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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, LQD returned −2.7% and VGT returned +35.4%, so VGT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, LQD or VGT?

LQD charges 0.14% a year and VGT charges 0.09%, so VGT 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 VGT: how they differ

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

iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF and Vanguard Information Technology Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, LQD and VGT 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 VGT
BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 0.88%	NVIDIA Corp 16.85%
ANHEUSER-BUSCH COMPANIES LLC 0.12%	Apple Inc 14.59%
DEUTSCHE TELEKOM INTERNATIONAL FIN 0.11%	Microsoft Corp 9.47%
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS OPERATING L 144A 0.10%	Broadcom Inc 4.21%
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO MTN 0.09%	Micron Technology Inc 4.21%
BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS PLC 0.08%	Advanced Micro Devices Inc 3.21%
MORGAN STANLEY (FXD-FRN) MTN 0.08%	Intel Corp 2.03%
CITIGROUP INC (FX-FRN) 0.07%	Cisco Systems Inc 1.85%

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 VGT on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	LQD iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF	VGT Vanguard Information Technology Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	US investment grade bonds	Information technology
Total return, 1 year	−2.7%	+35.4%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−20.2 pts	+17.9 pts
Expense ratio	0.14%	0.09%
Holdings	3149	317

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.

VGT in plain words

VGT is an index equity fund tracking the Information technology. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +35.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 87% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 317 positions, with the top ten at 59.5%. It sat 3.6% below its high of Jun 2, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, LQD or VGT?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, LQD returned −2.7% and VGT returned +35.4%, so VGT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, LQD or VGT?: LQD charges 0.14% a year and VGT charges 0.09%, so VGT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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