Which returned more over the last year, VGLT or VGT?

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VGLT returned −5.4% and VGT returned +35.4%, so VGT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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VGLT vs VGT: how they differ

VGLT is a bond index fund and VGT an equity index fund, and over the year VGT returned more, +35.4% against −5.4%.

Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index Fund and Vanguard Information Technology Index Fund.

VGLT and VGT on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	VGLT Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index Fund	VGT Vanguard Information Technology Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Vanguard	Vanguard
What it is	Long-term Treasury	Information technology
Total return, 1 year	−5.4%	+35.4%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−22.9 pts	+17.9 pts
Expense ratio	not published	0.09%
Holdings	not filed	317

VGLT in plain words

VGLT is a bond fund tracking the Long-term Treasury. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −5.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. It sat 39.2% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Sep 11, 2026.

VGT in plain words

VGT is an index equity fund tracking the Information technology. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +35.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 87% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 317 positions, with the top ten at 59.5%. It sat 3.6% below its high of Jun 2, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, VGLT or VGT?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VGLT returned −5.4% and VGT returned +35.4%, so VGT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

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