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

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, USIG returned −1.6% and VCEB −2.3%.

Which is cheaper, USIG or VCEB?

USIG is cheaper, by 0.08 percentage points a year. That is about $8 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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USIG vs VCEB: Differences, Returns & Fees

On May 31, 2026 USIG's duration was 6.4 years and VCEB's 6.3; USIG charges 0.04% to VCEB's 0.12%. Net assets: $17.6bn on Oct 9, 2026 for iShares Broad USD Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF, and $1.2bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF.

USIG costs 0.08 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.7 points; USIG is 14.6 times larger.

USIG vs VCEB: Differences, Returns & Fees
	USIG	VCEB
Expense ratio	0.04%	0.12%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$17.5bn	$1.2bn
Total return, 1 year	−1.6%	−2.3%
What it tracks	ICE BofA US Corporate Index	Bloomberg MSCI US Corporate SRI Select Index
Holdings in common	40%
Below its high	3.8%, high on Feb 23, 2026	4.2%, high on Feb 26, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026.

−1.6%

USIG total return, 1 year

−2.3%

VCEB total return, 1 year

0.04%

USIG expense ratio

0.12%

VCEB expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, USIG and VCEB hold 40% 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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40% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding USIG VCEB

Bank of America Corp, due Dec 20, 2028 0.09% 0.11%

CVS Health Corp, due Mar 25, 2048 0.08% 0.15%

T-Mobile USA Inc, due Apr 15, 2030 0.07% 0.15%

Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The, due Jan 21, 2029 0.07% 0.13%

Meta Platforms Inc, due Nov 15, 2055 0.06% 0.13%

Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The, due Oct 1, 2037 0.06% 0.11%

Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The, due Jan 21, 2047 0.06% 0.06%

Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The, due Jan 21, 2032 0.06% 0.13%

Pfizer Investment Enterprises Pte Ltd, due May 19, 2053 0.06% 0.10%

CVS Health Corp, due Mar 25, 2028 0.06% 0.09%

AbbVie Inc, due Nov 21, 2029 0.06% 0.11%

Wells Fargo & Co, due Apr 4, 2051 0.06% 0.11%

Only in USIG

Anheuser-Busch Cos LLC / Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc, due Feb 1, 2046 0.09%

Eagle Funding Luxco Sarl, due Aug 17, 2030 0.08%

Boeing Co/The, due May 1, 2050 0.06%

Anheuser-Busch Cos LLC / Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc, due Feb 1, 2036 0.06%

Mars Inc, due Mar 1, 2035 0.05%

Boeing Co/The, due May 1, 2030 0.05%

Mars Inc, due May 1, 2055 0.05%

UBS Group AG, due May 14, 2032 0.04%

Only in VCEB

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

PILGRIM'S PRIDE, due Apr 15, 2031 0.07%

INTERCONTINENT, due Sep 15, 2032 0.06%

UNTD AIR 23-1 A, due Jan 15, 2036 0.06%

US TREASURY N/B, due May 15, 2036 0.05%

BLACKROCK INC, due Feb 25, 2032 0.05%

COMMONSPIRIT, due Dec 1, 2031 0.05%

US TREASURY N/B, due May 15, 2046 0.04%

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On the same fields

USIG

iShares Broad USD Investment Grade 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 −1.6% −2.3%

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

Gap to its benchmark +0.2 pts vs CORP not available

Expense ratio 0.04% 0.12%

Holdings 11582 2734

Net assets, USIG as of Oct 9, 2026 and VCEB as of Sep 30, 2026 $17.6bn $1.2bn

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

About USIG

USIG tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned −1.6% with distributions reinvested, against −1.8% for its benchmark, the ICE BofA US Corporate Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year. It sat 3.8% below its high of Feb 23, 2026 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, USIG or VCEB?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, USIG returned −1.6% and VCEB −2.3%.
Which is cheaper, USIG or VCEB?: USIG is cheaper, by 0.08 percentage points a year. That is about $8 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

USIG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗USIG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for USIG ↗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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