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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MUB returned −0.4% and VCLT −5.9%.

Which is cheaper, MUB or VCLT?

VCLT is cheaper, by 0.02 percentage points a year. That is about $2 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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MUB vs VCLT: Differences, Returns & Fees

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MUB's duration was 7.0 years on Aug 31, 2026 and VCLT's 12.0 on May 31, 2026; VCLT charges 0.03% to MUB's 0.05%.

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Net assets: $54.1bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares National Muni Bond ETF, and $7.5bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF.

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At a glance

−0.4%

MUB total return, 1 year

−5.9%

VCLT total return, 1 year

0.05%

MUB expense ratio

0.03%

VCLT expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VCLT costs 0.02 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 5.5 points; MUB is 6.2 times larger.

MUB vs VCLT: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	MUB	VCLT
Return
Measure	MUB	VCLT
Total return, 1 year	−0.4%	−5.9%
Drawdown
Measure	MUB	VCLT
Below its high		17.8%, high on Sep 22, 2021
Benchmark
Measure	MUB	VCLT
What it tracks	ICE AMT-Free US National Municipal Index	Bloomberg U.S. 10+ Year Corporate Bond Index
Cost and size
Measure	MUB	VCLT
Expense ratio	0.05%	0.03%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$46.6bn	$7.5bn
Holdings
Measure	MUB	VCLT
Holdings in common	0%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026. Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, MUB and VCLT hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first MUB VCLT

Only in one fund ↓

Only in MUB

Board of Regents of the University of Texas System, Series 2025B, due Aug 15, 2036 0.18%

San Antonio Water System, Series 2025D, due May 1, 2055 0.15%

New York State Thruway Authority, Series 2022A, due Mar 15, 2048 0.15%

New York State Dormitory Authority, Series 2019D, due Feb 15, 2047 0.13%

Northwest Independent School District, Series 2025, due Feb 15, 2055 0.12%

Houston Higher Education Finance Corp., Series 2024, due May 15, 2034 0.12%

State of New Jersey, Series 2020A, due Jun 1, 2028 0.12%

Ohio State University (The), Series 2026A, due Jun 1, 2035 0.12%

Only in VCLT

ANHEUSER-BUSCH, due Feb 1, 2046 0.37%

CVS HEALTH CORP, due Mar 25, 2048 0.33%

META PLATFORMS, due Nov 15, 2055 0.28%

BOEING CO, due May 1, 2050 0.27%

PFIZER INVSTMNT, due May 19, 2053 0.27%

AMAZON.COM INC, due Mar 13, 2056 0.26%

ORACLE CORP, due Feb 4, 2056 0.24%

AT&T INC, due Sep 15, 2053 0.23%

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Side by side

MUB iShares National Muni Bond ETF VCLT Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer iShares Vanguard

What it is Tracks an index of National Muni Bond Tracks an index of Long-Term Corporate Bond

Total return, 1 year −0.4% −5.9%

Expense ratio 0.05% 0.03%

Holdings 7873 2562

Net assets, MUB as of Oct 27, 2026 and VCLT as of Sep 30, 2026 $54.1bn $7.5bn

MUB and VCLT on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund

MUB

MUB tracks an index of National Muni Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −0.4% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year.

VCLT

VCLT tracks an index of Long-Term Corporate Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −5.9% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. It sat 17.8% below its high of Sep 22, 2021 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, MUB or VCLT?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MUB returned −0.4% and VCLT −5.9%.
Which is cheaper, MUB or VCLT?: VCLT is cheaper, by 0.02 percentage points a year. That is about $2 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

MUB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

MUB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for MUB ↗

VCLT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VCLT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for VCLT ↗

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How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

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