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
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.
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 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| # | Holding | In USIG | In VCSH | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BANK OF AMERICA CORP | 0.09% | 0.23% | 0.09% |
| 2 | T-MOBILE USA INC | 0.07% | 0.19% | 0.07% |
| 3 | GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | 0.06% | 0.13% | 0.06% |
| 4 | CVS HEALTH CORP | 0.06% | 0.20% | 0.06% |
| 5 | ABBVIE INC | 0.06% | 0.21% | 0.06% |
| 6 | BOEING CO | 0.05% | 0.19% | 0.05% |
| 7 | WELLS FARGO & COMPANY | 0.05% | 0.18% | 0.05% |
| 8 | JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | 0.05% | 0.14% | 0.05% |
| 9 | BANK OF AMERICA CORP | 0.05% | 0.16% | 0.05% |
| 10 | ORACLE CORP | 0.04% | 0.16% | 0.04% |
| 11 | BANK OF AMERICA CORP | 0.04% | 0.06% | 0.04% |
| 12 | MORGAN STANLEY | 0.04% | 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%
Open USIG or VCSH at a brokerage
Both funds trade commission-free at major US brokerages.
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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.