Which returned more over the last year, MOAT or VGLT?

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MOAT returned +11.3% and VGLT returned −5.4%, so MOAT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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MOAT vs VGLT: how they differ

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

VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF and Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, MOAT and VGLT 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 MOAT	Only in VGLT
Veeva Systems Inc 3.41%	JPMorgan Chase & Co 0.62%
Airbnb Inc 2.88%	Mexico Government International Bond 0.50%
Microsoft Corp 2.79%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.49%
Charles Schwab Corp/The 2.75%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.48%
Lpl Financial Holdings Inc 2.73%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.48%
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co 2.58%	Mexico Government International Bond 0.48%
Nvidia Corp 2.58%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.44%
Estee Lauder Cos Inc/The 2.52%	Province of British Columbia Canada 0.43%

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 Apr 30, 2026 and Sep 10, 2026.

MOAT and VGLT on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	MOAT VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF	VGLT Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	VanEck	Vanguard
What it is	Morningstar Wide Moat	Long-term Treasury
Total return, 1 year	+11.3%	−5.4%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−6.2 pts	−22.9 pts
Expense ratio	0.46%	not published
Holdings	55	1703

MOAT in plain words

MOAT is an index equity fund tracking the Morningstar Wide Moat. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +11.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.46% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 92% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 55 positions, with the top ten at 27.1%. It sat 5.7% below its high of Aug 27, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

VGLT in plain words

VGLT is a bond fund tracking the Long-term Treasury. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −5.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. It sat 39.2% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, MOAT or VGLT?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MOAT returned +11.3% and VGLT returned −5.4%, so MOAT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

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