Which returned more over the last year, IGSB or VCIT?

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

Which is cheaper, IGSB or VCIT?

VCIT 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

IGSB vs VCIT: Differences, Returns & Fees

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IGSB's duration was 2.7 years on Aug 31, 2026 and VCIT's 6.0 on May 31, 2026; VCIT charges 0.03% to IGSB's 0.04%.

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Net assets: $23.7bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF, and $66.6bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF.

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At a glance

+1.3%

IGSB total return, 1 year

−1.8%

VCIT total return, 1 year

0.04%

IGSB expense ratio

0.03%

VCIT expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VCIT costs 0.01 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 3.1 points; VCIT is 2.8 times larger.

IGSB vs VCIT: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IGSB	VCIT
Return
Measure	IGSB	VCIT
Total return, 1 year	+1.3%	−1.8%
Drawdown
Measure	IGSB	VCIT
Below its high		3.2%, high on Feb 27, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	IGSB	VCIT
What it tracks	ICE BofA 1-5 Year US Corporate Index	Bloomberg U.S. 5-10 Year Corporate Bond Index
Cost and size
Measure	IGSB	VCIT
Expense ratio	0.04%	0.03%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$23.4bn	$66.6bn
Holdings
Measure	IGSB	VCIT
Holdings in common	1%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, IGSB and VCIT hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026.

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1% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IGSB VCIT

Morgan Stanley, due Jul 21, 2032 0.07% 0.17%

AT&T Inc, due Jun 1, 2031 0.05% 0.09%

HCA Inc, due Apr 1, 2031 0.04% 0.05%

Citigroup Inc, due May 1, 2032 0.04% 0.07%

Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The, due Jul 21, 2032 0.04% 0.19%

Amazon.com Inc, due May 12, 2031 0.04% 0.10%

Citizens Financial Group Inc, due Jul 23, 2032 0.03% 0.09%

Phillips 66 Co, due Jun 15, 2031 0.03% 0.03%

Bank of America Corp, due Jul 21, 2032 0.03% 0.13%

Merck & Co Inc, due Mar 15, 2031 0.03% 0.04%

Nomura Holdings Inc, due Jul 14, 2031 0.02% 0.05%

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc, due Jul 20, 2032 0.02% 0.10%

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Only in IGSB

Eagle Funding Luxco Sarl, due Aug 17, 2030 0.29%

T-Mobile USA Inc, due Apr 15, 2030 0.17%

Space Exploration Technologies Corp, due Jul 15, 2031 0.15%

Amazon.com Inc, due Mar 13, 2031 0.13%

AbbVie Inc, due Nov 21, 2029 0.13%

Mars Inc, due Mar 1, 2030 0.12%

CVS Health Corp, due Mar 25, 2028 0.12%

Amazon.com Inc, due Jul 9, 2031 0.12%

Only in VCIT

AMAZON.COM INC, due Mar 13, 2036 0.30%

BOEING CO/THE, due May 1, 2034 0.28%

META PLATFORMS, due Nov 15, 2035 0.27%

BANK OF AMER CRP, due Jul 22, 2033 0.27%

PFIZER INVSTMNT, due May 19, 2033 0.27%

ORACLE CORP, due Feb 4, 2036 0.27%

ANHEUSER-BUSCH, due Feb 1, 2036 0.27%

JPMORGAN CHASE, due Jul 25, 2033 0.25%

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Side by side

IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF VCIT Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer iShares Vanguard

What it is Tracks an index of 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond Tracks an index of Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond

Total return, 1 year +1.3% −1.8%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured −1.8% (SCHI)

Gap to its benchmark not measured 0.0 pts vs SCHI

Expense ratio 0.04% 0.03%

Holdings 4781 2340

Net assets, IGSB as of Oct 28, 2026 and VCIT as of Sep 30, 2026 $23.7bn $66.6bn

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

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About each fund

IGSB

IGSB tracks an index of 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +1.3% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year.

VCIT

VCIT tracks an index of Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −1.8% with distributions reinvested, against −1.8% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. 5-10 Year Corporate Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. It sat 3.2% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IGSB or VCIT?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IGSB returned +1.3% and VCIT −1.8%.
Which is cheaper, IGSB or VCIT?: VCIT 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 to next

IGSB on its own →VCIT on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →IGSB dividend history →IGSB holdings →VCIT dividend history →VCIT holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

IGSB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IGSB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IGSB ↗

VCIT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VCIT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for VCIT ↗

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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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