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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, CTA returned +17.0% and VCLT returned −4.8%, so CTA returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, CTA or VCLT?

CTA charges 0.75% a year and VCLT charges 0.03%, so VCLT 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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CTA vs VCLT: how they differ

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

Simplify Managed Futures Strategy ETF and Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, CTA 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 CTA	Only in VCLT
SIMPLIFY EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS 81.69%	Anheuser-Busch Cos LLC / Anheuser-Busch 0.38%
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - BUREAU OF THE 3.72%	CVS Health Corp 0.34%
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - BUREAU OF THE 3.44%	Meta Platforms Inc 0.29%
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - BUREAU OF THE 2.76%	Boeing Co/The 0.27%
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - BUREAU OF THE 2.75%	Pfizer Investment Enterprises Pte Ltd 0.27%
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - BUREAU OF THE 2.20%	Amazon.com Inc 0.26%
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - BUREAU OF THE 1.37%	Oracle Corp 0.24%
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - BUREAU OF THE 1.07%	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.

CTA and VCLT on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	CTA Simplify Managed Futures Strategy ETF	VCLT Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Simplify	Vanguard
What it is	Simplify Managed Futures Strategy	Long-Term Corporate Bond
Total return, 1 year	+17.0%	−4.8%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−0.5 pts	−22.3 pts
Expense ratio	0.75%	0.03%
Holdings	10	2775

CTA in plain words

CTA is an index equity fund tracking the Simplify Managed Futures Strategy. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.75% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 10 positions, with the top ten at 100.0%. It sat 5.3% below its high of May 4, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

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. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. 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, CTA or VCLT?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, CTA returned +17.0% and VCLT returned −4.8%, so CTA returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, CTA or VCLT?: CTA charges 0.75% a year and VCLT charges 0.03%, so VCLT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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