and VTC's 6.6 on May 31, 2026; VTC 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 $1.6bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Total Corporate Bond ETF.

VTC costs 0.38 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.1 points.

CORP vs VTC: Differences, Returns & Fees
CORPVTC
Expense ratio0.41%0.03%
Net assets, CORP as of Jun 30, 2026 and VTC as of Sep 30, 2026$1.6bn$1.6bn
Total return, 1 year−1.8%−1.9%
What it tracksICE BofA US Corporate IndexBloomberg U.S. Corporate Bond Index
Holdings in common13%
Below its high4.1%, high on Feb 27, 20264.0%, 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
−1.9%
VTC total return, 1 year
0.41%
CORP expense ratio
0.03%
VTC expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, CORP and VTC hold 13% 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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13% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding CORP VTC
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., due Jan 21, 2032 0.21% 0.13%
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., due Apr 20, 2034 0.10% 0.14%
Bank of America Corp., due Apr 23, 2030 0.10% 0.20%
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., due Apr 22, 2032 0.14% 0.09%
Microsoft Corp., due Jun 1, 2050 0.11% 0.09%
Morgan Stanley, due Feb 1, 2029 0.09% 0.08%
CVS Health Corp., due Mar 25, 2048 0.16% 0.08%
Amgen, Inc., due Mar 2, 2028 0.09% 0.08%
Morgan Stanley, due Jan 16, 2030 0.11% 0.08%
JPMorgan Chase & Co., due Jan 23, 2030 0.17% 0.07%
JPMorgan Chase & Co., due Jan 23, 2035 0.22% 0.07%
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., due May 1, 2029 0.13% 0.07%
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 VTC
US TREASURY N/B, due May 31, 2028 0.32%
BANK OF AMER CRP, due Jan 24, 2029 0.14%
AMAZON.COM INC, due Mar 13, 2036 0.12%
ANHEUSER-BUSCH, due Feb 1, 2046 0.10%
ANHEUSER-BUSCH, due Feb 1, 2036 0.10%
GOLDMAN SACHS GP, due Jan 21, 2037 0.10%
ORACLE CORP, due Feb 4, 2036 0.10%
MORGAN STANLEY, due Nov 19, 2055 0.09%

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On the same fields

CORP
PIMCO Investment Grade Corporate Bond Index Exchange-Traded Fund
VTC
Vanguard Total Corporate Bond ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF
What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index
Total return, 1 year −1.8% −1.9%
Its benchmark over the same days −1.6% (USIG) −1.8% (SPBO)
Gap to its benchmark −0.2 pts vs USIG −0.1 pts vs SPBO
Expense ratio 0.41% 0.03%
Holdings 1456 5316
Net assets, CORP as of Jun 30, 2026 and VTC as of Sep 30, 2026 $1.6bn $1.6bn

CORP and VTC 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 VTC

VTC tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned −1.9% with distributions reinvested, against −1.8% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Corporate Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. It sat 4.0% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, CORP or VTC?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, CORP returned −1.8% and VTC −1.9%.
Which is cheaper, CORP or VTC?
VTC 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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