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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IWD returned +27.4% and VCLT returned −4.8%, so IWD returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, IWD or VCLT?

IWD charges 0.18% 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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IWD vs VCLT: how they differ

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

iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF and Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IWD 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 IWD	Only in VCLT
AMAZON.COM, INC. 5.95%	Anheuser-Busch Cos LLC / Anheuser-Busch 0.38%
APPLE INC. 5.38%	CVS Health Corp 0.34%
MICROSOFT CORPORATION 3.89%	Meta Platforms Inc 0.29%
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. 2.62%	Boeing Co/The 0.27%
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. 2.46%	Pfizer Investment Enterprises Pte Ltd 0.27%
INTEL CORPORATION 1.72%	Amazon.com Inc 0.26%
JOHNSON & JOHNSON 1.72%	Oracle Corp 0.24%
EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION 1.60%	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.

IWD and VCLT on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	IWD iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF	VCLT Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	Russell 1000 value	Long-Term Corporate Bond
Total return, 1 year	+27.4%	−4.8%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+9.9 pts	−22.3 pts
Expense ratio	0.18%	0.03%
Holdings	870	2775

IWD in plain words

IWD is an index equity fund tracking the Russell 1000 value. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +27.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.18% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 90% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 870 positions, with the top ten at 27.9%.

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, IWD or VCLT?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IWD returned +27.4% and VCLT returned −4.8%, so IWD returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IWD or VCLT?: IWD charges 0.18% a year and VCLT charges 0.03%, so VCLT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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