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Top-performing Corporate Bond ETFs

There are 80 US-listed corporate bond ETFs, with $378.68B in combined net assets.

Over the year to Oct 27, 2026, the best performer among funds with at least $25 million in assets was BBCB (+5.8%); the median fund returned -0.2%.

Expense ratios run from 0.03% to 0.88% a year (median 0.15%).

The 10 top performers

Top-performing Corporate Bond ETFs
# Fund 30 daysNet assetsCostYield1 moYTD1 yr3 yr5 yr
1 BBCB JPMorgan BetaBuilders USD Investment Grade Corpor… $52.1M0.04%12.77%+3.5%+6.5%+5.8%+8.8%—
2 FLTR VanEck IG Floating Rate ETF $3.00B0.14%4.42%+0.3%+3.6%+4.6%+5.9%+4.8%
3 FLRN SPDR Bloomberg Investment Grade Floating Rate ETF $2.97B0.15%4.35%+0.3%+3.5%+4.4%+5.3%+4.5%
4 LQDH iShares Interest Rate Hedged Corporate Bond ETF $537.1M0.24%5.81%+0.3%+3.5%+4.4%+7.3%+5.2%
5 FLOT iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF $10.32B0.15%4.25%+0.3%+3.4%+4.3%+5.3%+4.5%
6 IGBH iShares Interest Rate Hedged Long-Term Corporate … $222.0M0.14%5.3%+0.2%+3.5%+4.2%+7.6%+5.2%
7 PULS PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF $18.71B0.15%4.77%+0.4%+3.3%+4.1%+5.2%+4.4%
8 BSCQ Invesco BulletShares 2026 Corporate Bond ETF $3.45B0.1%4.1%+0.3%+3.1%+4.0%+5.6%+1.9%
9 IBDR iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Corporate ETF $3.40B0.1%4%+0.4%+3.1%+3.9%+5.5%+1.9%
10 FLUD Franklin Ultra Short Bond ETF $531.7M0.15%4.08%+0.4%+2.9%+3.8%+5.0%+3.9%

Funds with less than $25 million in net assets and leveraged or inverse funds are left out of the ranking. Returns are total returns with distributions reinvested (3 and 5 years annualized), as of Oct 27, 2026.

How the top 5 compare

    Growth of each fund’s value from the start of the range, distributions reinvested. The dashed gray line is the S&P 500 (SPY).

    All 80 Corporate Bond ETFs

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    All Corporate Bond ETFs
    Fund IssuerNet assetsCostYieldYTD1 yr5 yr
    VCIT Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF Vanguard$72.04B†0.03%4.99%-1.3%-0.6%+0.9%
    VCSH Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Vanguard$51.74B†0.03%4.54%+1.0%+1.9%+2.5%
    LQD iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond E… iShares$32.04B0.14%4.86%-2.5%-2.3%-1.0%
    IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond … iShares$23.46B0.04%4.67%+0.6%+1.5%+2.5%
    IGIB iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond… iShares$18.72B0.04%5.07%-1.8%-1.0%+0.9%
    PULS PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF PGIM$18.71B0.15%4.77%+3.3%+4.1%+4.4%
    USIG iShares Broad USD Investment Grade Corporate Bond… iShares$17.85B0.04%4.92%-1.3%-0.9%0.0%
    SCHI Schwab 5-10 Year Corporate Bond ETF Schwab$11.60B0.03%5.15%-1.7%-1.8%+0.8%
    SPIB SPDR Portfolio Intermediate Term Corporate Bond E… SPDR (State Street)$11.57B0.04%4.57%-0.3%0.0%+1.6%
    SPSB SPDR Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond ETF SPDR (State Street)$10.63B0.04%4.41%+1.5%+2.3%+2.9%
    FLOT iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF iShares$10.32B0.15%4.25%+3.4%+4.3%+4.5%
    VCLT Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF Vanguard$9.56B†0.03%5.84%-2.5%-5.4%-3.4%
    SRLN SPDR Blackstone Senior Loan ETF SPDR (State Street)$5.21B0.7%7.35%+2.3%+3.7%+4.7%
    BSCR Invesco BulletShares 2027 Corporate Bond ETF Invesco$4.58B0.1%4.3%+2.7%+3.4%+1.7%
    IBDT iShares iBonds Dec 2028 Term Corporate ETF iShares$4.07B0.1%4.44%+1.4%+2.2%+1.4%
    IBDU iShares iBonds Dec 2029 Term Corporate ETF iShares$4.06B0.1%4.74%+0.8%+1.4%+1.1%
    IBDS iShares iBonds Dec 2027 Term Corporate ETF iShares$3.86B0.1%4.27%+2.6%+3.4%+1.8%
    BSCS Invesco BulletShares 2028 Corporate Bond ETF Invesco$3.53B0.1%4.51%+1.6%+2.3%+1.5%
    BSCQ Invesco BulletShares 2026 Corporate Bond ETF Invesco$3.45B0.1%4.1%+3.1%+4.0%+1.9%
    IBDR iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Corporate ETF iShares$3.40B0.1%4%+3.1%+3.9%+1.9%
    IBDV iShares iBonds Dec 2030 Term Corporate ETF iShares$3.28B0.1%4.56%-0.3%+0.1%+0.5%
    ANGL VanEck Fallen Angel High Yield Bond ETF VanEck$3.05B0.25%6.89%-0.6%-0.3%+2.2%
    FLTR VanEck IG Floating Rate ETF VanEck$3.00B0.14%4.42%+3.6%+4.6%+4.8%
    BSCT Invesco BulletShares 2029 Corporate Bond ETF Invesco$2.97B0.1%4.6%+0.8%+1.3%+1.1%
    FLRN SPDR Bloomberg Investment Grade Floating Rate ETF SPDR (State Street)$2.97B0.15%4.35%+3.5%+4.4%+4.5%

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