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

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

Which is cheaper, IGIB or VTC?

VTC 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 vs VTC: Differences, Returns & Fees

On May 31, 2026 IGIB's duration was 6.0 years and VTC's 6.6; VTC charges 0.03% to IGIB's 0.04%. Net assets: $18.8bn on Oct 9, 2026 for iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF, and $1.6bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Total Corporate Bond ETF.

VTC costs 0.01 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.2 points; IGIB is 11.6 times larger.

IGIB vs VTC: Differences, Returns & Fees
	IGIB	VTC
Expense ratio	0.04%	0.03%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$18.6bn	$1.6bn
Total return, 1 year	−1.7%	−1.9%
What it tracks	ICE BofA 5-10 Year US Corporate Index	Bloomberg U.S. Corporate Bond Index
Holdings in common	27%
Below its high	4.4%, high on Feb 27, 2026	4.0%, high on Feb 27, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026.

−1.7%

IGIB total return, 1 year

−1.9%

VTC total return, 1 year

0.04%

IGIB expense ratio

0.03%

VTC expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IGIB and VTC hold 27% 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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27% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding IGIB VTC

Amazon.com Inc, due Mar 13, 2036 0.22% 0.12%

Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The, due Apr 20, 2034 0.11% 0.14%

Anheuser-Busch Cos LLC / Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc, due Feb 1, 2036 0.20% 0.10%

Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The, due Jan 21, 2037 0.17% 0.10%

Meta Platforms Inc, due Nov 15, 2035 0.23% 0.10%

Oracle Corp, due Feb 4, 2036 0.16% 0.10%

Morgan Stanley, due Apr 21, 2034 0.13% 0.08%

Bank of America Corp, due Feb 6, 2037 0.14% 0.08%

Bank of America Corp, due Jan 24, 2036 0.14% 0.07%

JPMorgan Chase & Co, due Jan 24, 2036 0.12% 0.07%

Wells Fargo & Co, due Jan 23, 2035 0.12% 0.07%

JPMorgan Chase & Co, due Jul 23, 2036 0.15% 0.07%

Only in IGIB

Mars Inc, due Mar 1, 2035 0.19%

QTS Fayetteville I Dc1-2 LLC / QTS TRS Fayetteville I DC1-2 LLC, due Apr 15, 2036 0.12%

Citigroup Inc, due May 25, 2034 0.12%

QatarEnergy, due Jul 12, 2031 0.12%

SA Global Sukuk Ltd, due Jun 17, 2031 0.11%

Mars Inc, due Mar 1, 2032 0.11%

UBS Group AG, due May 14, 2032 0.11%

Standard Chartered PLC, due Aug 12, 2036 0.10%

Only in VTC

US TREASURY N/B, due May 31, 2028 0.32%

BANK OF AMER CRP, due Apr 23, 2030 0.20%

BANK OF AMER CRP, due Jan 24, 2029 0.14%

GOLDMAN SACHS GP, due Jan 21, 2032 0.13%

ANHEUSER-BUSCH, due Feb 1, 2046 0.10%

MORGAN STANLEY, due Nov 19, 2055 0.09%

WELLS FARGO CO, due Jan 23, 2030 0.09%

T-MOBILE USA INC, due Apr 15, 2030 0.09%

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On the same fields

IGIB

iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

VTC

Vanguard Total 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

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 0.04% 0.03%

Holdings 3041 5316

Net assets, IGIB as of Oct 9, 2026 and VTC as of Sep 30, 2026 $18.8bn $1.6bn

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

About IGIB

IGIB tracks an index of 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned −1.7% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year. It sat 4.4% below its high of Feb 27, 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, IGIB or VTC?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IGIB returned −1.7% and VTC −1.9%.
Which is cheaper, IGIB or VTC?: VTC 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 these figures came from

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