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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VCIT returned −1.2% and XHB returned −16.6%, so VCIT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, VCIT or XHB?

VCIT charges 0.03% a year and XHB charges 0.35%, 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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VCIT vs XHB: how they differ

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

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund and State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Homebuilders ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, VCIT and XHB 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 VCIT	Only in XHB
Amazon.com Inc 0.31%	Owens Corning 4.10%
Boeing Co/The 0.28%	Advanced Drainage Systems Inc 3.60%
Meta Platforms Inc 0.28%	KB Home 3.56%
Bank of America Corp 0.27%	Builders FirstSource Inc 3.56%
Oracle Corp 0.27%	Meritage Homes Corp 3.53%
Pfizer Investment Enterprises Pte Ltd 0.27%	Toll Brothers Inc 3.52%
Anheuser-Busch Cos LLC / Anheuser-Busch 0.27%	Installed Building Products Inc 3.49%
JPMorgan Chase & Co 0.25%	PulteGroup Inc 3.44%

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.

VCIT and XHB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	VCIT Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund	XHB State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Homebuilders ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Vanguard	State Street
What it is	Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond	SPDR S&P Homebuilders
Total return, 1 year	−1.2%	−16.6%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−18.7 pts	−34.1 pts
Expense ratio	0.03%	0.35%
Holdings	2302	35

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.

XHB in plain words

XHB is an index equity fund tracking the SPDR S&P Homebuilders. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −16.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.35% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 46% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 35 positions, with the top ten at 35.6%. It sat 20.6% below its high of Oct 18, 2024 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, VCIT or XHB?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VCIT returned −1.2% and XHB returned −16.6%, so VCIT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, VCIT or XHB?: VCIT charges 0.03% a year and XHB charges 0.35%, so VCIT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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