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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GOVT returned −1.0% and VCIT returned −1.2%, so GOVT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, GOVT or VCIT?

GOVT charges 0.05% 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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GOVT vs VCIT: how they differ

GOVT and VCIT hold 0% of their weight in the same names.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF and Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, GOVT and VCIT 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 GOVT	Only in VCIT
United States of America 5.31%	Amazon.com Inc 0.31%
United States of America 2.96%	Boeing Co/The 0.28%
United States of America 2.63%	Meta Platforms Inc 0.28%
United States of America 2.09%	Bank of America Corp 0.27%
United States of America 1.61%	Oracle Corp 0.27%
United States of America 1.57%	Pfizer Investment Enterprises Pte Ltd 0.27%
United States of America 1.53%	Anheuser-Busch Cos LLC / Anheuser-Busch 0.27%
United States of America 1.51%	JPMorgan Chase & Co 0.25%

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.

GOVT and VCIT on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	GOVT iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF	VCIT Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	U.S. Treasury Bond	Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond
Total return, 1 year	−1.0%	−1.2%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−18.5 pts	−18.7 pts
Expense ratio	0.05%	0.03%
Holdings	223	2302

GOVT in plain words

GOVT is a bond fund tracking the U.S. Treasury Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −1.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year. It sat 8.4% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Sep 11, 2026.

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, GOVT or VCIT?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GOVT returned −1.0% and VCIT returned −1.2%, so GOVT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, GOVT or VCIT?: GOVT charges 0.05% a year and VCIT charges 0.03%, so VCIT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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