Compare ETFs
Fees, size, distributions, currency exposure and holdings overlap for two to four funds, side by side.
Side by side
| Measure | ISTBiShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF | VCSHVanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF |
|---|---|---|
| Market | USNasdaq | USNasdaq |
| Issuer | iShares | Vanguard |
| Asset class | Fixed income · Global | Fixed income · Global |
| Expense ratio | 0.06%Net expense ratio, filed 23 Feb 2026 | 0.03%Expense ratio, filed 30 Jun 2026 |
| Net assets | $5.1BAs of 31 Jul 2026 | $50.2BAs of 31 May 2026 |
| Holdings | 7,411As of 31 Jul 2026 | 3,004As of 31 May 2026 |
| 12-month distribution yield | 4.36% | 4.56% |
| Distributions | Monthly$2.0640 in 12 months | Monthly$3.5260 in 12 months |
| Last price | $47.3020 Oct 2026, 20:00 UTC | $77.4020 Oct 2026, 20:00 UTC |
Holdings overlap
Weighted overlap is the sum, over the securities both funds hold, of the smaller of the two weights. 0% means no shared holdings; 100% means identical portfolios.
| Fund | ISTB | VCSH |
|---|---|---|
| ISTB | Same fund | 9.1%at least |
| VCSH | 9.1%at least | Same fund |
ISTB and VCSH
- Weighted overlap
- 9.1%
- Holdings in common
- 705
- ISTB holdings also in VCSH
- 35.3% by count
- VCSH holdings also in ISTB
- 35.3% by count
| Holding | Weight in ISTB | Weight in VCSH | Overlap | Matched by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States TreasuryU.S. Treasury Notes US91282CQS34 | 0.49% | 0.83% | 0.49% | ISIN |
| T-MOBILE USA INC US87264ABF12 | 0.04% | 0.19% | 0.04% | ISIN |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP US06051GHD43 | 0.04% | 0.23% | 0.04% | ISIN |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INCGoldman Sachs Group Inc/The US38145GAR11 | 0.04% | 0.13% | 0.04% | ISIN |
| ABBVIE INC US00287YBX67 | 0.03% | 0.21% | 0.03% | ISIN |
| CVS HEALTH CORP US126650CX62 | 0.03% | 0.20% | 0.03% | ISIN |
| BOEING COBoeing Co/The US097023CY98 | 0.03% | 0.19% | 0.03% | ISIN |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INCGoldman Sachs Group Inc/The US38145GAP54 | 0.04% | 0.03% | 0.03% | ISIN |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP US06051GMY25 | 0.03% | 0.11% | 0.03% | ISIN |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INCGoldman Sachs Group Inc/The US38141GWZ35 | 0.03% | 0.09% | 0.03% | ISIN |
How overlap is measured
Each fund's latest public Form N-PORT report lists its positions with the percent of net assets each one makes up. For every security both funds hold, the smaller of its two weights is counted, and those are added up. If fund A holds a stock at 6% and fund B at 4%, that stock adds 4 percentage points.
Securities are matched by ISIN first, then by CUSIP (a US or Canadian ISIN contains the CUSIP), and only as a last resort by issuer name, for non-debt holdings where one fund gives no identifier. Repeated lines of the same security in one fund are added together, and each security is matched once.
Cash funds, repurchase agreements, derivative contracts and short positions are left out because their reported value is not comparable exposure. For funds with more than 2,000 positions only the largest 2,000 are stored, so the result is a lower bound and the possible extra is shown. Reports can be for different month ends, and funds trade between reports.
The count-based shares show how many of one fund's holdings the other also holds, which can be high even when overlap by weight is low. Read more in where the ETF data comes from.
Currency exposure
| Currency | ISTB | VCSH |
|---|---|---|
| US dollar (USD) | 99.9% | 98.4% |