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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IGIB returned −1.8% and VCLT −5.9%.

Which is cheaper, IGIB or VCLT?

VCLT 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 VCLT: Differences, Returns & Fees

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IGIB's duration was 5.9 years on Aug 31, 2026 and VCLT's 12.0 on May 31, 2026; VCLT 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 $7.5bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF.

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At a glance

−1.8%

IGIB total return, 1 year

−5.9%

VCLT total return, 1 year

0.04%

IGIB expense ratio

0.03%

VCLT expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VCLT costs 0.01 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 4.1 points; IGIB is 2.5 times larger.

IGIB vs VCLT: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IGIB	VCLT
Return
Measure	IGIB	VCLT
Total return, 1 year	−1.8%	−5.9%
Drawdown
Measure	IGIB	VCLT
Below its high	3.2%, high on Feb 27, 2026	17.8%, high on Sep 22, 2021
Benchmark
Measure	IGIB	VCLT
What it tracks	ICE BofA 5-10 Year US Corporate Index	Bloomberg U.S. 10+ Year Corporate Bond Index
Cost and size
Measure	IGIB	VCLT
Expense ratio	0.04%	0.03%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$18.6bn	$7.5bn
Holdings
Measure	IGIB	VCLT
Holdings in common	0%

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 VCLT

Return

Total return edge VCLT +72.1% +101.2%

Annualized edge VCLT +3.3% +4.2%

Price return edge IGIB −1.2% −6.3%

Risk

Volatility edge IGIB 5.7% 12.5%

Max drawdown edge IGIB −20.0% −34.0%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge IGIB 0.32 0.27

Sortino edge IGIB 0.43 0.39

Calmar edge IGIB 0.16 0.12

Reading

VCLT returned more: +101.2% to +72.1%. IGIB swung less: 5.7% to 12.5%. IGIB fell less at its worst: −20.0% to −34.0%.

Full scorecard

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Risk and return: IGIB vs VCLT: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IGIB	VCLT	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+72.1%	+101.2%	VCLT	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+3.3%	+4.2%	VCLT	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	−1.2%	−6.3%	IGIB	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	5.7%	12.5%	IGIB	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	4.2%	8.7%	IGIB	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−20.0%	−34.0%	IGIB	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	0.32	0.27	IGIB	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	0.43	0.39	IGIB	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	0.16	0.12	IGIB	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

By the books each fund has filed, IGIB and VCLT hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026.

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IGIB VCLT

Baker Hughes Holdings LLC / Baker Hughes Co-Obligor Inc, due Jun 15, 2036 0.07% 0.06%

Telefonica Emisiones SA, due Jun 20, 2036 0.06% 0.06%

HCA Inc, due May 15, 2036 0.04% 0.03%

Mizuho Financial Group Inc, due May 12, 2037 0.02% 0.03%

Entergy Corp, due Jun 15, 2056 0.02% 0.03%

Southern Co/The, due Jul 1, 2036 0.02% 0.02%

Wells Fargo & Co, due Feb 7, 2035 0.02% 0.03%

Fedex Freight Holding Co Inc, due Mar 15, 2036 0.04% 0.02%

General Motors Co, due Apr 1, 2036 0.05% 0.02%

CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric LLC, due Apr 1, 2036 0.02% 0.02%

Ameren Corp, due May 15, 2036 0.01% 0.02%

Cheniere Energy Inc, due Jul 30, 2036 0.02% 0.01%

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Only in IGIB

Meta Platforms Inc, due Nov 15, 2035 0.22%

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

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

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

Meta Platforms Inc, due May 15, 2036 0.19%

Bank of America Corp, due Apr 25, 2034 0.19%

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

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

Only in VCLT

ANHEUSER-BUSCH, due Feb 1, 2046 0.37%

CVS HEALTH CORP, due Mar 25, 2048 0.33%

META PLATFORMS, due Nov 15, 2055 0.28%

BOEING CO, due May 1, 2050 0.27%

PFIZER INVSTMNT, due May 19, 2053 0.27%

AMAZON.COM INC, due Mar 13, 2056 0.26%

ORACLE CORP, due Feb 4, 2056 0.24%

AT&T INC, due Sep 15, 2053 0.23%

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Side by side

IGIB iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF VCLT Vanguard Long-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 Long-Term Corporate Bond

Total return, 1 year −1.8% −5.9%

Expense ratio 0.04% 0.03%

Holdings 3064 2562

Net assets, IGIB as of Oct 28, 2026 and VCLT as of Sep 30, 2026 $19.5bn $7.5bn

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

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IGIB and VCLT do different jobs. What does each one do in a portfolio?

What each follows. IGIB follows ICE BofA 5-10 Year US Corporate Index and VCLT follows Bloomberg U.S. 10+ Year Corporate Bond Index.
Holdings in common. 0% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and May 31, 2026).
One-year total return. Over 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 IGIB returned −1.8% and VCLT −5.9% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 4.1 points.

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.

VCLT

VCLT tracks an index of Long-Term Corporate Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −5.9% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. It sat 17.8% below its high of Sep 22, 2021 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IGIB or VCLT?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IGIB returned −1.8% and VCLT −5.9%.
Which is cheaper, IGIB or VCLT?: VCLT 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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Sources and dates

IGIB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IGIB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IGIB ↗

VCLT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VCLT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for VCLT ↗

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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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