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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VCLT returned −4.8% and VTEB returned +0.2%, so VTEB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, VCLT or VTEB?

VCLT charges 0.03% a year and VTEB 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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VCLT vs VTEB: how they differ

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

Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund and Vanguard Tax-Exempt Bond Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, VCLT and VTEB 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 VTEB
Anheuser-Busch Cos LLC / Anheuser-Busch 0.38%	University of California 0.12%
CVS Health Corp 0.34%	Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority 0.12%
Meta Platforms Inc 0.29%	Colorado State Education Loan Program 0.11%
Boeing Co/The 0.27%	State of California 0.11%
Pfizer Investment Enterprises Pte Ltd 0.27%	New York City Transitional Finance Autho 0.09%
Amazon.com Inc 0.26%	Dallas Independent School District 0.09%
Oracle Corp 0.24%	New York State Dormitory Authority 0.09%
AT&T Inc 0.24%	Ohio Water Development Authority Water P 0.09%

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 VTEB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	VCLT Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund	VTEB Vanguard Tax-Exempt Bond Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Vanguard	Vanguard
What it is	Long-Term Corporate Bond	Tax-Exempt Bond
Total return, 1 year	−4.8%	+0.2%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−22.3 pts	−17.3 pts
Expense ratio	0.03%	0.03%
Holdings	2775	10185

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.

VTEB in plain words

VTEB is a bond fund tracking the Tax-Exempt Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +0.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. It sat 3.6% below its high of Jul 6, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, VCLT or VTEB?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VCLT returned −4.8% and VTEB returned +0.2%, so VTEB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, VCLT or VTEB?: VCLT charges 0.03% a year and VTEB charges 0.03%, so VCLT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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