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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SPHQ returned +17.4% and VCLT returned −4.8%, so SPHQ returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, SPHQ or VCLT?

SPHQ charges 0.15% a year and VCLT charges 0.03%, so VCLT 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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SPHQ vs VCLT: how they differ

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

Invesco S&P 500 Quality ETF and Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, SPHQ and VCLT 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 SPHQ	Only in VCLT
Mastercard Inc 5.78%	Anheuser-Busch Cos LLC / Anheuser-Busch 0.38%
Visa Inc 5.68%	CVS Health Corp 0.34%
Apple Inc 5.60%	Meta Platforms Inc 0.29%
Lam Research Corp 4.10%	Boeing Co/The 0.27%
Netflix Inc 4.00%	Pfizer Investment Enterprises Pte Ltd 0.27%
GE Vernova Inc 3.92%	Amazon.com Inc 0.26%
Costco Wholesale Corp 3.85%	Oracle Corp 0.24%
General Electric Co 3.62%	AT&T Inc 0.24%

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.

SPHQ and VCLT on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	SPHQ Invesco S&P 500 Quality ETF	VCLT Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Invesco	Vanguard
What it is	S&P 500 Quality	Long-Term Corporate Bond
Total return, 1 year	+17.4%	−4.8%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−0.1 pts	−22.3 pts
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.03%
Holdings	100	2775

SPHQ in plain words

SPHQ is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500 Quality. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 100 positions, with the top ten at 43.4%. It sat 6.1% below its high of Jun 30, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

VCLT in plain words

VCLT is a bond fund tracking the Long-Term Corporate Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −4.8% 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. It sat 18.1% below its high of Sep 22, 2021 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, SPHQ or VCLT?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SPHQ returned +17.4% and VCLT returned −4.8%, so SPHQ returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, SPHQ or VCLT?: SPHQ charges 0.15% a year and VCLT charges 0.03%, so VCLT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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