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

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

Which is cheaper, IGSB or VCSH?

VCSH 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 VCSH: Differences, Returns & Fees

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IGSB's duration was 2.7 years on Aug 31, 2026 and VCSH's 2.7 on May 31, 2026; VCSH 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 $43.9bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF.

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At a glance

+1.3%

IGSB total return, 1 year

+1.3%

VCSH total return, 1 year

0.04%

IGSB expense ratio

0.03%

VCSH expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VCSH costs 0.01 points a year less; both returned +1.3% over a year; VCSH is 1.9 times larger.

IGSB vs VCSH: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IGSB	VCSH
Return
Measure	IGSB	VCSH
Total return, 1 year	+1.3%	+1.3%
Benchmark
Measure	IGSB	VCSH
What it tracks	ICE BofA 1-5 Year US Corporate Index	Bloomberg U.S. 1-5 Year Corporate Bond Index
Cost and size
Measure	IGSB	VCSH
Expense ratio	0.04%	0.03%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$23.4bn	$43.9bn
Holdings
Measure	IGSB	VCSH
Holdings in common	54%

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

Risk and return

Dec 4, 2009 to Oct 23, 2026 · 881 weekly returns

IGSB VCSH

Return

Total return edge VCSH +46.8% +59.9%

Annualized edge VCSH +2.3% +2.8%

Price return edge VCSH −1.1% +2.8%

Risk

Volatility edge IGSB (slight) 3.5% 3.5%

Max drawdown edge VCSH (slight) −11.6% −11.3%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge VCSH 0.23 0.37

Sortino edge VCSH 0.33 0.52

Calmar edge VCSH 0.20 0.25

Reading

VCSH returned more: +59.9% to +46.8%. IGSB swung slightly less: 3.5% to 3.5%. VCSH fell slightly less at its worst: −11.3% to −11.6%.

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Risk and return: IGSB vs VCSH: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IGSB	VCSH	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+46.8%	+59.9%	VCSH	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+2.3%	+2.8%	VCSH	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	−1.1%	+2.8%	VCSH	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	3.5%	3.5%	IGSB (slight)	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	2.4%	2.5%	IGSB (slight)	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−11.6%	−11.3%	VCSH (slight)	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	0.23	0.37	VCSH	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	0.33	0.52	VCSH	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	0.20	0.25	VCSH	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 881 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

54%

By the books each fund has filed, IGSB and VCSH hold 54% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026.

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54% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IGSB VCSH

T-Mobile USA Inc, due Apr 15, 2030 0.17% 0.19%

Bank of America Corp, due Dec 20, 2028 0.14% 0.23%

Amazon.com Inc, due Mar 13, 2031 0.13% 0.15%

AbbVie Inc, due Nov 21, 2029 0.13% 0.21%

CVS Health Corp, due Mar 25, 2028 0.12% 0.20%

Boeing Co/The, due May 1, 2030 0.11% 0.19%

Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The, due Jan 21, 2032 0.11% 0.13%

Bank of America Corp, due Apr 22, 2032 0.11% 0.16%

Pfizer Investment Enterprises Pte Ltd, due May 19, 2028 0.11% 0.17%

Citigroup Inc, due Mar 31, 2031 0.11% 0.15%

Wells Fargo & Co, due Jul 25, 2029 0.11% 0.18%

Deutsche Telekom International Finance BV, due Jun 15, 2030 0.10% 0.14%

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Only in IGSB

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

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

Mars Inc, due Mar 1, 2030 0.12%

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

NVIDIA Corp, due Jun 15, 2031 0.11%

Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The, due Jul 21, 2032 0.10%

Bayer US Finance II LLC, due Dec 15, 2028 0.09%

QatarEnergy, due Jun 23, 2029 0.08%

Only in VCSH

US TREASURY N/B, due May 31, 2028 0.83%

JPMORGAN CHASE, due Jul 25, 2028 0.15%

WELLS FARGO CO, due Jun 2, 2028 0.13%

BANK OF AMER CRP, due Jul 22, 2028 0.13%

GOLDMAN SACHS GP, due Apr 20, 2034 0.13%

MORGAN STANLEY, due Jul 22, 2028 0.13%

WELLS FARGO CO, due Jul 25, 2028 0.12%

HSBC HOLDINGS, due Nov 3, 2028 0.12%

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Side by side

IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF VCSH Vanguard Short-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 Short-Term Corporate Bond

Total return, 1 year +1.3% +1.3%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured +1.3% (SCHJ)

Gap to its benchmark not measured 0.0 pts vs SCHJ

Expense ratio 0.04% 0.03%

Holdings 4781 3064

Net assets, IGSB as of Oct 28, 2026 and VCSH as of Sep 30, 2026 $23.7bn $43.9bn

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

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IGSB and VCSH are built for the same job. How do they differ in cost, holdings and results?

What each follows. IGSB follows ICE BofA 1-5 Year US Corporate Index and VCSH follows Bloomberg U.S. 1-5 Year Corporate Bond Index.
Holdings in common (similar). 54% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and May 31, 2026).
One-year total return (similar). Over 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 IGSB returned +1.3% and VCSH +1.3% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 0.0 points.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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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.

VCSH

VCSH tracks an index of Short-Term Corporate Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +1.3% with distributions reinvested, against +1.3% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. 1-5 Year Corporate Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year.

Questions people ask

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

IGSB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IGSB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IGSB ↗

VCSH filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VCSH prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for VCSH ↗

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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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