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

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IBDX returned −1.0% and VCIT −1.8%.

Which is cheaper, IBDX or VCIT?

VCIT is cheaper, by 0.07 percentage points a year. That is about $7 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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IBDX vs VCIT: Differences, Returns & Fees

IBDX's duration was 5.0 years on Jul 31, 2026 and VCIT's 6.0 on May 31, 2026; VCIT charges 0.03% to IBDX's 0.10%. Net assets: $1.8bn on Oct 9, 2026 for iShares iBonds Dec 2032 Term Corporate ETF, and $66.6bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF.

VCIT costs 0.07 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.8 points; VCIT is far larger, $66.6bn against $1.7bn.

IBDX vs VCIT: Differences, Returns & Fees
	IBDX	VCIT
Expense ratio	0.10%	0.03%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$1.7bn	$66.6bn
Total return, 1 year	−1.0%	−1.8%
What it tracks	Bloomberg December 2032 Maturity Corporate Index	Bloomberg U.S. 5-10 Year Corporate Bond Index
Holdings in common	16%
Below its high	3.7%, high on Feb 27, 2026	4.4%, high on Feb 27, 2026

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

−1.0%

IBDX total return, 1 year

−1.8%

VCIT total return, 1 year

0.10%

IBDX expense ratio

0.03%

VCIT expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IBDX and VCIT hold 16% 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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16% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding IBDX VCIT

Verizon Communications, Inc., due Mar 15, 2032 1.24% 0.18%

AerCap Ireland Capital DAC, due Jan 30, 2032 1.14% 0.16%

Oracle Corp., due Sep 26, 2032 0.85% 0.16%

Meta Platforms, Inc., due Aug 15, 2032 0.85% 0.15%

Meta Platforms, Inc., due Nov 15, 2032 1.20% 0.15%

Ford Motor Co., due Feb 12, 2032 0.66% 0.14%

Amazon.com, Inc., due Apr 13, 2032 0.71% 0.13%

Broadcom, Inc., due Nov 15, 2032 0.58% 0.13%

AT&T, Inc., due Feb 1, 2032 0.66% 0.12%

Broadcom, Inc., due Jul 15, 2032 0.50% 0.12%

Sprint Capital Corp., due Mar 15, 2032 0.69% 0.12%

General Electric Co., due Mar 15, 2032 0.42% 0.11%

Only in IBDX

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

Pacific Gas and Electric Co., due Feb 1, 2032 0.23%

Procter & Gamble Co. (The), due Feb 1, 2032 0.21%

Alabama Power Co., due Mar 15, 2032 0.21%

Atmos Energy Corp., due Jan 15, 2032 0.19%

Agilent Technologies, Inc., due Jan 15, 2032 0.18%

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc., due Nov 1, 2032 0.16%

Elevance Health, Inc., due May 15, 2032 0.16%

Only in VCIT

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

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

META PLATFORMS, due Nov 15, 2035 0.27%

BANK OF AMER CRP, due Jul 22, 2033 0.27%

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 Jul 25, 2033 0.25%

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On the same fields

IBDX

iShares iBonds Dec 2032 Term Corporate ETF

VCIT

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer iShares Vanguard

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

Total return, 1 year −1.0% −1.8%

Expense ratio 0.10% 0.03%

Holdings 434 2328

Net assets, IBDX as of Oct 9, 2026 and VCIT as of Sep 30, 2026 $1.8bn $66.6bn

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

About IBDX

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.

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, IBDX or VCIT?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IBDX returned −1.0% and VCIT −1.8%.
Which is cheaper, IBDX or VCIT?: VCIT is cheaper, by 0.07 percentage points a year. That is about $7 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 ↗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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