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JAAA vs VGIT: Differences, Returns & Fees

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JAAA's duration was 0.0 years on Jul 31, 2026 and VGIT's 4.7 on May 31, 2026; VGIT 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 $39.7bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury ETF.

JAAA on its own →VGIT on its own →
At a glance
+4.7%
JAAA total return, 1 year
−1.5%
VGIT total return, 1 year
0.20%
JAAA expense ratio
0.03%
VGIT expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VGIT costs 0.17 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 6.2 points.

JAAA vs VGIT: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureJAAAVGIT
Return
Total return, 1 year+4.7%−1.5%
Drawdown
Below its high3.5%, high on Aug 4, 2020
Benchmark
What it tracksNo index, actively managedBloomberg U.S. Treasury 3-10 Year Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.20%0.03%
Net assets, JAAA as of Oct 28, 2026 and VGIT as of Sep 30, 2026$32.5bn$39.7bn
Holdings
Holdings in common0%

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

What they share

0%

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

0 half 100%

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first JAAA VGIT
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 VGIT
US TREASURY N/B, due Feb 15, 2035 1.94%
US TREASURY N/B, due May 15, 2034 1.92%
US TREASURY N/B, due Nov 15, 2034 1.90%
US TREASURY N/B, due Aug 15, 2035 1.89%
US TREASURY N/B, due May 15, 2035 1.89%
US TREASURY N/B, due Aug 15, 2034 1.87%
US TREASURY N/B, due Feb 15, 2034 1.87%
US TREASURY N/B, due Nov 15, 2033 1.84%
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Side by side

JAAA Janus Henderson AAA CLO ETF VGIT Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF
Issuer Janus Henderson Vanguard
What it is Actively managed Tracks an index of Intermediate-Term Treasury
Total return, 1 year +4.7% −1.5%
Its benchmark over the same days not measured −1.5% (SCHR)
Gap to its benchmark not measured 0.0 pts vs SCHR
Expense ratio 0.20% 0.03%
Holdings 598 103
Net assets, JAAA as of Oct 28, 2026 and VGIT as of Sep 30, 2026 $32.5bn $39.7bn

JAAA and VGIT 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.

VGIT

VGIT tracks an index of Intermediate-Term Treasury. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −1.5% with distributions reinvested, against −1.5% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Treasury 3-10 Year Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. It sat 3.5% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, JAAA or VGIT?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, JAAA returned +4.7% and VGIT −1.5%.
Which is cheaper, JAAA or VGIT?
VGIT 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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JAAA on its own →VGIT on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →JAAA dividend history →JAAA holdings →VGIT dividend history →VGIT holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
JAAA filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
JAAA prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Janus Henderson page for JAAA ↗
VGIT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
VGIT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Vanguard page for VGIT ↗

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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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