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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HYG returned +2.9% and VCIT returned −1.2%, so HYG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, HYG or VCIT?

HYG charges 0.49% 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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HYG vs VCIT: how they differ

HYG and VCIT are both bond index funds, and over the year HYG returned more, +2.9% against −1.2%.

iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF and Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund.

HYG and VCIT on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	HYG iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate 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	US high yield bonds	Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond
Total return, 1 year	+2.9%	−1.2%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−14.6 pts	−18.7 pts
Expense ratio	0.49%	0.03%
Holdings	not filed	2302

HYG in plain words

HYG is a bond fund tracking the US high yield bonds. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +2.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.49% 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, HYG or VCIT?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HYG returned +2.9% and VCIT returned −1.2%, so HYG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, HYG or VCIT?: HYG charges 0.49% a year and VCIT charges 0.03%, so VCIT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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