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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IGSB returned +1.7% and VUSB returned +3.7%, so VUSB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, IGSB or VUSB?

IGSB charges 0.04% a year and VUSB charges 0.10%, 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 VUSB: how they differ

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

iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF and Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IGSB and VUSB 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 VUSB
BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 0.56%	United States Treasury Bill 4.24%
EAGLE FUNDING LUXCO S. R.L. 144A 0.29%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.68%
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES COR 144A 0.15%	PNC Financial Services Group Inc/The 0.59%
DEUTSCHE TELEKOM INTERNATIONAL FIN 0.10%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.53%
BAYER US FINANCE II LLC 144A 0.09%	Regions Bank/Birmingham AL 0.52%
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO MTN 0.09%	US Bancorp 0.51%
GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA (FXD-FRN) 0.08%	Charles Schwab Corp/The 0.50%
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC/THE MTN 0.08%	Truist Bank 0.45%

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 Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 10, 2026.

IGSB and VUSB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF	VUSB Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond	Ultra-Short Bond
Total return, 1 year	+1.7%	+3.7%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−15.8 pts	−13.8 pts
Expense ratio	0.04%	0.10%
Holdings	4496	1281

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.

VUSB in plain words

VUSB is a cash and treasury bills tracking the Ultra-Short Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +3.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.10% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IGSB or VUSB?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IGSB returned +1.7% and VUSB returned +3.7%, so VUSB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IGSB or VUSB?: IGSB charges 0.04% a year and VUSB charges 0.10%, so IGSB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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IGSB against VUSB, 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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