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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, LQD returned −2.7% and VCLT returned −4.8%, so LQD returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, LQD or VCLT?

LQD charges 0.14% a year and VCLT charges 0.03%, so VCLT 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 VCLT: how they differ

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

iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF and Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, LQD and VCLT 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 VCLT
BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 0.88%	Anheuser-Busch Cos LLC / Anheuser-Busch 0.38%
ANHEUSER-BUSCH COMPANIES LLC 0.12%	CVS Health Corp 0.34%
DEUTSCHE TELEKOM INTERNATIONAL FIN 0.11%	Meta Platforms Inc 0.29%
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS OPERATING L 144A 0.10%	Boeing Co/The 0.27%
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO MTN 0.09%	Pfizer Investment Enterprises Pte Ltd 0.27%
BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS PLC 0.08%	Amazon.com Inc 0.26%
MORGAN STANLEY (FXD-FRN) MTN 0.08%	Oracle Corp 0.24%
CITIGROUP INC (FX-FRN) 0.07%	AT&T Inc 0.24%

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 May 31, 2026 and Sep 10, 2026.

LQD and VCLT on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	LQD iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF	VCLT Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	US investment grade bonds	Long-Term Corporate Bond
Total return, 1 year	−2.7%	−4.8%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−20.2 pts	−22.3 pts
Expense ratio	0.14%	0.03%
Holdings	3149	2775

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.

VCLT in plain words

VCLT is a bond fund tracking the Long-Term Corporate Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −4.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. It sat 18.1% below its high of Sep 22, 2021 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, LQD or VCLT?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, LQD returned −2.7% and VCLT returned −4.8%, so LQD returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, LQD or VCLT?: LQD charges 0.14% a year and VCLT charges 0.03%, so VCLT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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