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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DGRO returned +17.4% and VCLT returned −4.8%, so DGRO returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, DGRO or VCLT?

DGRO charges 0.08% 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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DGRO vs VCLT: how they differ

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

iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF and Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DGRO 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 DGRO	Only in VCLT
BROADCOM INC 3.25%	Anheuser-Busch Cos LLC / Anheuser-Busch 0.38%
JP MORGAN CHASE & COMPANY 3.05%	CVS Health Corp 0.34%
APPLE INC 2.94%	Meta Platforms Inc 0.29%
MICROSOFT CORP 2.92%	Boeing Co/The 0.27%
EXXON MOBIL CORP 2.91%	Pfizer Investment Enterprises Pte Ltd 0.27%
JOHNSON & JOHNSON 2.64%	Amazon.com Inc 0.26%
ABBVIE INC 2.53%	Oracle Corp 0.24%
UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC 2.32%	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 Apr 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.

DGRO and VCLT on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	DGRO iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF	VCLT Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	Core Dividend Growth	Long-Term Corporate Bond
Total return, 1 year	+17.4%	−4.8%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−0.1 pts	−22.3 pts
Expense ratio	0.08%	0.03%
Holdings	394	2775

DGRO in plain words

DGRO is an index equity fund tracking the Core Dividend Growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 95% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 394 positions, with the top ten at 26.6%.

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, DGRO or VCLT?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DGRO returned +17.4% and VCLT returned −4.8%, so DGRO returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, DGRO or VCLT?: DGRO charges 0.08% a year and VCLT charges 0.03%, so VCLT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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