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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IXUS returned +22.2% and VCLT returned −4.8%, so IXUS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, IXUS or VCLT?

IXUS charges 0.07% 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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IXUS vs VCLT: how they differ

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

iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF and Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IXUS 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 IXUS	Only in VCLT
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 4.49%	Anheuser-Busch Cos LLC / Anheuser-Busch 0.38%
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS LTD 2.21%	CVS Health Corp 0.34%
SK HYNIX 1.79%	Meta Platforms Inc 0.29%
ASML HOLDING 1.55%	Boeing Co/The 0.27%
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.84%	Pfizer Investment Enterprises Pte Ltd 0.27%
TENCENT HOLDINGS 0.78%	Amazon.com Inc 0.26%
ROCHE PS PAR AG 0.70%	Oracle Corp 0.24%
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.68%	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.

IXUS and VCLT on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	IXUS iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF	VCLT Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	Core MSCI Total International Stock	Long-Term Corporate Bond
Total return, 1 year	+22.2%	−4.8%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+4.7 pts	−22.3 pts
Expense ratio	0.07%	0.03%
Holdings	2540	2775

IXUS in plain words

IXUS is an index equity fund tracking the Core MSCI Total International Stock. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +22.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% 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 2540 positions, with the top ten at 14.3%.

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, IXUS or VCLT?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IXUS returned +22.2% and VCLT returned −4.8%, so IXUS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IXUS or VCLT?: IXUS charges 0.07% a year and VCLT charges 0.03%, so VCLT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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