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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, LQD returned −2.7% and VXF returned +14.1%, so VXF returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, LQD or VXF?

LQD charges 0.14% a year and VXF charges 0.05%, so VXF 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 VXF: how they differ

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

iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF and Vanguard Extended Market Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, LQD and VXF 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 VXF
BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 0.88%	Space Exploration Technologies Corp 1.19%
ANHEUSER-BUSCH COMPANIES LLC 0.12%	Snowflake Inc 1.03%
DEUTSCHE TELEKOM INTERNATIONAL FIN 0.11%	Bloom Energy Corp 0.93%
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS OPERATING L 144A 0.10%	Cloudflare Inc 0.92%
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO MTN 0.09%	Astera Labs Inc 0.76%
BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS PLC 0.08%	Rocket Lab Corp 0.61%
MORGAN STANLEY (FXD-FRN) MTN 0.08%	Cheniere Energy Inc 0.59%
CITIGROUP INC (FX-FRN) 0.07%	Ferguson Enterprises Inc 0.54%

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 VXF on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	LQD iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF	VXF Vanguard Extended Market Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	US investment grade bonds	Extended Market
Total return, 1 year	−2.7%	+14.1%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−20.2 pts	−3.4 pts
Expense ratio	0.14%	0.05%
Holdings	3149	3365

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.

VXF in plain words

VXF is an index equity fund tracking the Extended Market. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +14.1% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% 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 3365 positions, with the top ten at 7.6%. It sat 5.1% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, LQD or VXF?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, LQD returned −2.7% and VXF returned +14.1%, so VXF returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, LQD or VXF?: LQD charges 0.14% a year and VXF charges 0.05%, so VXF is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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