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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, LQD returned −2.7% and VEA returned +24.5%, so VEA returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, LQD or VEA?

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

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

iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF and Vanguard Developed Markets Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, LQD and VEA 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 VEA
BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 0.88%	ASML Holding NV 2.37%
ANHEUSER-BUSCH COMPANIES LLC 0.12%	Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 1.56%
DEUTSCHE TELEKOM INTERNATIONAL FIN 0.11%	SK hynix Inc 1.40%
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS OPERATING L 144A 0.10%	HSBC Holdings PLC 1.01%
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO MTN 0.09%	Novartis AG 0.91%
BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS PLC 0.08%	Royal Bank of Canada 0.90%
MORGAN STANLEY (FXD-FRN) MTN 0.08%	AstraZeneca PLC 0.87%
CITIGROUP INC (FX-FRN) 0.07%	Nestle SA 0.82%

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 VEA on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	LQD iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF	VEA Vanguard Developed Markets Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	US investment grade bonds	Developed markets ex US
Total return, 1 year	−2.7%	+24.5%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−20.2 pts	+7.0 pts
Expense ratio	0.14%	0.03%
Holdings	3149	3870

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.

VEA in plain words

VEA is an index equity fund tracking the Developed markets ex US. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +24.5% 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. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 3870 positions, with the top ten at 13.2%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, LQD or VEA?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, LQD returned −2.7% and VEA returned +24.5%, so VEA returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, LQD or VEA?: LQD charges 0.14% a year and VEA charges 0.03%, so VEA is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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