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Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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IGSB vs VBK: how they differ

IGSB and VBK hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and VBK returned more over the year.

iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF and Vanguard Small-Cap Growth Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IGSB and VBK hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in IGSBOnly in VBK
BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 0.56%Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd 1.27%
EAGLE FUNDING LUXCO S. R.L. 144A 0.29%REVOLUTION Medicines Inc 1.07%
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES COR 144A 0.15%Astera Labs Inc 1.05%
DEUTSCHE TELEKOM INTERNATIONAL FIN 0.10%Natera Inc 1.04%
BAYER US FINANCE II LLC 144A 0.09%Twilio Inc 0.88%
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO MTN 0.09%Casey's General Stores Inc 0.83%
GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA (FXD-FRN) 0.08%Carpenter Technology Corp 0.82%
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC/THE MTN 0.08%Curtiss-Wright Corp 0.79%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 10, 2026.

IGSB and VBK on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
IGSB
iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
VBK
Vanguard Small-Cap Growth Index Fund
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesVanguard
What it is1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate BondSmall-Cap Growth
Total return, 1 year+1.7%+13.8%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−15.8 pts−3.7 pts
Expense ratio0.04%0.05%
Holdings4496545

IGSB in plain words

IGSB is a bond fund tracking the 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +1.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year.

VBK in plain words

VBK is an index equity fund tracking the Small-Cap Growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +13.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 10% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 545 positions, with the top ten at 9.3%. It sat 7.0% below its high of Aug 17, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IGSB or VBK?
In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IGSB returned +1.7% and VBK returned +13.8%, so VBK returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IGSB or VBK?
IGSB charges 0.04% a year and VBK charges 0.05%, so IGSB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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IGSB against VBK, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 13, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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