ETF comparison

USIGvsVCSH

Both US Corporate Bond.

iShares Broad USD Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF · Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund ETF Shares

Holdings overlap

Weighted by ISIN/CUSIP
27.2%

2,949 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of USIG and VCSH would leave roughly27.2%of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.

USIG only 81.3%Shared 27.2%VCSH only 70.7%
In USIG only
8,510 positions
Shared
2,949 positions
In VCSH only
50 positions

Side by side

USIG

iShares Broad USD Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

iShares · US Corporate Bond

89composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.040%
Net assets
$17.85B
TTM yield
4.91%
Top-10 conc.
10.1%
VCSH

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund ETF Shares

Vanguard · US Corporate Bond

89composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.030%
Net assets
$51.73B
TTM yield
4.53%
Top-10 conc.
3.0%

Sub-score comparison

96
Cost
97
51
Tax efficiency
51
100
Liquidity
100
100
Concentration
100
Tracking quality
USIGsub-scoreVCSH

Tracking quality isn't part of the composite — seewhat we don't scorefor why.

Cost difference

VCSH is 1 bps cheaper than USIG. On a $100,000 position that's about $10/yr more in fees for USIG.

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 USIG vs VCSH.

Top shared holdings

2,949 shared in total
#HoldingIn USIGIn VCSHOverlap
1BANK OF AMERICA CORP0.09%0.23%0.09%
2T-MOBILE USA INC0.07%0.19%0.07%
3GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC0.06%0.13%0.06%
4CVS HEALTH CORP0.06%0.20%0.06%
5ABBVIE INC0.06%0.21%0.06%
6BOEING CO0.05%0.19%0.05%
7WELLS FARGO & COMPANY0.05%0.18%0.05%
8JPMORGAN CHASE & CO0.05%0.14%0.05%
9BANK OF AMERICA CORP0.05%0.16%0.05%
10ORACLE CORP0.04%0.16%0.04%
11BANK OF AMERICA CORP0.04%0.06%0.04%
12MORGAN STANLEY0.04%0.14%0.04%

Only in USIG

8,510 total
  • BlackRock Funds III9.42%
  • ANHEUSER-BUSCH CO/INBEV0.09%
  • EAGLE FUNDING LUXCO SARL0.08%
  • CVS HEALTH CORP0.08%
  • META PLATFORMS INC0.06%
  • GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC0.06%
  • GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC0.06%
  • PFIZER INVESTMENT ENTER0.06%
  • AMAZON.COM INC0.06%
  • BOEING CO0.06%

Only in VCSH

50 total
  • United States Treasury Note/Bond0.83%
  • Intercontinental Exchange Inc0.09%
  • Intercontinental Exchange Inc0.07%
  • Intercontinental Exchange Inc0.07%
  • HSBC Holdings PLC0.06%
  • Commonwealth Bank of Australia/New York NY0.05%
  • Westpac Banking Corp0.05%
  • Intercontinental Exchange Inc0.05%
  • BlackRock Funding Inc/DE0.05%
  • Comcast Corp0.04%

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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.