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IGHG vs VTC

ProShares Investment Grade - Interest Rate Hedged

IGHG—Cboe

Vanguard Total Corporate Bond ETF

VTCANasdaq

Overlap

No data

Expense ratio

VTC −0.27pt a year

IGHG0.30%VTC0.03%

Avg volume · 30D

VTC 5.1×the volume

IGHG25.5KVTC129K

5Y return · a year

IGHG +5.5pt

IGHG+5.4%VTC−0.1%

IGHG vs VTC Performance

Oct 29, 2021 – Oct 30, 2026

+30.1%IGHG−0.6%VTC

Oct 29, 2021 to Oct 30, 2026. IGHG +30.1%. VTC −0.6%. Use the arrow keys to read each point.−20%−10%10%20%Oct 2021Apr 2024Oct 2026
Expense ratio
IGHG 0.30%
VTC 0.03%, better
Fund size
IGHG $407M
VTC $1.6B
1Y total return
IGHG +3.6%, better
VTC −0.6%
Yield (12M)
IGHG 5.15%, better
VTC 5.13%
Holdings
IGHG 180
VTC 5209
Avg volume (30D)
IGHG 25.5K sh
VTC 129K sh, better
NAV per share
IGHG $77.12
VTC $74.09
52W range

ETF.net Grade

  • —IGHGUnder classification review
VTC: Cost 98, Risk 35, Mission 100, Tradability 70, Holdings 94, Durability 87.
Pillar letters and Scores for IGHG, VTC, with each pillar’s weight
PillarIGHGVTC
Cost30% weightNot scoredA98
Mission25% weightNot scoredA100
Risk15% weightNot scoredD35
Tradability15% weightNot scoredA70
Holdings10% weightNot scoredA94
Durability5% weightNot scoredA87

Rank among Investment Grade Corporate funds

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Investment Grade Corporate⁠

Category · 49 funds
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VTC ranks 3rd of 49 funds in the Investment Grade Corporate Category.

  1. Rank 1AUSIGiShares Broad USD Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETFScore 90
  2. Rank 2ASPBOState Street SPDR Portfolio Corporate Bond ETFScore 89
  3. Rank 3AVTCVanguard Total Corporate Bond ETFScore 83
  4. Rank 4AGIGBGoldman Sachs Access Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETFScore 80
  5. IGHGNot yet graded

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

IGHG—ProShares Investment Grade - Interest Rate Hedged

VTCAVanguard Total Corporate Bond ETF

In short

IGHG No data

VTC Most cheap corporate bond funds sell you one slice of the maturity curve. VTC buys the whole investment-grade corporate market, short to long, for 0.03% a year, and since 2025 it owns the bonds directly instead of stacking three Vanguard funds.

Stated mandate

IGHG No data

VTC The Fund seeks to track a broad, market-weighted corporate bond index, specifically the Bloomberg U.S. Corporate Bond Index. It uses an indexing approach focused on investment-grade, fixed-rate, taxable corporate bonds.

Why people hold it

IGHG No data

  • VTC 0.03% a year against a 0.19% median for investment-grade corporate ETFs. On this exact Bloomberg index, nothing in the group charges less.
  • One ticker, the full corporate curve. Top-graded rivals like VCIT, IGIB and IGSB each buy a single maturity band; VTC's index spans short, intermediate and long fixed-rate corporates.
  • No overlays, no active tilts, no credit guesswork. Market-weighted indexing of investment-grade, fixed-rate, taxable corporates, and the portfolio hews tightly to that mandate.
  • Income lands monthly, not quarterly, which matters if bond coupons are doing real work in your cash flow.

Worth knowing

IGHG No data

  • VTC Whole-curve means long bonds in the mix, so prices move more with interest rates than a 1-5 year slice like IGSB does.
  • The plumbing changed in March 2025: Vanguard moved it from holding three underlying corporate bond ETFs to buying the index bonds directly. Same objective, same index.sec.gov
  • Moderately traded rather than a volume heavyweight, so spreads can run wider than the busiest corporate bond funds, particularly in choppy markets.

Full IGHG profile⁠

Full VTC profile⁠

IGHG vs VTC Holdings

How we measure overlap

Each holding counts at its smaller weight in the two funds, summed over the full Holdings. Sector, country and asset class use the same rule on each fund’s split. Cash, FX and derivative lines stay out of the counts. Two bond funds get no overlap figure.

