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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IGSB returned +1.7% and VCSH returned +1.6%, so IGSB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, IGSB or VCSH?

IGSB charges 0.04% a year and VCSH charges 0.03%, so VCSH is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

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IGSB vs VCSH: how they differ

IGSB and VCSH hold 0% of their weight in the same names.

iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF and Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IGSB and VCSH 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 IGSB	Only in VCSH
BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 0.56%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.85%
EAGLE FUNDING LUXCO S. R.L. 144A 0.29%	Bank of America Corp 0.24%
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES COR 144A 0.15%	AbbVie Inc 0.21%
DEUTSCHE TELEKOM INTERNATIONAL FIN 0.10%	CVS Health Corp 0.21%
BAYER US FINANCE II LLC 144A 0.09%	T-Mobile USA Inc 0.20%
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO MTN 0.09%	Boeing Co/The 0.20%
GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA (FXD-FRN) 0.08%	Wells Fargo & Co 0.18%
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC/THE MTN 0.08%	JPMorgan Chase & Co 0.18%

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 May 31, 2026 and Sep 10, 2026.

IGSB and VCSH on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF	VCSH Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond	Short-Term Corporate Bond
Total return, 1 year	+1.7%	+1.6%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−15.8 pts	−15.9 pts
Expense ratio	0.04%	0.03%
Holdings	4496	2999

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.

VCSH in plain words

VCSH is a bond fund tracking the Short-Term Corporate Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +1.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. 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 Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IGSB returned +1.7% and VCSH returned +1.6%, so IGSB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IGSB or VCSH?: IGSB charges 0.04% a year and VCSH charges 0.03%, so VCSH is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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IGSB against VCSH, 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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