{
  "id": 19725868,
  "title": "VCLT vs IGLB: Which Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF Offers Investors Better Long-Term Prospects?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/vclt-vs-iglb-which-long-term-corporate-bond-etf-offers-investors",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-11-12T23:00:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Motley Fool",
    "slug": "motley-fool",
    "url": "https://www.fool.com/coverage/etfs/2026/11/12/vclt-vs-iglb-which-long-term-corporate-bond-etf-wins/?source=iedfolrf0000001"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The iShares 10+ Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (IGLB) and Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF (VCLT) are both funds that focus on high-quality, U.S. dollar-denominated corporate debt with maturities of 10 years or more. These fixed income funds are primarily sensitive to interest rate fluctuations, making them suitable for investors seeking yield lock-ins or rate hedging. Both funds have a minimal concentration risk as no single bond issue exceeds 0.29%-0.36% of their assets under management. Over the past decade, both funds have returned around 1.7%, with IGLB delivering a 6.8% annualized return over the past three years and VCLT at 6.7%. VCLT has a slight edge in terms of expense ratio at 0.03% compared to IGLB's 0.04%. Despite having marginally fewer positions than its peer, VCLT still maintains robust protection against individual issuer defaults through its wide market representation.",
  "summary": "Vanguard's fund offers a lower expense ratio and higher yield, but both ETFs share similar risk profiles and diversification.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": "https://urgent.news/ill/19725868.png",
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      {
        "outlet": "Nasdaq Markets",
        "title": "VCLT vs IGLB: Which Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF Offers Investors Better Long-Term Prospects?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/vclt-vs-iglb-which-long-term-corporate-bond-etf-offers-investors-19727842",
        "published": "2026-11-12T23:20:01.000Z"
      }
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}