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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IGIB returned −1.8% and VCSH +1.3%.

Which is cheaper, IGIB or VCSH?

VCSH 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.

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IGIB vs VCSH: Differences, Returns & Fees

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IGIB's duration was 5.9 years on Aug 31, 2026 and VCSH's 2.7 on May 31, 2026; VCSH 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 $43.9bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF.

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At a glance

−1.8%

IGIB total return, 1 year

+1.3%

VCSH total return, 1 year

0.04%

IGIB expense ratio

0.03%

VCSH expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VCSH costs 0.01 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 3.1 points; VCSH is 2.4 times larger.

IGIB vs VCSH: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IGIB	VCSH
Return
Measure	IGIB	VCSH
Total return, 1 year	−1.8%	+1.3%
Drawdown
Measure	IGIB	VCSH
Below its high	3.2%, high on Feb 27, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	IGIB	VCSH
What it tracks	ICE BofA 5-10 Year US Corporate Index	Bloomberg U.S. 1-5 Year Corporate Bond Index
Cost and size
Measure	IGIB	VCSH
Expense ratio	0.04%	0.03%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$18.6bn	$43.9bn
Holdings
Measure	IGIB	VCSH
Holdings in common	0%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, IGIB and VCSH 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 VCSH

Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The, due Apr 20, 2034 0.11% 0.13%

Salesforce Inc, due Sep 15, 2031 0.07% 0.04%

Ford Motor Credit Co LLC, due Nov 5, 2031 0.04% 0.03%

JPMorgan Chase & Co, due Nov 8, 2032 0.10% 0.02%

Toronto-Dominion Bank/The, due Apr 22, 2033 0.04% 0.02%

Marriott International Inc/MD, due Oct 15, 2031 0.02% 0.02%

General Motors Financial Co Inc, due Jan 12, 2032 0.05% 0.02%

JBS NV/JBS USA Foods Group Holdings Inc/JBS USA Food Co Holdings, due Dec 1, 2031 0.02% 0.01%

Suzano Austria GmbH, due Jan 15, 2032 0.03% 0.00%

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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 VCSH

US TREASURY N/B, due May 31, 2028 0.83%

BANK OF AMER CRP, due Dec 20, 2028 0.23%

ABBVIE INC, due Nov 21, 2029 0.21%

CVS HEALTH CORP, due Mar 25, 2028 0.20%

T-MOBILE USA INC, due Apr 15, 2030 0.19%

BOEING CO, due May 1, 2030 0.19%

WELLS FARGO CO, due Jul 25, 2029 0.18%

JPMORGAN CHASE, due Apr 23, 2032 0.18%

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Side by side

IGIB iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF VCSH Vanguard Short-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 Short-Term Corporate Bond

Total return, 1 year −1.8% +1.3%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured +1.3% (SCHJ)

Gap to its benchmark not measured 0.0 pts vs SCHJ

Expense ratio 0.04% 0.03%

Holdings 3064 3064

Net assets, IGIB as of Oct 28, 2026 and VCSH as of Sep 30, 2026 $19.5bn $43.9bn

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

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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.

VCSH

VCSH tracks an index of Short-Term Corporate Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +1.3% with distributions reinvested, against +1.3% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. 1-5 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 VCSH?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IGIB returned −1.8% and VCSH +1.3%.
Which is cheaper, IGIB or VCSH?: VCSH 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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IGIB on its own →VCSH on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →IGIB dividend history →IGIB holdings →VCSH dividend history →VCSH holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

IGIB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IGIB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IGIB ↗

VCSH filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VCSH prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for VCSH ↗

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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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