Yahoo · Sep 10, 2026
Better Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF: Vanguard's VCSH vs. the iShares IGSB
Both funds track investment-grade corporate debt maturing within five years, with VCSH charging 0.03% and IGSB at 0.04%.
NASDAQ · IGSB
Financial Services · Asset Management - Bonds
$51.56
Down-$0.23 (-0.45%)
Updated Sep 24, 2026, 12:02 AM
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Price performance
1M range · 19 trading sessions · Daily adjusted prices
IGSB closed at $51.56 after 19 trading sessions, down 1.23% for the selected period.
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22, 2026 | $51.58 | $51.58 | $51.52 | $51.56 | 5.75M |
| Sep 21, 2026 | $51.57 | $51.58 | $51.54 | $51.56 | 2.89M |
| Sep 18, 2026 | $51.54 | $51.54 | $51.50 | $51.50 | 1.68M |
| Sep 17, 2026 | $51.60 | $51.60 | $51.555 | $51.59 | 1.52M |
| Sep 16, 2026 | $51.56 | $51.68 | $51.47 | $51.47 | 7.13M |
| Sep 15, 2026 | $51.52 | $51.53 | $51.50 | $51.50 | 3.58M |
| Sep 14, 2026 | $51.53 | $51.5857 | $51.48 | $51.51 | 3.04M |
| Sep 11, 2026 | $51.62 | $51.63 | $51.53 | $51.53 | 6.39M |
| Sep 10, 2026 | $51.69 | $51.69 | $51.57 | $51.58 | 5.6M |
| Sep 9, 2026 | $51.79 | $51.83 | $51.78 | $51.79 | 3.08M |
| Sep 8, 2026 | $51.86 | $51.88 | $51.8101 | $51.82 | 1.52M |
| Sep 4, 2026 | $51.84 | $51.87 | $51.84 | $51.855 | 1.65M |
| Sep 3, 2026 | $51.90 | $51.90 | $51.85 | $51.86 | 2.51M |
| Sep 2, 2026 | $51.82 | $51.82 | $51.78 | $51.815 | 5.64M |
| Sep 1, 2026 | $51.84 | $51.86 | $51.77 | $51.77 | 2.33M |
| Aug 31, 2026 | $52.08 | $52.09 | $52.0601 | $52.09 | 1.82M |
| Aug 28, 2026 | $52.20 | $52.22 | $52.07 | $52.07 | 3.74M |
| Aug 27, 2026 | $52.21 | $52.22 | $52.18 | $52.21 | 2.24M |
| Aug 26, 2026 | $52.21 | $52.22 | $52.18 | $52.20 | 3.34M |
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The index measures the performance of investment-grade corporate bonds of both U.S. and non-U.S. issuers that are U.S. dollar-denominated and publicly issued in the U.S. domestic market and have a remaining maturity of greater than or equal to one year and less than five years. The fund will invest at least 80% of its assets in the component securities of the index, and the fund will invest at least 90% of its assets in fixed income securities of the types included in the underlying index that BFA believes will help the fund track the index.
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Yahoo · Sep 10, 2026
Both funds track investment-grade corporate debt maturing within five years, with VCSH charging 0.03% and IGSB at 0.04%.
SeekingAlpha · Jul 6, 2026
IGSB ETF analysis: short/intermediate IG credit, 2.7-year duration and spread risks in a higher-for-longer Fed regime.
SeekingAlpha · May 27, 2026
I favor iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (LQD) over HYG and IGSB for current market conditions.
fool.com · Dec 11, 2025
Costs are nearly identical, but iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF offers a slightly higher yield than Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Both ETFs delivered the same 1-year return and nearly identical risk profiles, with minimal drawdowns over five years VCSH uses a sampling approach that reports fewer line items, while IGSB fully replicates the index and lists more individual bonds, resulting in wider reported holdings. Both remain broadly diversified These 10 Stocks Could Mint the Next Wave of Millionaires ›
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