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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IGSB returned +1.7% and VIG returned +12.4%, so VIG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, IGSB or VIG?

IGSB charges 0.04% a year and VIG charges 0.04%, so IGSB 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 VIG: how they differ

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

iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF and Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IGSB and VIG 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 VIG
BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 0.56%	Broadcom Inc 5.21%
EAGLE FUNDING LUXCO S. R.L. 144A 0.29%	Apple Inc 4.10%
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES COR 144A 0.15%	Microsoft Corp 3.99%
DEUTSCHE TELEKOM INTERNATIONAL FIN 0.10%	JPMorgan Chase & Co 3.61%
BAYER US FINANCE II LLC 144A 0.09%	Eli Lilly & Co 3.36%
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO MTN 0.09%	Exxon Mobil Corp 2.92%
GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA (FXD-FRN) 0.08%	Walmart Inc 2.62%
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC/THE MTN 0.08%	Johnson & Johnson 2.51%

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 Apr 30, 2026 and Sep 10, 2026.

IGSB and VIG on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF	VIG Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond	Dividend growth
Total return, 1 year	+1.7%	+12.4%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−15.8 pts	−5.1 pts
Expense ratio	0.04%	0.04%
Holdings	4496	332

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.

VIG in plain words

VIG is an index equity fund tracking the Dividend growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +12.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 96% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 332 positions, with the top ten at 32.7%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IGSB or VIG?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IGSB returned +1.7% and VIG returned +12.4%, so VIG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IGSB or VIG?: IGSB charges 0.04% a year and VIG charges 0.04%, so IGSB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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