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IBDY vs VTC: Differences, Returns & Fees

IBDY's duration was 5.5 years on Jul 31, 2026 and VTC's 6.6 on May 31, 2026; VTC charges 0.03% to IBDY's 0.10%. Net assets: $1.2bn on Oct 9, 2026 for iShares iBonds Dec 2033 Term Corporate ETF, and $1.6bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Total Corporate Bond ETF.

VTC costs 0.07 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.4 points; VTC is 1.4 times larger.

IBDY vs VTC: Differences, Returns & Fees
IBDYVTC
Expense ratio0.10%0.03%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026$1.2bn$1.6bn
Total return, 1 year−1.5%−1.9%
What it tracksBloomberg December 2033 Maturity Corporate IndexBloomberg U.S. Corporate Bond Index
Holdings in common4%
Below its high4.2%, high on Feb 27, 20264.0%, high on Feb 27, 2026

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

−1.5%
IBDY total return, 1 year
−1.9%
VTC total return, 1 year
0.10%
IBDY expense ratio
0.03%
VTC expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IBDY and VTC 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.

half

4% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding IBDY VTC
Alphabet, Inc., due Feb 15, 2033 0.86% 0.06%
T-Mobile USA, Inc., due Jul 15, 2033 0.75% 0.06%
Citigroup, Inc., due Oct 31, 2033 0.17% 0.06%
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc., due Mar 15, 2033 0.47% 0.06%
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), due Feb 15, 2033 0.30% 0.05%
Amazon.com, Inc., due Mar 13, 2033 1.13% 0.05%
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc., due Sep 14, 2033 0.27% 0.05%
Crown Castle, Inc., due May 1, 2033 0.21% 0.05%
Corebridge Financial, Inc., due Sep 15, 2033 0.15% 0.04%
Amazon.com, Inc., due Mar 20, 2033 0.41% 0.04%
Elevance Health, Inc., due Feb 15, 2033 0.28% 0.04%
Apple, Inc., due May 10, 2033 0.26% 0.04%
Only in IBDY
Space Exploration Technologies Corp., due Jul 15, 2033 1.54%
NVIDIA Corp., due Jun 15, 2033 0.98%
CVS Health Corp., due Feb 21, 2033 0.52%
Amazon.com, Inc., due Jul 9, 2033 0.51%
Royal Bank of Canada, due Feb 1, 2033 0.50%
Vale Overseas Ltd., due Jun 12, 2033 0.46%
L3Harris Technologies, Inc., due Jul 31, 2033 0.45%
Broadcom, Inc., due Feb 15, 2033 0.44%
Only in VTC
US TREASURY N/B, due May 31, 2028 0.32%
BANK OF AMER CRP, due Apr 23, 2030 0.20%
GOLDMAN SACHS GP, due Apr 20, 2034 0.14%
BANK OF AMER CRP, due Jan 24, 2029 0.14%
GOLDMAN SACHS GP, due Jan 21, 2032 0.13%
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%

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On the same fields

IBDY
iShares iBonds Dec 2033 Term Corporate ETF
VTC
Vanguard Total 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% −1.9%
Its benchmark over the same days not published −1.8% (SPBO)
Gap to its benchmark not available −0.1 pts vs SPBO
Expense ratio 0.10% 0.03%
Holdings 420 5316
Net assets, IBDY as of Oct 9, 2026 and VTC as of Sep 30, 2026 $1.2bn $1.6bn

IBDY and VTC 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 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, IBDY or VTC?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IBDY returned −1.5% and VTC −1.9%.
Which is cheaper, IBDY or VTC?
VTC 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
IBDY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗IBDY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for IBDY ↗VTC filings on SEC EDGAR ↗VTC prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Vanguard page for VTC ↗

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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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