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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, JAAA returned +4.9% and VGLT returned −5.4%, so JAAA returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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JAAA vs VGLT: how they differ

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

Janus Henderson AAA CLO ETF and Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, JAAA and VGLT 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 JAAA	Only in VGLT
KKR CLO 35 Ltd. 0.96%	JPMorgan Chase & Co 0.62%
AB BSL CLO 1 Ltd. 0.88%	Mexico Government International Bond 0.50%
Anchorage Capital CLO 16 Ltd. 0.82%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.49%
Anchorage Capital CLO 17 Ltd. 0.80%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.48%
Carlyle US CLO Ltd. 0.70%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.48%
Carlyle US CLO Ltd. 0.67%	Mexico Government International Bond 0.48%
Regatta XIX Funding Ltd. 0.67%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.44%
Magnetite XXXII Ltd. 0.67%	Province of British Columbia Canada 0.43%

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 Apr 30, 2026.

JAAA and VGLT on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	JAAA Janus Henderson AAA CLO ETF	VGLT Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Janus Henderson	Vanguard
What it is	Henderson AAA CLO	Long-term Treasury
Total return, 1 year	+4.9%	−5.4%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−12.6 pts	−22.9 pts
Expense ratio	0.20%	not published
Holdings	600	1703

JAAA in plain words

JAAA is an index equity fund tracking the Henderson AAA CLO. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +4.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.20% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 600 positions, with the top ten at 7.5%.

VGLT in plain words

VGLT is a bond fund tracking the Long-term Treasury. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −5.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. It sat 39.2% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, JAAA or VGLT?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, JAAA returned +4.9% and VGLT returned −5.4%, so JAAA returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

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