Which returned more over the last year, BOXX or VCIT?

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BOXX returned +4.0% and VCIT −1.8%.

Which is cheaper, BOXX or VCIT?

VCIT is cheaper, by 0.16 percentage points a year. That is about $16 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

BOXX vs VCIT: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, BOXX returned +4.0% to VCIT's −1.8%, and VCIT charges 0.03% to BOXX's 0.19%.

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Net assets: $14.5bn on Oct 28, 2026 for Alpha Architect 1-3 Month Box ETF, and $66.6bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF.

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At a glance

+4.0%

BOXX total return, 1 year

−1.8%

VCIT total return, 1 year

0.19%

BOXX expense ratio

0.03%

VCIT expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VCIT costs 0.16 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 5.8 points.

BOXX vs VCIT: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	BOXX	VCIT
Return
Measure	BOXX	VCIT
Total return, 1 year	+4.0%	−1.8%
Drawdown
Measure	BOXX	VCIT
Below its high		3.2%, high on Feb 27, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	BOXX	VCIT
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	Bloomberg U.S. 5-10 Year Corporate Bond Index
Cost and size
Measure	BOXX	VCIT
Expense ratio	0.19%	0.03%
Net assets, BOXX as of Oct 28, 2026 and VCIT as of Sep 30, 2026	$14.5bn	$66.6bn
Holdings
Measure	BOXX	VCIT
Holdings in common	not published

Method

Side by side

BOXX Alpha Architect 1-3 Month Box ETF VCIT Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer Alpha Architect Vanguard

What it is Actively managed Tracks an index of Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond

Total return, 1 year +4.0% −1.8%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured −1.8% (SCHI)

Gap to its benchmark not measured 0.0 pts vs SCHI

Expense ratio 0.19% 0.03%

Holdings not counted 2340

Net assets, BOXX as of Oct 28, 2026 and VCIT as of Sep 30, 2026 $14.5bn $66.6bn

BOXX and VCIT on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund

BOXX

BOXX is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +4.0% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.19% a year.

VCIT

VCIT tracks an index of Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −1.8% with distributions reinvested, against −1.8% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. 5-10 Year Corporate Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. It sat 3.2% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BOXX or VCIT?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BOXX returned +4.0% and VCIT −1.8%.
Which is cheaper, BOXX or VCIT?: VCIT is cheaper, by 0.16 percentage points a year. That is about $16 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

BOXX filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

BOXX prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Alpha Architect website ↗

VCIT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VCIT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for VCIT ↗

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