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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IGIB returned −1.8% and VCIT −1.8%.

Which is cheaper, IGIB or VCIT?

VCIT is cheaper, by 0.01 percentage points a year. That is about $1 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

IGIB vs VCIT: Differences, Returns & Fees

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IGIB's duration was 5.9 years on Aug 31, 2026 and VCIT's 6.0 on May 31, 2026; VCIT charges 0.03% to IGIB's 0.04%.

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Net assets: $19.5bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF, and $66.6bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF.

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At a glance

−1.8%

IGIB total return, 1 year

−1.8%

VCIT total return, 1 year

0.04%

IGIB expense ratio

0.03%

VCIT expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VCIT costs 0.01 points a year less; both returned −1.8% over a year; VCIT is 3.6 times larger.

IGIB vs VCIT: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IGIB	VCIT
Return
Measure	IGIB	VCIT
Total return, 1 year	−1.8%	−1.8%
Drawdown
Measure	IGIB	VCIT
Below its high	3.2%, high on Feb 27, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	IGIB	VCIT
What it tracks	ICE BofA 5-10 Year US Corporate Index	Bloomberg U.S. 5-10 Year Corporate Bond Index
Cost and size
Measure	IGIB	VCIT
Expense ratio	0.04%	0.03%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$18.6bn	$66.6bn
Holdings
Measure	IGIB	VCIT
Holdings in common	63%

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

Risk and return

Dec 4, 2009 to Oct 23, 2026 · 881 weekly returns

IGIB VCIT

Return

Total return edge VCIT +72.1% +96.4%

Annualized edge VCIT +3.3% +4.1%

Price return edge VCIT −1.2% +5.1%

Risk

Volatility edge IGIB 5.7% 6.4%

Max drawdown edge Tie −20.0% −20.0%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge VCIT 0.32 0.42

Sortino edge VCIT 0.43 0.57

Calmar edge VCIT 0.16 0.20

Reading

VCIT returned more: +96.4% to +72.1%. IGIB swung less: 5.7% to 6.4%. IGIB and VCIT fell about the same at their worst: −20.0% and −20.0%.

Full scorecard

9 measures, with how each is measured Open ↓

Risk and return: IGIB vs VCIT: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IGIB	VCIT	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+72.1%	+96.4%	VCIT	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+3.3%	+4.1%	VCIT	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	−1.2%	+5.1%	VCIT	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	5.7%	6.4%	IGIB	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	4.2%	4.7%	IGIB (slight)	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−20.0%	−20.0%	Tie	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	0.32	0.42	VCIT	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	0.43	0.57	VCIT	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	0.16	0.20	VCIT	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 881 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

63%

By the books each fund has filed, IGIB and VCIT hold 63% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026.

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63% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IGIB VCIT

Meta Platforms Inc, due Nov 15, 2035 0.22% 0.27%

Amazon.com Inc, due Mar 13, 2036 0.22% 0.30%

Anheuser-Busch Cos LLC / Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc, due Feb 1, 2036 0.20% 0.27%

Bank of America Corp, due Jan 23, 2035 0.19% 0.20%

Bank of America Corp, due Jul 22, 2033 0.19% 0.27%

Pfizer Investment Enterprises Pte Ltd, due May 19, 2033 0.18% 0.27%

JPMorgan Chase & Co, due Jun 1, 2034 0.17% 0.24%

Salesforce Inc, due Mar 15, 2036 0.17% 0.21%

JPMorgan Chase & Co, due Jul 25, 2033 0.17% 0.25%

Wells Fargo & Co, due Jul 25, 2034 0.17% 0.18%

Oracle Corp, due Feb 4, 2036 0.16% 0.27%

Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The, due Jan 21, 2037 0.16% 0.23%

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Only in IGIB

Space Exploration Technologies Corp, due Jul 15, 2036 0.20%

Space Exploration Technologies Corp, due Jul 15, 2033 0.19%

Mars Inc, due Mar 1, 2035 0.19%

NVIDIA Corp, due Jun 15, 2036 0.17%

QTS Fayetteville I Dc1-2 LLC / QTS TRS Fayetteville I DC1-2 LLC, due Apr 15, 2036 0.15%

Amazon.com Inc, due Jul 9, 2036 0.15%

Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The, due Jul 21, 2037 0.15%

NVIDIA Corp, due Jun 15, 2033 0.11%

Only in VCIT

GOLDMAN SACHS GP, due Jul 21, 2032 0.19%

US TREASURY N/B, due Apr 30, 2031 0.18%

HONEYWELL AEROSP, due Mar 16, 2036 0.17%

MORGAN STANLEY, due Jul 21, 2032 0.17%

BROADCOM INC, due Nov 15, 2035 0.14%

BANK OF AMER CRP, due Jul 21, 2032 0.13%

INTERCONTINENT, due Mar 15, 2033 0.11%

AMAZON.COM INC, due May 12, 2031 0.10%

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Side by side

IGIB iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF VCIT Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer iShares Vanguard

What it is Tracks an index of 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond Tracks an index of Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond

Total return, 1 year −1.8% −1.8%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured −1.8% (SCHI)

Gap to its benchmark not measured 0.0 pts vs SCHI

Expense ratio 0.04% 0.03%

Holdings 3064 2340

Net assets, IGIB as of Oct 28, 2026 and VCIT as of Sep 30, 2026 $19.5bn $66.6bn

IGIB and VCIT on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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IGIB and VCIT are built for the same job. How do they differ in cost, holdings and results?

What each follows. IGIB follows ICE BofA 5-10 Year US Corporate Index and VCIT follows Bloomberg U.S. 5-10 Year Corporate Bond Index.
Size. IGIB has $18.6bn in net assets and VCIT $66.6bn (net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026); VCIT is 3.6 times larger.
Holdings in common (similar). 63% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and May 31, 2026).

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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About each fund

IGIB

IGIB tracks an index of 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −1.8% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year. It sat 3.2% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

VCIT

VCIT tracks an index of Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −1.8% with distributions reinvested, against −1.8% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. 5-10 Year Corporate Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IGIB or VCIT?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IGIB returned −1.8% and VCIT −1.8%.
Which is cheaper, IGIB or VCIT?: VCIT is cheaper, by 0.01 percentage points a year. That is about $1 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

IGIB on its own →VCIT on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →IGIB dividend history →IGIB holdings →VCIT dividend history →VCIT holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

IGIB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IGIB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IGIB ↗

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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