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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VCLT returned −4.8% and VIG returned +12.4%, so VIG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, VCLT or VIG?

VCLT charges 0.03% a year and VIG charges 0.04%, 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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VCLT vs VIG: how they differ

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

Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund and Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, VCLT and VIG 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 VCLT	Only in VIG
Anheuser-Busch Cos LLC / Anheuser-Busch 0.38%	Broadcom Inc 5.21%
CVS Health Corp 0.34%	Apple Inc 4.10%
Meta Platforms Inc 0.29%	Microsoft Corp 3.99%
Boeing Co/The 0.27%	JPMorgan Chase & Co 3.61%
Pfizer Investment Enterprises Pte Ltd 0.27%	Eli Lilly & Co 3.36%
Amazon.com Inc 0.26%	Exxon Mobil Corp 2.92%
Oracle Corp 0.24%	Walmart Inc 2.62%
AT&T Inc 0.24%	Johnson & Johnson 2.51%

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.

VCLT and VIG on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	VCLT Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund	VIG Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Vanguard	Vanguard
What it is	Long-Term Corporate Bond	Dividend growth
Total return, 1 year	−4.8%	+12.4%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−22.3 pts	−5.1 pts
Expense ratio	0.03%	0.04%
Holdings	2775	332

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.

VIG in plain words

VIG is an index equity fund tracking the Dividend growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +12.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 96% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 332 positions, with the top ten at 32.7%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, VCLT or VIG?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VCLT returned −4.8% and VIG returned +12.4%, so VIG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, VCLT or VIG?: VCLT charges 0.03% a year and VIG charges 0.04%, so VCLT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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