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

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IBDY returned −1.5% and VCEB −2.3%.

Which is cheaper, IBDY or VCEB?

IBDY 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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IBDY vs VCEB: Differences, Returns & Fees

IBDY's duration was 5.5 years on Jul 31, 2026 and VCEB's 6.3 on May 31, 2026; IBDY charges 0.10% to VCEB's 0.12%. Net assets: $1.2bn on Oct 9, 2026 for iShares iBonds Dec 2033 Term Corporate ETF, and $1.2bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF.

IBDY costs 0.02 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.8 points.

IBDY vs VCEB: Differences, Returns & Fees
	IBDY	VCEB
Expense ratio	0.10%	0.12%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$1.2bn	$1.2bn
Total return, 1 year	−1.5%	−2.3%
What it tracks	Bloomberg December 2033 Maturity Corporate Index	Bloomberg MSCI US Corporate SRI Select Index
Holdings in common	4%
Below its high	4.2%, 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.

−1.5%

IBDY total return, 1 year

−2.3%

VCEB total return, 1 year

0.10%

IBDY expense ratio

0.12%

VCEB expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IBDY 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 IBDY VCEB

Pfizer Investment Enterprises Pte. Ltd., due May 19, 2033 1.42% 0.13%

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), due Feb 15, 2033 0.30% 0.12%

Eaton Corp., due Mar 6, 2033 0.24% 0.12%

AT&T, Inc., due Dec 1, 2033 0.92% 0.10%

Amgen, Inc., due Mar 2, 2033 1.25% 0.09%

Intel Corp., due Feb 10, 2033 0.64% 0.09%

CVS Health Corp., due Jun 1, 2033 0.38% 0.08%

Royal Bank of Canada, due Feb 1, 2033 0.50% 0.07%

Salesforce, Inc., due Mar 15, 2033 0.78% 0.07%

Verizon Communications, Inc., due Aug 10, 2033 0.60% 0.06%

Oracle Corp., due May 4, 2033 0.82% 0.06%

Amazon.com, Inc., due Mar 13, 2033 1.13% 0.06%

Only in IBDY

Space Exploration Technologies Corp., due Jul 15, 2033 1.54%

NVIDIA Corp., due Jun 15, 2033 0.98%

Philip Morris International, Inc., due Feb 15, 2033 0.68%

Enbridge, Inc., due Mar 8, 2033 0.68%

BP Capital Markets America, Inc., due Feb 13, 2033 0.64%

Amazon.com, Inc., due Jul 9, 2033 0.51%

Honeywell Aerospace, Inc., due Mar 16, 2033 0.51%

Energy Transfer LP, due Dec 1, 2033 0.47%

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

IBDY

iShares iBonds Dec 2033 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 −1.5% −2.3%

Expense ratio 0.10% 0.12%

Holdings 420 2734

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

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

About IBDY

IBDY tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned −1.5% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.10% a year. It sat 4.2% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

About VCEB

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, IBDY or VCEB?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IBDY returned −1.5% and VCEB −2.3%.
Which is cheaper, IBDY or VCEB?: IBDY 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

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