ETF comparison
IGSBvsVCSH
Both US Corporate Bond.
iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF · Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund ETF Shares
Holdings overlap
2,918 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of IGSB and VCSH would leave roughly58.1%of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.
Side by side
Sub-score comparison
Tracking quality isn't part of the composite — seewhat we don't scorefor why.
Cost difference
VCSH is 1 bps cheaper than IGSB. On a $100,000 position that's about $10/yr more in fees for IGSB.
Fee figure is the annual expense charged on $100,000. To see how the gap compounds over a multi-decade holding period, open thecost calculator pre-filled with IGSB vs VCSH.
Top shared holdings
2,918 shared in total| # | Holding | In IGSB | In VCSH | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | T-MOBILE USA INC | 0.18% | 0.19% | 0.18% |
| 2 | BANK OF AMERICA CORP | 0.16% | 0.23% | 0.16% |
| 3 | ABBVIE INC | 0.14% | 0.21% | 0.14% |
| 4 | AMAZON.COM INC | 0.13% | 0.15% | 0.13% |
| 5 | CVS HEALTH CORP | 0.13% | 0.20% | 0.13% |
| 6 | BOEING CO | 0.12% | 0.19% | 0.12% |
| 7 | GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | 0.12% | 0.13% | 0.12% |
| 8 | WELLS FARGO & COMPANY | 0.11% | 0.18% | 0.11% |
| 9 | PFIZER INVESTMENT ENTER | 0.11% | 0.17% | 0.11% |
| 10 | DEUTSCHE TELEKOM INT FIN | 0.11% | 0.14% | 0.11% |
| 11 | BANK OF AMERICA CORP | 0.11% | 0.16% | 0.11% |
| 12 | CITIGROUP INC | 0.10% | 0.11% | 0.10% |
Only in IGSB
1,688 total- BlackRock Funds III6.21%
- EAGLE FUNDING LUXCO SARL0.31%
- MARS INC0.12%
- BAYER US FINANCE II LLC0.09%
- SAUDI ARABIAN OIL CO0.08%
- MARS INC0.08%
- UBS GROUP AG0.08%
- GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC0.08%
- WELLS FARGO & COMPANY0.07%
- DELTA AIR LINES/SKYMILES0.07%
Only in VCSH
81 total- United States Treasury Note/Bond0.83%
- Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The0.13%
- Intercontinental Exchange Inc0.09%
- Intercontinental Exchange Inc0.07%
- Intercontinental Exchange Inc0.07%
- Pioneer Natural Resources Co0.06%
- HSBC Holdings PLC0.06%
- Commonwealth Bank of Australia/New York NY0.05%
- Westpac Banking Corp0.05%
- Intercontinental Exchange Inc0.05%
Open IGSB or VCSH at a brokerage
Both funds trade commission-free at major US brokerages.
Affiliate links — opening an account through these earns PlainIndex a one-time referral. Scoring is computed before any affiliate consideration; see our methodologyand funding disclosure.
Holdings overlap is the sum of min(weight_a, weight_b) over positions matched on ISIN (CUSIP fallback). Methodology: see/methodology/.
Comparing two funds doesn't endorse swapping one for the other. Tax-lot history, account type, and personal goals matter — PlainIndex publishes data and methodology, not investment advice.