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

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IGEB returned −1.7% and VTC −1.9%.

Which is cheaper, IGEB or VTC?

VTC is cheaper, by 0.15 percentage points a year. That is about $15 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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IGEB vs VTC: Differences, Returns & Fees

On May 31, 2026 IGEB's duration was 6.3 years and VTC's 6.6; VTC charges 0.03% to IGEB's 0.18%. Net assets: $1.4bn on Oct 9, 2026 for iShares Investment Grade Systematic Bond ETF, and $1.6bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Total Corporate Bond ETF.

VTC costs 0.15 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.2 points; VTC is 1.1 times larger.

IGEB vs VTC: Differences, Returns & Fees
	IGEB	VTC
Expense ratio	0.18%	0.03%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$1.4bn	$1.6bn
Total return, 1 year	−1.7%	−1.9%
What it tracks	BlackRock Investment Grade Systematic Bond Index	Bloomberg U.S. Corporate Bond Index
Holdings in common	6%
Below its high	3.9%, high on Feb 23, 2026	4.0%, high on Feb 27, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026.

−1.7%

IGEB total return, 1 year

−1.9%

VTC total return, 1 year

0.18%

IGEB expense ratio

0.03%

VTC expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IGEB and VTC 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 VTC

Anheuser-Busch Cos LLC / Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc, due Feb 1, 2036 0.36% 0.10%

T-Mobile USA Inc, due Apr 15, 2030 0.38% 0.09%

Deutsche Telekom International Finance BV, due Jun 15, 2030 0.47% 0.08%

Sprint Capital Corp, due Mar 15, 2032 0.45% 0.07%

Oracle Corp, due Apr 1, 2030 0.12% 0.07%

Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The, due Jul 23, 2035 0.49% 0.06%

Salesforce Inc, due Mar 15, 2036 0.44% 0.06%

Cigna Group/The, due Aug 15, 2038 0.47% 0.06%

Orange SA, due Mar 1, 2031 0.46% 0.06%

Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC, due May 15, 2030 0.46% 0.06%

AT&T Inc, due Feb 15, 2034 0.10% 0.06%

AerCap Ireland Capital DAC / AerCap Global Aviation Trust, due Jan 30, 2032 0.36% 0.06%

Only in IGEB

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

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

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

KeyCorp, due Mar 6, 2035 0.49%

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

JPMorgan Chase & Co, due Jun 1, 2029 0.49%

Dollar General Corp, due Jul 5, 2033 0.48%

Huntington Bancshares Inc/OH, due Aug 21, 2029 0.48%

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%

GOLDMAN SACHS GP, due Jan 21, 2037 0.10%

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On the same fields

IGEB

iShares Investment Grade Systematic Bond 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 −1.7% −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 0.18% 0.03%

Holdings 445 5316

Net assets, IGEB as of Oct 9, 2026 and VTC as of Sep 30, 2026 $1.4bn $1.6bn

IGEB and VTC 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 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, IGEB or VTC?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IGEB returned −1.7% and VTC −1.9%.
Which is cheaper, IGEB or VTC?: VTC is cheaper, by 0.15 percentage points a year. That is about $15 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 ↗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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