IGHG vs VTC Cost

Overpaying IGHG vs VTC

$5,511

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • IGHG 0.30%

    $6,149

  • VTC 0.03%

    $638

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • IGHG 0.30%
  • VTC 0.03%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$2K$4K$6K$8K051015202530IGHG $6,149VTC $638

Year by year

YearIGHGVTCOverpaying
10$545$55$490
20$2,113$216$1,897
30$6,149$638$5,511

Expense ratio

  • 0.30%IGHG
  • 0.03%VTC, cheaper
  • Middle half of Investment Grade Corporate funds
  • Median 0.25%

VTC cheapest of 49 funds

IGHG 30th cheapest of 49 funds

IGHG vs VTC Dividends

Last 12 months to Oct 30, 2026
Yield (12M)
IGHG 5.15%, better
VTC 5.13%
Payout (12M)
IGHG $3.98
VTC $3.80
Last payment
IGHG $0.34
VTC $0.32
Ex-dividend
IGHG Oct 1, 2026
VTC Oct 1, 2026
Paid on
IGHG Oct 7, 2026
VTC Oct 5, 2026
Frequency
IGHG Monthly
VTC Monthly

Distribution history

Per share, 2023 to 2026, same scale for both

IGHGMonthly · 45 paymentsAll IGHG payments⁠
One bar per payment. 45 payments from 2023 to 2026 YTD. Feb 1, 2023 $0.29; Mar 1, 2023 $0.29; Apr 3, 2023 $0.29; May 1, 2023 $0.30; Jun 1, 2023 $0.32; Jul 3, 2023 $0.31; Aug 1, 2023 $0.31; Sep 1, 2023 $0.34; Oct 2, 2023 $0.32; Nov 1, 2023 $0.34; Dec 1, 2023 $0.35; Dec 20, 2023 $0.33; Feb 1, 2024 $0.29; Mar 1, 2024 $0.34; Apr 1, 2024 $0.33; May 1, 2024 $0.34; Jun 3, 2024 $0.34; Jul 1, 2024 $0.34; Aug 1, 2024 $0.34; Sep 3, 2024 $0.33; Oct 1, 2024 $0.32; Nov 1, 2024 $0.33; Dec 2, 2024 $0.33; Dec 23, 2024 $0.33; Feb 3, 2025 $0.32; Mar 3, 2025 $0.34; Apr 1, 2025 $0.34; May 1, 2025 $0.36; Jun 2, 2025 $0.33; Jul 1, 2025 $0.34; Aug 1, 2025 $0.35; Sep 2, 2025 $0.34; Oct 1, 2025 $0.33; Nov 3, 2025 $0.32; Dec 1, 2025 $0.33; Dec 24, 2025 $0.32; Feb 2, 2026 $0.32; Mar 2, 2026 $0.33; Apr 1, 2026 $0.34; May 1, 2026 $0.34; Jun 1, 2026 $0.33; Jul 1, 2026 $0.33; Aug 3, 2026 $0.33; Sep 1, 2026 $0.34; Oct 1, 2026 $0.34. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$0.2520232026YTD
VTCMonthly · 45 paymentsAll VTC payments⁠
One bar per payment. 45 payments from 2023 to 2026 YTD. Feb 1, 2023 $0.23; Mar 1, 2023 $0.21; Apr 3, 2023 $0.24; May 1, 2023 $0.23; Jun 1, 2023 $0.24; Jul 3, 2023 $0.24; Aug 1, 2023 $0.25; Sep 1, 2023 $0.25; Oct 2, 2023 $0.26; Nov 1, 2023 $0.27; Dec 1, 2023 $0.25; Dec 22, 2023 $0.27; Feb 1, 2024 $0.28; Mar 1, 2024 $0.26; Apr 1, 2024 $0.28; May 1, 2024 $0.28; Jun 3, 2024 $0.28; Jul 1, 2024 $0.28; Aug 1, 2024 $0.28; Sep 3, 2024 $0.29; Oct 1, 2024 $0.28; Nov 1, 2024 $0.30; Dec 2, 2024 $0.29; Dec 24, 2024 $0.31; Feb 3, 2025 $0.30; Mar 3, 2025 $0.27; Apr 1, 2025 $0.28; May 1, 2025 $0.31; Jun 2, 2025 $0.33; Jul 1, 2025 $0.31; Aug 1, 2025 $0.32; Sep 2, 2025 $0.32; Oct 1, 2025 $0.31; Nov 3, 2025 $0.32; Dec 1, 2025 $0.31; Dec 18, 2025 $0.31; Feb 2, 2026 $0.32; Mar 2, 2026 $0.29; Apr 1, 2026 $0.32; May 1, 2026 $0.31; Jun 1, 2026 $0.32; Jul 1, 2026 $0.32; Aug 3, 2026 $0.33; Sep 1, 2026 $0.33; Oct 1, 2026 $0.32. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$0.2520232026YTD

IGHG vs VTC Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

  • IGHG
  • VTC
Oct 29, 2021 to Oct 30, 2026. Worst fall: VTC −21.7% · Oct 2022. Use the arrow keys to read each point.−20%−15%−10%−5%0%Oct 2021Apr 2024Oct 2026

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years
IGHG 3.0%, betterVTC 6.3%
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years
IGHG 0.76, betterVTC 0.31
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years
IGHG −8.2%, betterVTC −21.7%
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years
IGHG −0.02VTC 1.12

IGHG and VTC in the news

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