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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IGSB returned +1.3% and VYM +18.0%.

Which is cheaper, IGSB or VYM?

Neither: IGSB and VYM both charge 0.04% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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IGSB vs VYM: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IGSB returned +1.3% to VYM's +18.0%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $23.7bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF, and $78.9bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF.

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At a glance

+1.3%

IGSB total return, 1 year

+18.0%

VYM total return, 1 year

0.04%

IGSB expense ratio

0.04%

VYM expense ratio

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.04% a year; their one-year returns differ by 16.7 points; VYM is 3.4 times larger.

IGSB vs VYM: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IGSB	VYM
Return
Measure	IGSB	VYM
Total return, 1 year	+1.3%	+18.0%
Benchmark
Measure	IGSB	VYM
What it tracks	ICE BofA 1-5 Year US Corporate Index	FTSE High Dividend Yield Index
Cost and size
Measure	IGSB	VYM
Expense ratio	0.04%	0.04%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$23.4bn	$78.9bn
Holdings
Measure	IGSB	VYM
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight		90%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund		26.2%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Sep 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026. Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, IGSB and VYM hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Sep 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IGSB VYM

Only in one fund ↓

Only in IGSB

EAGLE FUNDING LUXCO S. R.L. 144A 0.29%

T-MOBILE USA INC 0.17%

BANK OF AMERICA CORP 0.14%

SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES COR 144A 0.14%

AMAZON.COM INC 0.13%

ABBVIE INC 0.12%

AMAZON.COM INC 0.12%

BOEING CO 0.12%

Only in VYM

Broadcom Inc 6.93%

JPMorgan Chase & Co 3.75%

ExxonMobil Holdings Corp 2.84%

Johnson & Johnson 2.71%

AbbVie Inc 1.96%

Cisco Systems Inc 1.80%

Chevron Corp 1.61%

Caterpillar Inc 1.56%

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Side by side

IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF VYM Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares Vanguard

What it is Tracks an index of 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond Tracks an index of US high dividend

Total return, 1 year +1.3% +18.0%

Expense ratio 0.04% 0.04%

Holdings 4781 595

Net assets, IGSB as of Oct 28, 2026 and VYM as of Sep 30, 2026 $23.7bn $78.9bn

IGSB and VYM on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund

IGSB

IGSB tracks an index of 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +1.3% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year.

VYM

VYM tracks an index of US high dividend. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +18.0% with distributions reinvested. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 90% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 595 positions, with the top ten at 26.2%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IGSB or VYM?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IGSB returned +1.3% and VYM +18.0%.
Which is cheaper, IGSB or VYM?: Neither: IGSB and VYM both charge 0.04% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

IGSB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IGSB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IGSB ↗

VYM filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VYM prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for VYM ↗

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How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

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