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

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IGLB returned −5.8% and VCLT −6.0%.

Which is cheaper, IGLB 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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IGLB vs VCLT: Differences, Returns & Fees

On May 31, 2026 IGLB's duration was 12.0 years and VCLT's 12.0; VCLT charges 0.03% to IGLB's 0.04%. Net assets: $2.6bn on Oct 9, 2026 for iShares 10+ Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF, and $7.5bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF.

VCLT costs 0.01 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.2 points; VCLT is 3.0 times larger.

	IGLB	VCLT
Expense ratio	0.04%	0.03%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$2.5bn	$7.5bn
Total return, 1 year	−5.8%	−6.0%
What it tracks	ICE BofA 10+ Year US Corporate Index	Bloomberg U.S. 10+ Year Corporate Bond Index
Holdings in common	59%
Below its high	19.2%, high on Sep 22, 2021	19.9%, high on Sep 22, 2021

Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026.

−5.8%

IGLB total return, 1 year

−6.0%

VCLT total return, 1 year

0.04%

IGLB expense ratio

0.03%

VCLT expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IGLB and VCLT hold 59% 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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59% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding IGLB VCLT

Anheuser-Busch Cos LLC / Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc, due Feb 1, 2046 0.28% 0.37%

CVS Health Corp, due Mar 25, 2048 0.25% 0.33%

Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The, due Oct 1, 2037 0.20% 0.21%

Boeing Co/The, due May 1, 2050 0.20% 0.27%

Pfizer Investment Enterprises Pte Ltd, due May 19, 2053 0.20% 0.27%

Meta Platforms Inc, due Nov 15, 2045 0.20% 0.20%

CVS Health Corp, due Mar 25, 2038 0.19% 0.23%

Amazon.com Inc, due Mar 13, 2056 0.18% 0.26%

AT&T Inc, due Sep 15, 2053 0.17% 0.23%

AT&T Inc, due Sep 15, 2055 0.17% 0.23%

Meta Platforms Inc, due Nov 15, 2065 0.17% 0.21%

Oracle Corp, due Feb 4, 2056 0.16% 0.24%

Only in IGLB

Mars Inc, due May 1, 2055 0.17%

QatarEnergy, due Jul 12, 2041 0.11%

Bank of America Corp, due May 14, 2038 0.10%

Saudi Arabian Oil Co, due Apr 16, 2039 0.10%

Petronas Capital Ltd, due Apr 21, 2050 0.10%

QatarEnergy, due Jul 12, 2051 0.10%

Mars Inc, due May 1, 2045 0.10%

JPMorgan Chase & Co, due Nov 29, 2045 0.10%

Only in VCLT

US TREASURY N/B, due May 15, 2046 0.13%

US TREASURY N/B, due May 15, 2036 0.11%

BLACKROCK FUND, due Mar 14, 2054 0.08%

INTERCONTINENT, due Sep 15, 2060 0.08%

US TREASURY N/B, due Feb 15, 2036 0.08%

INTERCONTINENT, due Sep 15, 2040 0.08%

BAKER HUGHES, due Jun 15, 2036 0.06%

UNION PAC CORP, due Apr 6, 2036 0.05%

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On the same fields

IGLB

iShares 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 Tracks an index of Long-Term Corporate Bond

Total return, 1 year −5.8% −6.0%

S&P 500 over the same days +17.3% +17.3%

Gap to the S&P 500 −23.1 pts −23.3 pts

Expense ratio 0.04% 0.03%

Holdings 3809 2860

Net assets, IGLB as of Oct 9, 2026 and VCLT as of Sep 30, 2026 $2.6bn $7.5bn

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

IGLB in plain words

IGLB tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned −5.8% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year. It sat 19.2% below its high of Sep 22, 2021 on Oct 9, 2026.

VCLT in plain words

VCLT tracks an index of Long-Term Corporate Bond. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned −6.0% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. It sat 19.9% below its high of Sep 22, 2021 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IGLB or VCLT?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IGLB returned −5.8% and VCLT −6.0%.
Which is cheaper, IGLB 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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Where these figures came from

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