Which returned more over the last year, BSV or VCLT?

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BSV returned +1.1% and VCLT returned −4.8%, so BSV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, BSV or VCLT?

BSV charges 0.03% a year and VCLT charges 0.03%, so BSV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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BSV vs VCLT: how they differ

BSV and VCLT hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and BSV returned more over the year.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond Index Fund and Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, BSV and VCLT hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in BSV	Only in VCLT
United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.13%	Anheuser-Busch Cos LLC / Anheuser-Busch 0.38%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.90%	CVS Health Corp 0.34%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.89%	Meta Platforms Inc 0.29%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.82%	Boeing Co/The 0.27%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.81%	Pfizer Investment Enterprises Pte Ltd 0.27%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.81%	Amazon.com Inc 0.26%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.80%	Oracle Corp 0.24%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.78%	AT&T Inc 0.24%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.

BSV and VCLT on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	BSV Vanguard Short-Term Bond Index Fund	VCLT Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Vanguard	Vanguard
What it is	Short-Term Bond	Long-Term Corporate Bond
Total return, 1 year	+1.1%	−4.8%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−16.4 pts	−22.3 pts
Expense ratio	0.03%	0.03%
Holdings	3185	2775

BSV in plain words

BSV is a bond fund tracking the Short-Term Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +1.1% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year.

VCLT in plain words

VCLT is a bond fund tracking the Long-Term Corporate Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −4.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. It sat 18.1% below its high of Sep 22, 2021 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BSV or VCLT?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BSV returned +1.1% and VCLT returned −4.8%, so BSV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, BSV or VCLT?: BSV charges 0.03% a year and VCLT charges 0.03%, so BSV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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