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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FBCG returned +17.3% and LQD returned −2.7%, so FBCG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, FBCG or LQD?

FBCG charges 0.57% a year and LQD charges 0.14%, so LQD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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FBCG vs LQD: how they differ

FBCG and LQD hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and FBCG returned more over the year.

Fidelity Blue Chip Growth ETF and iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, FBCG and LQD hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in FBCG	Only in LQD
NVIDIA CORP 14.62%	BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 0.88%
APPLE INC 9.64%	ANHEUSER-BUSCH COMPANIES LLC 0.12%
ALPHABET INC 9.10%	DEUTSCHE TELEKOM INTERNATIONAL FIN 0.11%
AMAZON.COM INC 8.43%	CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS OPERATING L 144A 0.10%
MICROSOFT CORP 5.20%	JPMORGAN CHASE & CO MTN 0.09%
META PLATFORMS INC 3.90%	BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS PLC 0.08%
BROADCOM INC 3.74%	MORGAN STANLEY (FXD-FRN) MTN 0.08%
ELI LILLY and CO 2.25%	CITIGROUP INC (FX-FRN) 0.07%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Apr 30, 2026 and Sep 10, 2026.

FBCG and LQD on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	FBCG Fidelity Blue Chip Growth ETF	LQD iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Fidelity	iShares
What it is	Blue Chip Growth	US investment grade bonds
Total return, 1 year	+17.3%	−2.7%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−0.2 pts	−20.2 pts
Expense ratio	0.57%	0.14%
Holdings	214	3149

FBCG in plain words

FBCG is an index equity fund tracking the Blue Chip Growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.57% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 87% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 214 positions, with the top ten at 61.2%. It sat 3.7% below its high of Jun 2, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

LQD in plain words

LQD is a bond fund tracking the US investment grade bonds. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −2.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.14% a year. It sat 6.4% below its high of Sep 22, 2021 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, FBCG or LQD?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FBCG returned +17.3% and LQD returned −2.7%, so FBCG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, FBCG or LQD?: FBCG charges 0.57% a year and LQD charges 0.14%, so LQD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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