ETF comparison

USIGvsVTC

Both US Corporate Bond.

iShares Broad USD Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF · Vanguard Total Corporate Bond ETF ETF Shares

Holdings overlap

Weighted by ISIN/CUSIP
47.8%

5,275 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of USIG and VTC would leave roughly47.8%of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.

USIG only 60.7%Shared 47.8%VTC only 51.0%
In USIG only
6,184 positions
Shared
5,275 positions
In VTC only
64 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%
VTC

Vanguard Total Corporate Bond ETF ETF Shares

Vanguard · US Corporate Bond

81composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.030%
Net assets
$1.70B
TTM yield
5.11%
Top-10 conc.
1.5%

Sub-score comparison

96
Cost
97
51
Tax efficiency
50
100
Liquidity
67
100
Concentration
100
Tracking quality
USIGsub-scoreVTC

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

Cost difference

VTC 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 VTC.

Top shared holdings

5,275 shared in total
#HoldingIn USIGIn VTCOverlap
1ANHEUSER-BUSCH CO/INBEV0.09%0.10%0.09%
2CVS HEALTH CORP0.08%0.08%0.08%
3T-MOBILE USA INC0.07%0.09%0.07%
4META PLATFORMS INC0.06%0.06%0.06%
5GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC0.06%0.07%0.06%
6GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC0.06%0.13%0.06%
7ABBVIE INC0.06%0.09%0.06%
8AT&T INC0.06%0.07%0.06%
9ANHEUSER-BUSCH CO/INBEV0.06%0.10%0.06%
10CVS HEALTH CORP0.05%0.05%0.05%
11ABBVIE INC0.05%0.06%0.05%
12META PLATFORMS INC0.05%0.06%0.05%

Only in USIG

6,184 total
  • BlackRock Funds III9.42%
  • EAGLE FUNDING LUXCO SARL0.08%
  • MARS INC0.05%
  • MARS INC0.05%
  • UBS GROUP AG0.04%
  • MARS INC0.04%
  • JPMORGAN CHASE & CO0.04%
  • BANK OF AMERICA CORP0.04%
  • WELLS FARGO & COMPANY0.04%
  • CITIGROUP INC0.04%

Only in VTC

64 total
  • United States Treasury Note/Bond0.32%
  • Intercontinental Exchange Inc0.06%
  • Citigroup Inc0.05%
  • United States Treasury Note/Bond0.05%
  • Huntington National Bank/The0.04%
  • Intercontinental Exchange Inc0.04%
  • BlackRock Funding Inc/DE0.04%
  • CommonSpirit Health0.03%
  • HPS Corporate Lending Fund0.03%
  • Pilgrim's Pride Corp0.03%

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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.