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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VCLT returned −4.8% and VTIP returned +1.7%, so VTIP returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, VCLT or VTIP?

VCLT charges 0.03% a year and VTIP 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 VTIP: how they differ

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

Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund and Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, VCLT and VTIP 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 VTIP
Anheuser-Busch Cos LLC / Anheuser-Busch 0.38%	United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 5.44%
CVS Health Corp 0.34%	United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 5.38%
Meta Platforms Inc 0.29%	United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 5.36%
Boeing Co/The 0.27%	United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 5.19%
Pfizer Investment Enterprises Pte Ltd 0.27%	United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 5.02%
Amazon.com Inc 0.26%	United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 4.88%
Oracle Corp 0.24%	United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 4.87%
AT&T Inc 0.24%	United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 4.79%

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.

VCLT and VTIP on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	VCLT Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund	VTIP Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Vanguard	Vanguard
What it is	Long-Term Corporate Bond	Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities
Total return, 1 year	−4.8%	+1.7%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−22.3 pts	−15.8 pts
Expense ratio	0.03%	0.03%
Holdings	2775	25

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.

VTIP in plain words

VTIP is a bond fund tracking the Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +1.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, VCLT or VTIP?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VCLT returned −4.8% and VTIP returned +1.7%, so VTIP returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, VCLT or VTIP?: VCLT charges 0.03% a year and VTIP charges 0.03%, so VCLT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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