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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VCLT returned −4.8% and VUSB returned +3.7%, so VUSB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, VCLT or VUSB?

VCLT charges 0.03% a year and VUSB charges 0.10%, 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 VUSB: how they differ

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

Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund and Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, VCLT and VUSB 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 VUSB
Anheuser-Busch Cos LLC / Anheuser-Busch 0.38%	United States Treasury Bill 4.24%
CVS Health Corp 0.34%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.68%
Meta Platforms Inc 0.29%	PNC Financial Services Group Inc/The 0.59%
Boeing Co/The 0.27%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.53%
Pfizer Investment Enterprises Pte Ltd 0.27%	Regions Bank/Birmingham AL 0.52%
Amazon.com Inc 0.26%	US Bancorp 0.51%
Oracle Corp 0.24%	Charles Schwab Corp/The 0.50%
AT&T Inc 0.24%	Truist Bank 0.45%

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 VUSB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	VCLT Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund	VUSB Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Vanguard	Vanguard
What it is	Long-Term Corporate Bond	Ultra-Short Bond
Total return, 1 year	−4.8%	+3.7%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−22.3 pts	−13.8 pts
Expense ratio	0.03%	0.10%
Holdings	2775	1281

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.

VUSB in plain words

VUSB is a cash and treasury bills tracking the Ultra-Short Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +3.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.10% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, VCLT or VUSB?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VCLT returned −4.8% and VUSB returned +3.7%, so VUSB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, VCLT or VUSB?: VCLT charges 0.03% a year and VUSB charges 0.10%, so VCLT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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