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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IGSB returned +1.7% and VLUE returned +69.4%, so VLUE returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, IGSB or VLUE?

IGSB charges 0.04% a year and VLUE charges 0.15%, 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 VLUE: how they differ

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

iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF and iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IGSB and VLUE 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 VLUE
BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 0.56%	MICRON TECHNOLOGY 21.65%
EAGLE FUNDING LUXCO S. R.L. 144A 0.29%	CISCO SYSTEMS INC 4.14%
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES COR 144A 0.15%	GENERAL MOTORS 3.72%
DEUTSCHE TELEKOM INTERNATIONAL FIN 0.10%	VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC 3.05%
BAYER US FINANCE II LLC 144A 0.09%	AT&T 2.69%
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO MTN 0.09%	BANK OF AMERICA 2.15%
GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA (FXD-FRN) 0.08%	FORD MOTOR CO 1.94%
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC/THE MTN 0.08%	COMCAST CLASS A 1.79%

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 Sep 10, 2026.

IGSB and VLUE on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF	VLUE iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	iShares
What it is	1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond	MSCI USA Value Factor
Total return, 1 year	+1.7%	+69.4%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−15.8 pts	+51.9 pts
Expense ratio	0.04%	0.15%
Holdings	4496	148

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.

VLUE in plain words

VLUE is an index equity fund tracking the MSCI USA Value Factor. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +69.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 97% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 148 positions, with the top ten at 44.6%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IGSB or VLUE?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IGSB returned +1.7% and VLUE returned +69.4%, so VLUE returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IGSB or VLUE?: IGSB charges 0.04% a year and VLUE charges 0.15%, so IGSB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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IGSB against VLUE, 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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