Which returned more over the last year, VGIT or VGK?

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VGIT returned −1.2% and VGK returned +16.5%, so VGK returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, VGIT or VGK?

VGIT charges 0.03% a year and VGK charges 0.06%, so VGIT 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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VGIT vs VGK: how they differ

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

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index Fund and Vanguard European Stock Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, VGIT and VGK 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 VGIT	Only in VGK
United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.97%	ASML Holding NV 3.63%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.94%	HSBC Holdings PLC 2.05%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.92%	AstraZeneca PLC 1.84%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.92%	Novartis AG 1.84%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.92%	Nestle SA 1.69%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.89%	Siemens AG 1.41%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.89%	Banco Santander SA 1.16%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.87%	Allianz SE 1.13%

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.

VGIT and VGK on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	VGIT Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index Fund	VGK Vanguard European Stock Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Vanguard	Vanguard
What it is	Intermediate-Term Treasury	European Stock
Total return, 1 year	−1.2%	+16.5%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−18.7 pts	−1.0 pts
Expense ratio	0.03%	0.06%
Holdings	103	1228

VGIT in plain words

VGIT is a bond fund tracking the Intermediate-Term Treasury. 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 3.7% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Sep 11, 2026.

VGK in plain words

VGK is an index equity fund tracking the European Stock. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +16.5% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1228 positions, with the top ten at 18.1%. It sat 3.4% below its high of Aug 25, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, VGIT or VGK?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VGIT returned −1.2% and VGK returned +16.5%, so VGK returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, VGIT or VGK?: VGIT charges 0.03% a year and VGK charges 0.06%, so VGIT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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