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Vanguard made investors more money ($892B). iShares had more funds that made money (78%).
The past year, all their funds · Data as of Oct 30, 2026
Tale of the tape 1Y · lower fee wins
Every dot is one bonds & cash fund, placed at its 1-year return. Right of the line = made money. The ringed dot is the middle fund.
| BOX SCORE · BONDS & CASH | iShares | Vanguard |
|---|---|---|
| Funds in the category | 147 | 49 |
| Made money (W–L) | 75–56 | 14–23 |
| Win % | 57% | 38% |
| Money made | −$2.1B | −$9.7B |
| Typical return | +0.3% | −0.7% |
| Launches · 2026 | 12 | 11 |
| Assets | $973B | $1.08T |
| Fee per $100 | $0.11 | $0.04 |
| Fund | Name | Assets | 1Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| AGG | iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF | $140B | −1.2% ✕ |
| SGOV | iShares 0-3 Month Treasury Bond ETF | $117B | +3.4% ✓ |
| MUB | iShares National Muni Bond ETF | $54.2B | −0.3% ✕ |
| IUSB | iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF | $50.1B | −0.9% ✕ |
| TLT | iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF | $47.4B | −7.7% ✕ |
| IEF | iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF | $43.2B | −3.1% ✕ |
| Fund | Name | Assets | 1Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| BND | Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF | $389B | −1.4% ✕ |
| BNDX | Vanguard Total International Bond ETF | $122B | −1.0% ✕ |
| VTIP | Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF | $73.1B | +0.9% ✓ |
| BSV | Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF | $69.6B | +1.1% ✓ |
| VCIT | Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF | $68.7B | −2.0% ✕ |
| VTEB | Vanguard Tax-Exempt Bond ETF | $52.4B | −0.3% ✕ |
Pairs that hold the same market. Fee = per $100 a year. Returns within 0.1 points are a tie; 5-year returns are per year.
Squares, left to right: fee · 1 year · 5 years, coloured by who won. Most gaps come from different index rules, not fees.
The past year. Win % counts funds, not dollars; money made is estimated from each fund’s assets and return. Categories with fewer than 3 funds on a side are flagged. Not advice.