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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IVV returned +17.6% and VCLT returned −4.8%, so IVV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, IVV or VCLT?

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

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

iShares Core S&P 500 ETF and Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IVV 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 IVV	Only in VCLT
NVIDIA Corp. 7.52%	Anheuser-Busch Cos LLC / Anheuser-Busch 0.38%
Apple, Inc. 6.59%	CVS Health Corp 0.34%
Microsoft Corp. 4.30%	Meta Platforms Inc 0.29%
Amazon.com, Inc. 3.62%	Boeing Co/The 0.27%
Alphabet, Inc. 3.25%	Pfizer Investment Enterprises Pte Ltd 0.27%
Broadcom, Inc. 2.77%	Amazon.com Inc 0.26%
Alphabet, Inc. 2.59%	Oracle Corp 0.24%
Micron Technology, Inc. 2.02%	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.

IVV and VCLT on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	IVV iShares Core S&P 500 ETF	VCLT Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	S&P 500	Long-Term Corporate Bond
Total return, 1 year	+17.6%	−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	0.03%	0.03%
Holdings	504	2775

IVV in plain words

IVV is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.6% 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. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 504 positions, with the top ten at 36.4%.

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. 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, IVV or VCLT?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IVV returned +17.6% and VCLT returned −4.8%, so IVV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IVV or VCLT?: IVV charges 0.03% a year and VCLT charges 0.03%, so IVV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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