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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IGSB returned +1.7% and VWO returned +15.6%, so VWO returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, IGSB or VWO?

IGSB charges 0.04% a year and VWO charges 0.06%, 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 VWO: how they differ

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

iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF and Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IGSB and VWO 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 VWO
BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 0.56%	Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 14.73%
EAGLE FUNDING LUXCO S. R.L. 144A 0.29%	Tencent Holdings Ltd 3.28%
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES COR 144A 0.15%	Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 2.57%
DEUTSCHE TELEKOM INTERNATIONAL FIN 0.10%	Delta Electronics Inc 1.18%
BAYER US FINANCE II LLC 144A 0.09%	MediaTek Inc 1.07%
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO MTN 0.09%	Reliance Industries Ltd 0.90%
GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA (FXD-FRN) 0.08%	HDFC Bank Ltd 0.81%
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC/THE MTN 0.08%	Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd 0.75%

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 VWO on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF	VWO Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond	Emerging markets
Total return, 1 year	+1.7%	+15.6%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−15.8 pts	−1.9 pts
Expense ratio	0.04%	0.06%
Holdings	4496	6355

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.

VWO in plain words

VWO is an index equity fund tracking the Emerging markets. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +15.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 6355 positions, with the top ten at 26.8%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IGSB or VWO?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IGSB returned +1.7% and VWO returned +15.6%, so VWO returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IGSB or VWO?: IGSB charges 0.04% a year and VWO charges 0.06%, so IGSB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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