Which returned more over the last year, JAAA or VCIT?

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, JAAA returned +4.7% and VCIT −1.8%.

Which is cheaper, JAAA or VCIT?

VCIT is cheaper, by 0.17 percentage points a year. That is about $17 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

JAAA vs VCIT: Differences, Returns & Fees

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JAAA's duration was 0.0 years on Jul 31, 2026 and VCIT's 6.0 on May 31, 2026; VCIT charges 0.03% to JAAA's 0.20%.

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Net assets: $32.5bn on Oct 28, 2026 for Janus Henderson AAA CLO ETF, and $66.6bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF.

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At a glance

+4.7%

JAAA total return, 1 year

−1.8%

VCIT total return, 1 year

0.20%

JAAA expense ratio

0.03%

VCIT expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VCIT costs 0.17 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 6.5 points.

JAAA vs VCIT: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	JAAA	VCIT
Return
Measure	JAAA	VCIT
Total return, 1 year	+4.7%	−1.8%
Drawdown
Measure	JAAA	VCIT
Below its high		3.2%, high on Feb 27, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	JAAA	VCIT
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	Bloomberg U.S. 5-10 Year Corporate Bond Index
Cost and size
Measure	JAAA	VCIT
Expense ratio	0.20%	0.03%
Net assets, JAAA as of Oct 28, 2026 and VCIT as of Sep 30, 2026	$32.5bn	$66.6bn
Holdings
Measure	JAAA	VCIT
Holdings in common	0%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026. Method

Risk and return

Oct 30, 2020 to Oct 23, 2026 · 312 weekly returns

JAAA VCIT

Return

Total return edge JAAA +31.1% +4.6%

Annualized edge JAAA +4.6% +0.8%

Price return edge JAAA +1.6% −17.0%

Risk

Volatility edge JAAA 1.3% 6.1%

Max drawdown edge JAAA −2.5% −20.0%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge JAAA 0.93 −0.39

Sortino edge JAAA 1.24 −0.52

Calmar edge JAAA 1.82 0.04

Reading

JAAA returned more: +31.1% to +4.6%. JAAA swung less: 1.3% to 6.1%. JAAA fell less at its worst: −2.5% to −20.0%.

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9 measures, with how each is measured Open ↓

Risk and return: JAAA vs VCIT: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	JAAA	VCIT	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+31.1%	+4.6%	JAAA	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+4.6%	+0.8%	JAAA	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	+1.6%	−17.0%	JAAA	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	1.3%	6.1%	JAAA	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	1.0%	4.5%	JAAA	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−2.5%	−20.0%	JAAA	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	0.93	−0.39	JAAA	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	1.24	−0.52	JAAA	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	1.82	0.04	JAAA	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 312 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, JAAA and VCIT hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first JAAA VCIT

Only in one fund ↓

Only in JAAA

KKR CLO 35 Ltd., Series 35A, Class AR, due Jan 20, 2038 0.85%

AB BSL CLO 1 Ltd., Series 2020-1A, Class A1R2, due Oct 15, 2038 0.78%

Anchorage Capital CLO 16 Ltd., Series 2020-16A, Class A1R2, due Jan 19, 2038 0.73%

Palmer Square CLO Ltd., Series 2018-2A, Class A1R2, due Apr 16, 2037 0.68%

Ares LXI CLO Ltd., Series 2021-61A, Class A1R2, due Apr 20, 2037 0.68%

Carlyle US CLO Ltd., Series 2021-8A, Class A1R, due Oct 15, 2038 0.62%

WISE CLO Ltd., Series 2024-1A, Class AR, due Apr 15, 2037 0.62%

Magnetite XXXII Ltd., Series 2022-32A, Class AR, due Oct 15, 2037 0.60%

Only in VCIT

AMAZON.COM INC, due Mar 13, 2036 0.30%

BOEING CO/THE, due May 1, 2034 0.28%

META PLATFORMS, due Nov 15, 2035 0.27%

BANK OF AMER CRP, due Jul 22, 2033 0.27%

PFIZER INVSTMNT, due May 19, 2033 0.27%

ORACLE CORP, due Feb 4, 2036 0.27%

ANHEUSER-BUSCH, due Feb 1, 2036 0.27%

JPMORGAN CHASE, due Jul 25, 2033 0.25%

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Side by side

JAAA Janus Henderson AAA CLO ETF VCIT Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer Janus Henderson Vanguard

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

Total return, 1 year +4.7% −1.8%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured −1.8% (SCHI)

Gap to its benchmark not measured 0.0 pts vs SCHI

Expense ratio 0.20% 0.03%

Holdings 598 2340

Net assets, JAAA as of Oct 28, 2026 and VCIT as of Sep 30, 2026 $32.5bn $66.6bn

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

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JAAA and VCIT do different jobs. What does each one do in a portfolio?

What each follows. JAAA follows No index, actively managed and VCIT follows Bloomberg U.S. 5-10 Year Corporate Bond Index.
Holdings in common. 0% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and May 31, 2026).
One-year total return. Over 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 JAAA returned +4.7% and VCIT −1.8% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 6.5 points.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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About each fund

JAAA

JAAA is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +4.7% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.20% a year.

VCIT

VCIT tracks an index of Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −1.8% with distributions reinvested, against −1.8% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. 5-10 Year Corporate Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. It sat 3.2% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, JAAA or VCIT?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, JAAA returned +4.7% and VCIT −1.8%.
Which is cheaper, JAAA or VCIT?: VCIT is cheaper, by 0.17 percentage points a year. That is about $17 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

JAAA filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

JAAA prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Janus Henderson page for JAAA ↗

VCIT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VCIT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for VCIT ↗

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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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