Which returned more over the last year, LQD or MGK?

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, LQD returned −2.7% and MGK returned +14.9%, so MGK returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, LQD or MGK?

LQD charges 0.14% a year and MGK charges 0.07%, so MGK 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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LQD vs MGK: how they differ

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

iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF and Vanguard Mega Cap Growth Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, LQD and MGK 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 LQD	Only in MGK
BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 0.88%	NVIDIA Corp 13.29%
ANHEUSER-BUSCH COMPANIES LLC 0.12%	Apple Inc 12.19%
DEUTSCHE TELEKOM INTERNATIONAL FIN 0.11%	Microsoft Corp 7.52%
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS OPERATING L 144A 0.10%	Alphabet Inc 5.93%
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO MTN 0.09%	Alphabet Inc 4.67%
BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS PLC 0.08%	Amazon.com Inc 4.47%
MORGAN STANLEY (FXD-FRN) MTN 0.08%	Broadcom Inc 4.28%
CITIGROUP INC (FX-FRN) 0.07%	Meta Platforms Inc 4.08%

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 Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 10, 2026.

LQD and MGK on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	LQD iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF	MGK Vanguard Mega Cap Growth Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	US investment grade bonds	Mega Cap Growth
Total return, 1 year	−2.7%	+14.9%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−20.2 pts	−2.6 pts
Expense ratio	0.14%	0.07%
Holdings	3149	56

LQD in plain words

LQD is a bond fund tracking the US investment grade bonds. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −2.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.14% a year. It sat 6.4% below its high of Sep 22, 2021 on Sep 11, 2026.

MGK in plain words

MGK is an index equity fund tracking the Mega Cap Growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +14.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 99% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 56 positions, with the top ten at 63.8%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, LQD or MGK?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, LQD returned −2.7% and MGK returned +14.9%, so MGK returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, LQD or MGK?: LQD charges 0.14% a year and MGK charges 0.07%, so MGK is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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