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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IYR returned +4.7% and VCLT returned −4.8%, so IYR returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, IYR or VCLT?

IYR charges 0.37% 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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IYR vs VCLT: how they differ

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

iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF and Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IYR 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 IYR	Only in VCLT
WELLTOWER 11.49%	Anheuser-Busch Cos LLC / Anheuser-Busch 0.38%
PROLOGIS REIT 8.99%	CVS Health Corp 0.34%
DIGITAL REALTY TRUST REIT 4.86%	Meta Platforms Inc 0.29%
EQUINIX REIT 4.57%	Boeing Co/The 0.27%
SIMON PROPERTY GROUP REIT INC 4.46%	Pfizer Investment Enterprises Pte Ltd 0.27%
REALTY INCOME REIT 4.19%	Amazon.com Inc 0.26%
AMERICAN TOWER REIT 4.16%	Oracle Corp 0.24%
PUBLIC STORAGE REIT 3.73%	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.

IYR and VCLT on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	IYR iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF	VCLT Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	U.S. Real Estate	Long-Term Corporate Bond
Total return, 1 year	+4.7%	−4.8%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−12.8 pts	−22.3 pts
Expense ratio	0.37%	0.03%
Holdings	63	2775

IYR in plain words

IYR is an index equity fund tracking the U.S. Real Estate. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +4.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.37% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 80% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 63 positions, with the top ten at 53.4%. It sat 6.1% below its high of Jul 28, 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, IYR or VCLT?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IYR returned +4.7% and VCLT returned −4.8%, so IYR returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IYR or VCLT?: IYR charges 0.37% a year and VCLT charges 0.03%, so VCLT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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