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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IGSB returned +1.7% and VOX returned +2.9%, so VOX returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, IGSB or VOX?

IGSB charges 0.04% a year and VOX charges 0.09%, 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 VOX: how they differ

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

iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF and Vanguard Communication Services Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IGSB and VOX 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 VOX
BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 0.56%	Meta Platforms Inc 21.12%
EAGLE FUNDING LUXCO S. R.L. 144A 0.29%	Alphabet Inc 16.14%
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES COR 144A 0.15%	Alphabet Inc 10.61%
DEUTSCHE TELEKOM INTERNATIONAL FIN 0.10%	Netflix Inc 4.77%
BAYER US FINANCE II LLC 144A 0.09%	Verizon Communications Inc 4.17%
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO MTN 0.09%	Walt Disney Co/The 3.96%
GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA (FXD-FRN) 0.08%	AT&T Inc 3.69%
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC/THE MTN 0.08%	Warner Bros Discovery Inc 2.74%

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 VOX on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF	VOX Vanguard Communication Services Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond	Communication Services
Total return, 1 year	+1.7%	+2.9%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−15.8 pts	−14.6 pts
Expense ratio	0.04%	0.09%
Holdings	4496	114

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.

VOX in plain words

VOX is an index equity fund tracking the Communication Services. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +2.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 84% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 114 positions, with the top ten at 72.1%. It sat 4.3% below its high of Jan 29, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IGSB or VOX?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IGSB returned +1.7% and VOX returned +2.9%, so VOX returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IGSB or VOX?: IGSB charges 0.04% a year and VOX charges 0.09%, so IGSB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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