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

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IGEB returned −1.7% and VCEB −2.3%.

Which is cheaper, IGEB or VCEB?

VCEB is cheaper, by 0.06 percentage points a year. That is about $6 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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IGEB vs VCEB: Differences, Returns & Fees

On May 31, 2026 IGEB's duration was 6.3 years and VCEB's 6.3; VCEB charges 0.12% to IGEB's 0.18%. Net assets: $1.4bn on Oct 9, 2026 for iShares Investment Grade Systematic Bond ETF, and $1.2bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF.

VCEB costs 0.06 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.6 points; IGEB is 1.2 times larger.

IGEB vs VCEB: Differences, Returns & Fees
	IGEB	VCEB
Expense ratio	0.18%	0.12%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$1.4bn	$1.2bn
Total return, 1 year	−1.7%	−2.3%
What it tracks	BlackRock Investment Grade Systematic Bond Index	Bloomberg MSCI US Corporate SRI Select Index
Holdings in common	6%
Below its high	3.9%, high on Feb 23, 2026	4.2%, high on Feb 26, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026.

−1.7%

IGEB total return, 1 year

−2.3%

VCEB total return, 1 year

0.18%

IGEB expense ratio

0.12%

VCEB expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IGEB and VCEB hold 6% 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.

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6% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding IGEB VCEB

T-Mobile USA Inc, due Apr 15, 2030 0.38% 0.15%

JPMorgan Chase & Co, due Nov 8, 2032 0.48% 0.12%

Morgan Stanley, due Jan 22, 2031 0.47% 0.11%

Salesforce Inc, due Mar 15, 2036 0.44% 0.11%

Oracle Corp, due Nov 9, 2052 0.18% 0.10%

AerCap Ireland Capital DAC / AerCap Global Aviation Trust, due Jan 30, 2032 0.36% 0.10%

HSBC Holdings PLC, due Nov 3, 2028 0.47% 0.09%

United Parcel Service Inc, due Jan 15, 2038 0.32% 0.08%

Bank of America Corp, due Nov 10, 2028 0.46% 0.08%

CVS Health Corp, due Jun 1, 2033 0.47% 0.08%

Capital One Financial Corp, due Oct 30, 2031 0.43% 0.08%

British Telecommunications PLC, due Dec 15, 2030 0.46% 0.08%

Only in IGEB

PNC Financial Services Group Inc/The, due May 15, 2027 0.52%

Delta Air Lines Inc, due Jul 10, 2030 0.50%

Vistra Operations Co LLC, due Apr 30, 2033 0.49%

BP Capital Markets PLC, due Mar 22, 2030 0.49%

PNC Financial Services Group Inc/The, due Sep 15, 2027 0.49%

Wells Fargo & Co, due Sep 15, 2028 0.49%

Sempra, due Oct 1, 2054 0.49%

Phillips 66 Co, due Mar 15, 2056 0.49%

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%

AMAZON.COM INC, due Dec 5, 2034 0.15%

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On the same fields

IGEB

iShares Investment Grade Systematic Bond 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 −1.7% −2.3%

Expense ratio 0.18% 0.12%

Holdings 445 2734

Net assets, IGEB as of Oct 9, 2026 and VCEB as of Sep 30, 2026 $1.4bn $1.2bn

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

About IGEB

IGEB tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned −1.7% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.18% a year. It sat 3.9% below its high of Feb 23, 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, IGEB or VCEB?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IGEB returned −1.7% and VCEB −2.3%.
Which is cheaper, IGEB or VCEB?: VCEB is cheaper, by 0.06 percentage points a year. That is about $6 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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