Which returned more over the last year, SUSC or VCEB?

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SUSC returned −2.1% and VCEB −2.3%.

Which is cheaper, SUSC or VCEB?

VCEB is cheaper, by 0.06 percentage points a year. That is about $6 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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SUSC vs VCEB: Differences, Returns & Fees

On May 31, 2026 SUSC's duration was 6.7 years and VCEB's 6.3; VCEB charges 0.12% to SUSC's 0.18%. Net assets: $1.3bn on Oct 9, 2026 for iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF, and $1.2bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF.

VCEB costs 0.06 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.2 points.

SUSC vs VCEB: Differences, Returns & Fees
	SUSC	VCEB
Expense ratio	0.18%	0.12%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$1.3bn	$1.2bn
Total return, 1 year	−2.1%	−2.3%
What it tracks	Bloomberg MSCI US Corporate ESG Focus Index	Bloomberg MSCI US Corporate SRI Select Index
Holdings in common	35%
Below its high	4.5%, high on Aug 3, 2021	4.2%, high on Feb 26, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026.

−2.1%

SUSC total return, 1 year

−2.3%

VCEB total return, 1 year

0.18%

SUSC expense ratio

0.12%

VCEB expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, SUSC and VCEB hold 35% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated May 31, 2026.

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35% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding SUSC VCEB

Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The, due Jan 21, 2032 0.13% 0.13%

CVS Health Corp, due Mar 25, 2048 0.11% 0.15%

JPMorgan Chase & Co, due Jul 25, 2033 0.09% 0.10%

Amazon.com Inc, due Mar 13, 2056 0.09% 0.13%

Wells Fargo & Co, due Apr 4, 2051 0.09% 0.11%

Bank of America Corp, due Jul 22, 2033 0.09% 0.11%

Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The, due Oct 1, 2037 0.09% 0.11%

International Business Machines Corp, due May 15, 2029 0.08% 0.09%

Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The, due Feb 15, 2033 0.08% 0.12%

Bank of America Corp, due Apr 25, 2034 0.08% 0.13%

Amgen Inc, due Mar 2, 2033 0.08% 0.09%

British Telecommunications PLC, due Dec 15, 2030 0.13% 0.08%

Only in SUSC

Avangrid Inc, due Jun 1, 2029 0.34%

NextEra Energy Capital Holdings Inc, due Nov 1, 2029 0.24%

Cheniere Energy Inc, due Oct 15, 2028 0.24%

Digital Realty Trust LP, due Jul 15, 2028 0.23%

Koninklijke KPN NV, due Oct 1, 2030 0.22%

Edwards Lifesciences Corp, due Jun 15, 2028 0.22%

Manulife Financial Corp, due Feb 24, 2032 0.21%

CH Robinson Worldwide Inc, due Apr 15, 2028 0.20%

Only in VCEB

US TREASURY N/B, due May 31, 2028 0.41%

MORGAN STANLEY, due Apr 12, 2029 0.27%

AMAZON.COM INC, due Mar 13, 2036 0.16%

WELLS FARGO CO, due Jan 23, 2037 0.15%

META PLATFORMS, due Nov 15, 2045 0.15%

MORGAN STANLEY, due Oct 18, 2030 0.15%

ALPHABET INC, due Feb 15, 2036 0.14%

CITIGROUP INC, due Feb 13, 2030 0.14%

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On the same fields

SUSC

iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF

VCEB

Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer iShares Vanguard

What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index

Total return, 1 year −2.1% −2.3%

Expense ratio 0.18% 0.12%

Holdings 3958 2734

Net assets, SUSC as of Oct 9, 2026 and VCEB as of Sep 30, 2026 $1.3bn $1.2bn

SUSC and VCEB on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

About SUSC

SUSC tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned −2.1% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.18% a year. It sat 4.5% below its high of Aug 3, 2021 on Oct 9, 2026.

About VCEB

VCEB tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned −2.3% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.12% a year. It sat 4.2% below its high of Feb 26, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, SUSC or VCEB?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SUSC returned −2.1% and VCEB −2.3%.
Which is cheaper, SUSC or VCEB?: VCEB is cheaper, by 0.06 percentage points a year. That is about $6 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

SUSC filings on SEC EDGAR ↗SUSC prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for SUSC ↗VCEB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗VCEB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Vanguard page for VCEB ↗

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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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