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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IGSB returned +1.7% and VYMI returned +28.2%, so VYMI returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, IGSB or VYMI?

IGSB charges 0.04% a year and VYMI charges 0.07%, 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 VYMI: how they differ

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

iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF and Vanguard International High Dividend Yield Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IGSB and VYMI 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 VYMI
BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 0.56%	HSBC Holdings PLC 1.73%
EAGLE FUNDING LUXCO S. R.L. 144A 0.29%	Novartis AG 1.56%
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES COR 144A 0.15%	Nestle SA 1.44%
DEUTSCHE TELEKOM INTERNATIONAL FIN 0.10%	Shell PLC 1.43%
BAYER US FINANCE II LLC 144A 0.09%	Royal Bank of Canada 1.38%
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO MTN 0.09%	Commonwealth Bank of Australia 1.15%
GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA (FXD-FRN) 0.08%	Toyota Motor Corp 1.12%
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC/THE MTN 0.08%	Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc 1.08%

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 VYMI on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF	VYMI Vanguard International High Dividend Yield Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond	International High Dividend Yield
Total return, 1 year	+1.7%	+28.2%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−15.8 pts	+10.7 pts
Expense ratio	0.04%	0.07%
Holdings	4496	1582

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.

VYMI in plain words

VYMI is an index equity fund tracking the International High Dividend Yield. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +28.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% 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 1582 positions, with the top ten at 13.5%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IGSB or VYMI?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IGSB returned +1.7% and VYMI returned +28.2%, so VYMI returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IGSB or VYMI?: IGSB charges 0.04% a year and VYMI charges 0.07%, so IGSB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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IGSB against VYMI, 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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