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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, USMV returned +6.6% and VCLT returned −4.8%, so USMV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, USMV or VCLT?

USMV charges 0.15% 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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USMV vs VCLT: how they differ

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

iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF and Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, USMV 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 USMV	Only in VCLT
CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. 1.81%	Anheuser-Busch Cos LLC / Anheuser-Busch 0.38%
NVIDIA CORPORATION 1.64%	CVS Health Corp 0.34%
EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION 1.60%	Meta Platforms Inc 0.29%
MICROSOFT CORPORATION 1.56%	Boeing Co/The 0.27%
DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION 1.55%	Pfizer Investment Enterprises Pte Ltd 0.27%
THE SOUTHERN COMPANY 1.53%	Amazon.com Inc 0.26%
AMPHENOL CORPORATION 1.51%	Oracle Corp 0.24%
Chubb Limited 1.50%	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.

USMV and VCLT on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	USMV iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF	VCLT Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	MSCI USA Min Vol Factor	Long-Term Corporate Bond
Total return, 1 year	+6.6%	−4.8%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−10.9 pts	−22.3 pts
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.03%
Holdings	170	2775

USMV in plain words

USMV is an index equity fund tracking the MSCI USA Min Vol Factor. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +6.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% 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 170 positions, with the top ten at 15.7%.

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, USMV or VCLT?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, USMV returned +6.6% and VCLT returned −4.8%, so USMV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, USMV or VCLT?: USMV charges 0.15% a year and VCLT charges 0.03%, so VCLT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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