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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VGLT returned −5.4% and XLC returned −2.0%, so XLC 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 XLC: how they differ

VGLT is a bond index fund and XLC an equity index fund, and over the year XLC returned more, −2.0% against −5.4%.

Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index Fund and State Street(R) Communication Services Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF.

VGLT and XLC on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	VGLT Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index Fund	XLC State Street(R) Communication Services Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Vanguard	State Street
What it is	Long-term Treasury	Communication services
Total return, 1 year	−5.4%	−2.0%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−22.9 pts	−19.5 pts
Expense ratio	not published	0.08%
Holdings	not filed	23

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.

XLC in plain words

XLC is an index equity fund tracking the Communication services. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −2.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 23 positions, with the top ten at 76.2%. It sat 5.7% below its high of Jan 30, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, VGLT or XLC?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VGLT returned −5.4% and XLC returned −2.0%, so XLC returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

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