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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VGLT returned −5.4% and XLG returned +12.2%, so XLG 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 XLG: how they differ

VGLT is a bond index fund and XLG an equity index fund, and over the year XLG returned more, +12.2% against −5.4%.

Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index Fund and Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF.

VGLT and XLG on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	VGLT Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index Fund	XLG Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Vanguard	Invesco
What it is	Long-term Treasury	S&P 500 top 50
Total return, 1 year	−5.4%	+12.2%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−22.9 pts	−5.3 pts
Expense ratio	not published	0.20%
Holdings	not filed	51

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.

XLG in plain words

XLG is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500 top 50. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +12.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.20% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 51 positions, with the top ten at 63.6%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, VGLT or XLG?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VGLT returned −5.4% and XLG returned +12.2%, so XLG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

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