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

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SUSC returned −2.1% and VTC −1.9%.

Which is cheaper, SUSC or VTC?

VTC is cheaper, by 0.15 percentage points a year. That is about $15 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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SUSC vs VTC: Differences, Returns & Fees

On May 31, 2026 SUSC's duration was 6.7 years and VTC's 6.6; VTC charges 0.03% to SUSC's 0.18%. Net assets: $1.3bn on Oct 9, 2026 for iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF, and $1.6bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Total Corporate Bond ETF.

VTC costs 0.15 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.2 points; VTC is 1.3 times larger.

SUSC vs VTC: Differences, Returns & Fees
	SUSC	VTC
Expense ratio	0.18%	0.03%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$1.3bn	$1.6bn
Total return, 1 year	−2.1%	−1.9%
What it tracks	Bloomberg MSCI US Corporate ESG Focus Index	Bloomberg U.S. Corporate Bond Index
Holdings in common	34%
Below its high	4.5%, high on Aug 3, 2021	4.0%, high on Feb 27, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026.

−2.1%

SUSC total return, 1 year

−1.9%

VTC total return, 1 year

0.18%

SUSC expense ratio

0.03%

VTC expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, SUSC and VTC hold 34% 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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34% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding SUSC VTC

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

Anheuser-Busch Cos LLC / Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc, due Feb 1, 2046 0.13% 0.10%

Anheuser-Busch Cos LLC / Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc, due Feb 1, 2036 0.10% 0.10%

Oracle Corp, due Feb 4, 2036 0.08% 0.10%

CVS Health Corp, due Mar 25, 2048 0.11% 0.08%

Bank of Nova Scotia/The, due Jun 4, 2027 0.09% 0.08%

Amazon.com Inc, due Mar 13, 2056 0.09% 0.08%

Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The, due Oct 1, 2037 0.09% 0.07%

Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The, due Apr 20, 2034 0.07% 0.14%

AbbVie Inc, due Nov 21, 2049 0.08% 0.06%

Salesforce Inc, due Mar 15, 2056 0.07% 0.06%

Meta Platforms Inc, due Nov 15, 2055 0.08% 0.06%

Only in SUSC

National Bank of Canada, due Dec 18, 2028 0.30%

Cheniere Energy Inc, due Oct 15, 2028 0.24%

Koninklijke KPN NV, due Oct 1, 2030 0.22%

Edwards Lifesciences Corp, due Jun 15, 2028 0.22%

Adobe Inc, due Feb 1, 2030 0.22%

Manulife Financial Corp, due Feb 24, 2032 0.21%

CRH SMW Finance DAC, due May 21, 2029 0.21%

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

Only in VTC

US TREASURY N/B, due May 31, 2028 0.32%

BANK OF AMER CRP, due Apr 23, 2030 0.20%

BANK OF AMER CRP, due Jan 24, 2029 0.14%

AMAZON.COM INC, due Mar 13, 2036 0.12%

META PLATFORMS, due Nov 15, 2035 0.10%

WELLS FARGO CO, due Jan 23, 2030 0.09%

ABBVIE INC, due Nov 21, 2029 0.09%

AMGEN INC, due Mar 2, 2028 0.08%

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On the same fields

SUSC

iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF

VTC

Vanguard Total 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% −1.9%

Its benchmark over the same days not published −1.8% (SPBO)

Gap to its benchmark not available −0.1 pts vs SPBO

Expense ratio 0.18% 0.03%

Holdings 3958 5316

Net assets, SUSC as of Oct 9, 2026 and VTC as of Sep 30, 2026 $1.3bn $1.6bn

SUSC and VTC 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 VTC

VTC tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned −1.9% with distributions reinvested, against −1.8% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Corporate Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. It sat 4.0% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, SUSC or VTC?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SUSC returned −2.1% and VTC −1.9%.
Which is cheaper, SUSC or VTC?: VTC is cheaper, by 0.15 percentage points a year. That is about $15 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 ↗VTC filings on SEC EDGAR ↗VTC prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Vanguard page for VTC ↗

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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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