Which returned more over the last year, DBMF or VCIT?

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DBMF returned +25.4% and VCIT returned −1.2%, so DBMF returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, DBMF or VCIT?

DBMF charges 0.85% a year and VCIT charges 0.03%, so VCIT 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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DBMF vs VCIT: how they differ

DBMF is an equity index fund and VCIT a bond index fund, and over the year DBMF returned more, +25.4% against −1.2%.

iMGP DBi Managed Futures Strategy ETF and Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund.

DBMF and VCIT on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	DBMF iMGP DBi Managed Futures Strategy ETF	VCIT Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iMGP	Vanguard
What it is	iMGP DBi Managed Futures Strategy	Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond
Total return, 1 year	+25.4%	−1.2%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+7.9 pts	−18.7 pts
Expense ratio	0.85%	0.03%
Holdings	not filed	2302

DBMF in plain words

DBMF is an index equity fund tracking the iMGP DBi Managed Futures Strategy. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +25.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.85% a year.

VCIT in plain words

VCIT is a bond fund tracking the Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −1.2% 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 3.4% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DBMF or VCIT?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DBMF returned +25.4% and VCIT returned −1.2%, so DBMF returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, DBMF or VCIT?: DBMF charges 0.85% a year and VCIT charges 0.03%, so VCIT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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