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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IVV returned +13.7% and VCLT −5.9%.

Which is cheaper, IVV or VCLT?

Neither: IVV and VCLT both charge 0.03% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

IVV vs VCLT: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IVV returned +13.7% to VCLT's −5.9%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $885.1bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares Core S&P 500 ETF, and $7.5bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF.

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At a glance

+13.7%

IVV total return, 1 year

−5.9%

VCLT total return, 1 year

0.03%

IVV expense ratio

0.03%

VCLT expense ratio

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.03% a year; their one-year returns differ by 19.6 points; IVV is far larger, $881.3bn against $7.5bn.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

IVV vs VCLT: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IVV	VCLT
Return
Measure	IVV	VCLT
Total return, 1 year	+13.7%	−5.9%
Drawdown
Measure	IVV	VCLT
Below its high		17.8%, high on Sep 22, 2021
Benchmark
Measure	IVV	VCLT
What it tracks	S&P 500	Bloomberg U.S. 10+ Year Corporate Bond Index
Cost and size
Measure	IVV	VCLT
Expense ratio	0.03%	0.03%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$881.3bn	$7.5bn
Holdings
Measure	IVV	VCLT
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight	100%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	38.1%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Sep 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026. Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, IVV and VCLT hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Sep 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IVV VCLT

Only in one fund ↓

Only in IVV

NVIDIA 7.92%

APPLE 7.61%

MICROSOFT 5.93%

AMAZON.COM INC 3.73%

ALPHABET CLASS A 2.83%

BROADCOM INC 2.45%

ALPHABET CLASS C 2.26%

META PLATFORMS CLASS A 2.05%

Only in VCLT

MKTLIQ 1.03%

Anheuser-Busch Cos LLC / Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc 0.37%

United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.36%

CVS Health Corp 0.33%

Boeing Co 0.27%

Meta Platforms Inc 0.27%

AT&T Inc 0.24%

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Side by side

IVV iShares Core S&P 500 ETF VCLT Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Bond ETF

Issuer iShares Vanguard

What it is Tracks the S&P 500 Tracks an index of Long-Term Corporate Bond

Total return, 1 year +13.7% −5.9%

Its benchmark over the same days +13.6% (SPY) not measured

Gap to its benchmark +0.1 pts vs SPY not measured

Expense ratio 0.03% 0.03%

Holdings 505 2562

Net assets, IVV as of Oct 27, 2026 and VCLT as of Sep 30, 2026 $885.1bn $7.5bn

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

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About each fund

IVV

IVV tracks the S&P 500. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +13.7% with distributions reinvested, against +13.6% for its benchmark, the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 505 positions, with the top ten at 38.1%.

VCLT

VCLT tracks an index of Long-Term Corporate Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −5.9% with distributions reinvested. 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, IVV or VCLT?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IVV returned +13.7% and VCLT −5.9%.
Which is cheaper, IVV or VCLT?: Neither: IVV and VCLT both charge 0.03% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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IVV on its own →VCLT on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →IVV dividend history →IVV holdings →VCLT dividend history →VCLT holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

IVV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IVV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IVV ↗

VCLT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VCLT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for VCLT ↗

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How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

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