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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IGIB returned −1.8% and VTIP +2.2%.

Which is cheaper, IGIB or VTIP?

VTIP 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 VTIP: Differences, Returns & Fees

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IGIB's duration was 5.9 years on Aug 31, 2026 and VTIP's 2.3 on Jun 30, 2026; VTIP 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 $20.9bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund ETF Shares.

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At a glance

−1.8%

IGIB total return, 1 year

+2.2%

VTIP total return, 1 year

0.04%

IGIB expense ratio

0.03%

VTIP expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VTIP costs 0.01 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 4.0 points; VTIP is 1.1 times larger.

IGIB vs VTIP: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IGIB	VTIP
Return
Measure	IGIB	VTIP
Total return, 1 year	−1.8%	+2.2%
Drawdown
Measure	IGIB	VTIP
Below its high	3.2%, high on Feb 27, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	IGIB	VTIP
What it tracks	ICE BofA 5-10 Year US Corporate Index	Bloomberg U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) 0-5 Years Index
Cost and size
Measure	IGIB	VTIP
Expense ratio	0.04%	0.03%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$18.6bn	$20.9bn
Holdings
Measure	IGIB	VTIP
Holdings in common	0%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026. Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, IGIB and VTIP hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IGIB VTIP

Only in one fund ↓

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 VTIP

TSY INFL IX N/B, due Oct 15, 2030 5.39%

TSY INFL IX N/B, due Oct 15, 2029 5.33%

TSY INFL IX N/B, due Apr 15, 2030 5.30%

TSY INFL IX N/B, due Apr 15, 2029 5.14%

TSY INFL IX N/B, due Oct 15, 2028 4.97%

TSY INFL IX N/B, due Oct 15, 2026 4.83%

TSY INFL IX N/B, due Oct 15, 2027 4.83%

TSY INFL IX N/B, due Apr 15, 2027 4.74%

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Side by side

IGIB iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF VTIP Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund ETF Shares

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 Inflation-Protected Securities

Total return, 1 year −1.8% +2.2%

Expense ratio 0.04% 0.03%

Holdings 3064 26

Net assets, IGIB as of Oct 28, 2026 and VTIP as of Sep 30, 2026 $19.5bn $20.9bn

IGIB and VTIP 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.

VTIP

VTIP tracks an index of Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +2.2% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IGIB or VTIP?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IGIB returned −1.8% and VTIP +2.2%.
Which is cheaper, IGIB or VTIP?: VTIP 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 ↗

VTIP filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VTIP prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for VTIP ↗

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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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