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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IJT returned +17.6% and VCLT returned −4.8%, so IJT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, IJT or VCLT?

IJT charges 0.18% a year and VCLT charges 0.03%, so VCLT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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IJT vs VCLT: how they differ

IJT and VCLT hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and IJT returned more over the year.

iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF and Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IJT and VCLT hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in IJT	Only in VCLT
CORCEPT THERAPEUTICS 1.29%	Anheuser-Busch Cos LLC / Anheuser-Busch 0.38%
VIASAT INC 1.19%	CVS Health Corp 0.34%
BRINKER INTERNATIONAL INC 1.09%	Meta Platforms Inc 0.29%
PROTAGONIST THERAPEUTICS 1.03%	Boeing Co/The 0.27%
FORMFACTOR INC 1.03%	Pfizer Investment Enterprises Pte Ltd 0.27%
RYMAN HOSPITALITY PROPERTIES REIT 0.98%	Amazon.com Inc 0.26%
ALKERMES 0.91%	Oracle Corp 0.24%
STONEX GROUP INC 0.87%	AT&T Inc 0.24%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Sep 10, 2026.

IJT and VCLT on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	IJT iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF	VCLT Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth	Long-Term Corporate Bond
Total return, 1 year	+17.6%	−4.8%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+0.1 pts	−22.3 pts
Expense ratio	0.18%	0.03%
Holdings	355	2775

IJT in plain words

IJT is an index equity fund tracking the S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.18% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 355 positions, with the top ten at 10.1%. It sat 7.0% below its high of Aug 4, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

VCLT in plain words

VCLT is a bond fund tracking the Long-Term Corporate Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −4.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. It sat 18.1% below its high of Sep 22, 2021 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IJT or VCLT?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IJT returned +17.6% and VCLT returned −4.8%, so IJT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IJT or VCLT?: IJT charges 0.18% a year and VCLT charges 0.03%, so VCLT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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