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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BOXX returned +4.0% and VCLT −5.9%.

Which is cheaper, BOXX or VCLT?

VCLT 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.

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BOXX vs VCLT: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, BOXX returned +4.0% to VCLT's −5.9%, and VCLT 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 $7.5bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF.

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At a glance

+4.0%

BOXX total return, 1 year

−5.9%

VCLT total return, 1 year

0.19%

BOXX expense ratio

0.03%

VCLT expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VCLT costs 0.16 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 9.9 points.

BOXX vs VCLT: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	BOXX	VCLT
Return
Measure	BOXX	VCLT
Total return, 1 year	+4.0%	−5.9%
Drawdown
Measure	BOXX	VCLT
Below its high		17.8%, high on Sep 22, 2021
Benchmark
Measure	BOXX	VCLT
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	Bloomberg U.S. 10+ Year Corporate Bond Index
Cost and size
Measure	BOXX	VCLT
Expense ratio	0.19%	0.03%
Net assets, BOXX as of Oct 28, 2026 and VCLT as of Sep 30, 2026	$14.5bn	$7.5bn
Holdings
Measure	BOXX	VCLT
Holdings in common	not published

Method

Side by side

BOXX Alpha Architect 1-3 Month Box ETF VCLT Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer Alpha Architect Vanguard

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

Total return, 1 year +4.0% −5.9%

Expense ratio 0.19% 0.03%

Holdings not counted 2562

Net assets, BOXX as of Oct 28, 2026 and VCLT as of Sep 30, 2026 $14.5bn $7.5bn

BOXX and VCLT 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.

VCLT

VCLT tracks an index of Long-Term Corporate Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −5.9% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. It sat 17.8% below its high of Sep 22, 2021 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BOXX or VCLT?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BOXX returned +4.0% and VCLT −5.9%.
Which is cheaper, BOXX or VCLT?: VCLT 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 ↗

VCLT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VCLT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for VCLT ↗

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