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

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IBDX returned −1.0% and VCEB −2.3%.

Which is cheaper, IBDX or VCEB?

IBDX is cheaper, by 0.02 percentage points a year. That is about $2 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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IBDX vs VCEB: Differences, Returns & Fees

IBDX's duration was 5.0 years on Jul 31, 2026 and VCEB's 6.3 on May 31, 2026; IBDX charges 0.10% to VCEB's 0.12%. Net assets: $1.8bn on Oct 9, 2026 for iShares iBonds Dec 2032 Term Corporate ETF, and $1.2bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF.

IBDX costs 0.02 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.3 points; IBDX is 1.4 times larger.

	IBDX	VCEB
Expense ratio	0.10%	0.12%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$1.7bn	$1.2bn
Total return, 1 year	−1.0%	−2.3%
What it tracks	Bloomberg December 2032 Maturity Corporate Index	Bloomberg MSCI US Corporate SRI Select Index
Holdings in common	4%
Below its high	3.7%, high on Feb 27, 2026	4.2%, high on Feb 26, 2026

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

−1.0%

IBDX total return, 1 year

−2.3%

VCEB total return, 1 year

0.10%

IBDX expense ratio

0.12%

VCEB expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IBDX and VCEB hold 4% 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 Jul 31, 2026.

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4% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding IBDX VCEB

AerCap Ireland Capital DAC, due Jan 30, 2032 1.14% 0.10%

Verizon Communications, Inc., due Mar 15, 2032 1.24% 0.09%

Meta Platforms, Inc., due Nov 15, 2032 1.20% 0.09%

Synopsys, Inc., due Apr 1, 2032 0.46% 0.08%

Amazon.com, Inc., due Dec 1, 2032 0.67% 0.08%

HCA, Inc., due Mar 15, 2032 0.53% 0.08%

Lowe's Cos., Inc., due Apr 1, 2032 0.42% 0.07%

Broadcom, Inc., due Apr 15, 2032 0.34% 0.07%

Alphabet, Inc., due Nov 15, 2032 0.38% 0.07%

Haleon US Capital LLC, due Mar 24, 2032 0.57% 0.07%

Johnson & Johnson, due Mar 1, 2032 0.35% 0.06%

Amazon.com, Inc., due Apr 13, 2032 0.71% 0.06%

Only in IBDX

BP Capital Markets America, Inc., due Jan 12, 2032 0.56%

Broadcom, Inc., due Jul 15, 2032 0.50%

Philip Morris International, Inc., due Nov 17, 2032 0.48%

Altria Group, Inc., due Feb 4, 2032 0.48%

Paychex, Inc., due Apr 15, 2032 0.46%

VICI Properties LP, due May 15, 2032 0.45%

General Electric Co., due Mar 15, 2032 0.42%

Baxter International, Inc., due Feb 1, 2032 0.41%

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%

MORGAN STANLEY, due Mar 12, 2032 0.16%

GOLDMAN SACHS GP, due Jan 21, 2037 0.15%

WELLS FARGO CO, due Jan 23, 2037 0.15%

T-MOBILE USA INC, due Apr 15, 2030 0.15%

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On the same fields

IBDX

iShares iBonds Dec 2032 Term Corporate ETF

VCEB

Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer iShares Vanguard

What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index

Total return, 1 year −1.0% −2.3%

S&P 500 over the same days +17.3% +17.3%

Gap to the S&P 500 −18.3 pts −19.6 pts

Expense ratio 0.10% 0.12%

Holdings 434 2734

Net assets, IBDX as of Oct 9, 2026 and VCEB as of Sep 30, 2026 $1.8bn $1.2bn

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

IBDX in plain words

IBDX tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned −1.0% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.10% a year. It sat 3.7% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

VCEB in plain words

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, IBDX or VCEB?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IBDX returned −1.0% and VCEB −2.3%.
Which is cheaper, IBDX or VCEB?: IBDX is cheaper, by 0.02 percentage points a year. That is about $2 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

IBDX filings on SEC EDGAR ↗IBDX prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for IBDX ↗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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