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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, JAAA returned +4.7% and VCLT −5.9%.

Which is cheaper, JAAA or VCLT?

VCLT 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.

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JAAA vs VCLT: Differences, Returns & Fees

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JAAA's duration was 0.0 years on Jul 31, 2026 and VCLT's 12.0 on May 31, 2026; VCLT 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 $7.5bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF.

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At a glance

+4.7%

JAAA total return, 1 year

−5.9%

VCLT total return, 1 year

0.20%

JAAA expense ratio

0.03%

VCLT expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VCLT costs 0.17 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 10.6 points.

JAAA vs VCLT: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	JAAA	VCLT
Return
Measure	JAAA	VCLT
Total return, 1 year	+4.7%	−5.9%
Drawdown
Measure	JAAA	VCLT
Below its high		17.8%, high on Sep 22, 2021
Benchmark
Measure	JAAA	VCLT
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	Bloomberg U.S. 10+ Year Corporate Bond Index
Cost and size
Measure	JAAA	VCLT
Expense ratio	0.20%	0.03%
Net assets, JAAA as of Oct 28, 2026 and VCLT as of Sep 30, 2026	$32.5bn	$7.5bn
Holdings
Measure	JAAA	VCLT
Holdings in common	0%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, JAAA and VCLT 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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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first JAAA VCLT

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 VCLT

ANHEUSER-BUSCH, due Feb 1, 2046 0.37%

CVS HEALTH CORP, due Mar 25, 2048 0.33%

META PLATFORMS, due Nov 15, 2055 0.28%

BOEING CO, due May 1, 2050 0.27%

PFIZER INVSTMNT, due May 19, 2053 0.27%

AMAZON.COM INC, due Mar 13, 2056 0.26%

ORACLE CORP, due Feb 4, 2056 0.24%

AT&T INC, due Sep 15, 2053 0.23%

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Side by side

JAAA Janus Henderson AAA CLO ETF VCLT Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer Janus Henderson Vanguard

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

Total return, 1 year +4.7% −5.9%

Expense ratio 0.20% 0.03%

Holdings 598 2562

Net assets, JAAA as of Oct 28, 2026 and VCLT as of Sep 30, 2026 $32.5bn $7.5bn

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

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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.

VCLT

VCLT tracks an index of Long-Term Corporate Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −5.9% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. 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, JAAA or VCLT?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, JAAA returned +4.7% and VCLT −5.9%.
Which is cheaper, JAAA or VCLT?: VCLT 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 ↗

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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